Jumat, 29 Oktober 2021

Woodturning an olive wood live edge planter

 






















Tools and materials I propose:

Lathe

Buffing kit

Wood turning tools set

Chuck kit

Tormek T8 Sharpening System

Tormek Woodturner’s Kit

Cordless Chainsaw

Forstner bit set

PROXXON Longneck Angle Grinder

Foredom Woodcarving Kit


In this video I make a planter on the lathe out of olive wood. I finished it with epoxy to make it water proof. It was a pretty challenging project for me, but I think it came out really nice. 


I begun by cutting my wood roughly to a circular piece using my chainsaw. 


I then planed one side flat so I could mount it on my face plate. 


I then urned the exterior using a bowl gouge. 


Next I hollowed the planter as much as I could. I filled all the cracks with dust and glue and sanded the piece. 


I used my carving grinder to carve four legs on the bottom  of the planter. These would help water evaporate a little better. 


I then turned a small platter to act as water collector. 


I finished everything with a coat of epoxy. I sanded the outer surfaces from 400 to 1000grit. And then I buffed them to make a nice satin finish. That’s because epoxy is pretty glossy and I don’t like that. 


This was a lot of work for a small planter but it came out really really nice. But that was it, see you soon with a new project video. 



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