Shaping the Top for a Wig Stand

Here I am in the process of making the top for a wig stand from MDF (Medium Density Fiberboard).

MDF is dusty to work with, so watch closely and you can see the dust being controlled by the large fan in a window behind my lathe. (off-screen to the right).

This is the easiest to view if you click to enlarge the video to full screen.

My 5 Year Grandson's First radio commercial!

Le Bonheur Children's Hospital

 

Demonstration for Mid South Woodturners Guild - Complete

On Saturday June 25, 2022, I did a demonstration for my woodturning club - Mid South Woodturners Guild (MSWG).

During the demo I went through the complete process of making a wig stand using MDF (medium-density fiberboard) and furniture found curbside (as in put out for the trash) or at Goodwill's last-chance bargain annex.

The link below goes to a related post shared on MSWG's blog:

Wig Stand Demonstration - Completing the Paperwork (midsouthwoodturners.com)

My First Wig Stands

The Mid South Woodturners Guild has started a new outreach program to make wig stands in support of cancer patients who have lost their hair during the treatment of their disease.  

These photos are of the first eight wig stands I have completed during the past two weeks in support of this new Giving Back program.   They were made from a variety of different woods and feature multiple forms of embellishment and finishing techniques.

No. 1

No. 2

No. 3

No. 4

No. 5 - Base

Top

Looking down

No. 5 - side view

No. 6

No. 7

No. 8 is my "for now and later" wig stand.  

The base is a stand-alone hollow form with a removable top that allows the hollow form to function as a wig stand during treatment but without the top ("later") it becomes a decorative art piece.

Experience

A segmented wood ring in the shape of a Torus (donut).

The name was chosen because this is my first segmented torus 

and because of the enormous amount of knowledge gained.

The torus was made using five board feet of cherry.

 

Its coloring will become deeper-richer over the coming years, 

which is typical of cherry as it ages.

Overall, the torus is 13 1/2 inches in diameter. 

With the base Experience measures 15 inches tall.

Making this first Torus has given me a new appreciation for

Malcolm J. Tibbetts' art that can be seen on his website

tahoeturner.com

(Photos will supersize if double-clicked)

I Love Good Surprises

 

The other day I was sent an email by a friend

and it had a link to the to the 50th Annual Pink Palace Crafts Fair.

WOW - what a surprise to see myself in the featured photo spot!

Ribbon Streptohedrons

My ribbon streptohedrons are inspired by the book 

Woodturning Full Circle by David Springett.  

This book is one of my favorites and it has inspired many art pieces.

Reminder - click on photo to enlarge and see details.

Wood is Cherry

Diameter is 6.25 inches

Textured and painted with acrilic paints using methods similar to 

the one in Rick Cannon's video Embellishing Wood with Rick Cannon 

Another streptohedrons shape about 5 inches in height.

Second streptohedron and a twin to the one above.

Book that inspired these streptohedrons.