A Couple of Birdhouses - Woodworking Talk

slatron25 · 01-26-2009, 10:45 PM

Since I don't have a Jacob's chuck yet I hollowed them out "by hand".
They're walnut and maple.

firehawkmph · 01-26-2009, 11:39 PM

Those look nice Slate,
What do you mean 'I had to hollow them out by hand.' Isn't that what you are supposed to be doing?

I actually prefer to hollow them with a turning tool. Good practice. You have to be careful with the drill bits anyway on something very small like those. Very easy to blow em apart. Nice job.
Mike Hawkins

The woodsman · 01-26-2009, 11:57 PM

Nice little pieces there,how did you hollow them ?with a drill?Hope ya get that chuck real soon then you can turn out a bunch of em

slatron25 · 01-27-2009, 12:54 AM

I don't mind the hollowing. From my little experience, forstner bits don't like end grain very much anyway.

tomstruble · 01-27-2009, 02:05 AM

nice ver cool

Mitch Cholewinski · 01-27-2009, 02:27 AM

Slaytron 25
Nice job on the birdhouses. I like both of them. You did a nice job. I made a bunch of them things this year. Now my daughter asked me to make a couple flat work birdhouses for her yard, just finished up today. Keep up the nice work. Mitch

Night Mill Bill · 01-30-2009, 09:34 PM

Those are very nice!

Forgive the dumb question, but how did you join the roofs to the houses? Some glue? Just curious, Thanks!

slatron25 · 01-30-2009, 11:49 PM

Just glue Bill.

Jeff4woodturning · 02-01-2009, 02:10 AM

nice job Tim, hollowing them by hand is the way to go. i learn more and better my skill which helps in my hollow forms.