Newly turned oak handle. Some new horizontal fluting for a change! [PICS]

[AceByTerror]

Just finished turning this handle on the weekend. A nice piece of oak, with some horizontal (on the lathe) fluting on the handle - something I haven't tried before. I really like it! I think I'll be doing this kind of treatment on my turnings more often.

This handle isn't finished nor the knot glued yet. Shown with a 22mm black badger from the Golden Nib. Just a couple good rubbings with some danish oil so far. Need to sand and smooth it some more then finish with poly likely.

What say you brush lovers? Thumbs up or thumbs down on the fluting?

Thx

Rob

 

[maxman]

Swanky!
Your handles remind me of chess pieces.
They have such a groovy (pun intended) vibe.

Nice work.

Now my only question is looks aside, is it comfortable to hold?

 

[AceByTerror]

I find the fluting is fantastic for gripping actually. The fingers find themselves in the notches quite well it seems. But of course, YMMV

I am going to try and make a rook brush in the next bit actually. I made one once before, but wasn't thrilled with the results. Now I have this fluting method working well I think it may come out better.

/Rob

 

[hig789]

The knurling looks awesome. Very nice work man

 

[GDCarrington]

Excellent work!

 

[Loric]

Sweet brush, really amazing work.

 

[Triad]

Classy as usual Rob, i do like the fluting looks functional

 

[wagstaff]

Gorgeous!

 

[oakeshott]

Rob,
i think they look great, fantastic even. The look is very close to the classic claw foot one finds on furniture and old iron tubs. That would be a cool looking handle as well.

 

[Viseguy]

Rob,
i think they look great, fantastic even. The look is very close to the classic claw foot one finds on furniture and old iron tubs. That would be a cool looking handle as well.

+1. Beautiful work.

 

[Deltaboy]

Very Fine wood work!

 

[wbj509]

Absolutely stunning work +1 to all the other comments

 

[bastimret]

Wow, very nice! I'd love to whip up a bowl of creamy lather with that guy!

 

[AceByTerror]

Thanks guys - good to hear I'm on or near the right track!

Cheers all!

 

[AjaxLepinski]

Nice! How'd you do the knurling? I know you can knurl metal on a lathe but, any time I tried wood, it would crack or chip.

 

[craig94yj]

Checkmate!!! Well done Sir! Well done!

 

[AndreasDK]

Very beautiful indeed.

Living in Denmark I am a bit qurious about what it is you call "danish oil"??

MAERSK has quite a few oil rigs off our shores but surely you aren`t referring to that

 

[AceByTerror]

Nice! How'd you do the knurling? I know you can knurl metal on a lathe but, any time I tried wood, it would crack or chip.

Carefully

Most is done with pinwheels and similar texture tools, some is done with carving wheels. Not too hard once you get the hang of them. Definitely varying results depending on the wood used.

Very beautiful indeed.

Living in Denmark I am a bit qurious about what it is you call "danish oil"??

MAERSK has quite a few oil rigs off our shores but surely you aren`t referring to that

LOL - yeah not the same

Danish oil is a product you buy, but really is quite easy to make on your own. It's equal parts Tung oil, polyurethane, and mineral spirits. The idea is you get some of the great penetration properties of the tung oils combined with the harder surface sealing of the poly. Not completely sure of the benefits of the mineral spirits, though i expect it's more or less to thin it all and have them play nice together.

I'm partial to using this as a base, followed by wipe on poly. I've been getting great durable results this way. The trick is to let that first layer of Danish oil thoroughly dry - at least a day or two for best results. After that, multiple sandings and poly layers get you to the finish.

I used to use CA/crazy glue finishes, but I stopped due to some issues using them with the detailings I like to do now. The CA was hardening quite opaque and filling in the knurlings with white - not pretty at all. Definitely a good solid finish on smooth work - sucky for anything where you need to get into nooks and crannys.

I'm going to try some of the General Finishes "Wood Turners Finish" soon. I have heard it imparts some of the benefits of CA, but much easier to work.

http://www.leevalley.com/en/wood/page.aspx?p=69567&cat=1,190,42942

Anyone here have any experience with it yet?

 

[Prince]

Very nice.

Big thumbs up.

Love the texture and the dark stain.

 

[MeanGene]

Wow, that's a great looking handle. Good job.