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Whoa! Finished lots of parts and tools for the pol

Whoa! Finished lots of parts and tools for the pole lathe. As more and more people (re)discover the joy of working on a pole lathe, the demand for tools and lathe centers also increases. Last two weeks I've spend many hours forging these. Therefore I've been able to produce more than the list of requests that was already on my desk. So, those extra tools are now available in my webshop. From now on, I'll try to keep them in stock, but even when I've ran out of them, they can still be ordered. Just know that it might take up to a couple of weeks to make them. #forging #polelathe #lathecenters #blacksmith #tools #hooktools #greenwoodworking

A little while ago I turned a lidded box on the po

A little while ago I turned a lidded box on the pole lathe, in the style of a Roman pyxis. I really liked the result and it felt like more pyxides should be made. Well, here are most of the boxes I've made last week. Some with a little knob on the lid and some with a more basic lid. I think more shapes should still be added! By the way, the wood is wild cherry. #turnedbox #turnedboxes #polelathe #woodworking #greenwoodworking #craft #cherrywood

Yesterday was the last regular workshop of the sea

Yesterday was the last regular workshop of the season. It was a great day to finish with as the weather was wonderful, as were the people and bowls! Want to join next season? Send me a message with you name and email address and I'll put you on the mailinglist for the newsletter (Dutch only, the workshops can be bilingual when needed), that will be send every now and then. #workshop #craft #woodworking #bowlturning #bowl

As a greenwoodworker I'm often looking for fresh,

As a greenwoodworker I'm often looking for fresh, green wood. A little while ago I got this wonderful cherry wood. Last weekend I was allowed to pick up some more cherry from the same person. I gave him this cup that was made from the wood I got the first time. Soon a freshly turned bowl will go on the mail to him as well, made from ash from his forest. The inside was ebonised by letting the tannins in the wood react with iron. just like the black spot you can see for example around an iron nail in an oak gate. #coffeecup #polelathe #cherry #cherrywood

Did you see the handled bowls I turned a little wh

Did you see the handled bowls I turned a little while ago? Well, they are finished now. Dried, oiled and painted. Although unusual, I do like the bowl with the handles that give it a square appearance. I don't know how much I would have liked it if I hadn't made it myself. Now I don't say that I like it because because 'I', as in me as a person, made it, but mainly because it was both a bit of a challenge and fun at the same time to make this one. So the appreciation of the bowl is higher because of that. I just feel like I've taking another step on the crafts ladder. That's one of the nice side effects of crafts. There's an increase in my appreciation for the things I use in my daily life and also for things other people make. Do you recognise this? #crafts #appreciation #bowlturning #artsandcraft #polelathe

This is the spoon I got from @bartholomeus_bosch f

This is the spoon I got from @bartholomeus_bosch for the spoon swap (#LepelPost) that was organised by @carolinas_slojd and @sandrawitteman. Thanks Bart, Carolina and Sandra for the lovely spoon and the organisation! By the way Bart, do you have some more info on the spoon? Like where you got the wood from, what did you use to finish it with and such? #lepelpost #lepelpost2022

This year I take part in LepelPost (Dutch for Spoo

This year I take part in LepelPost (Dutch for SpoonMail). Everyone participating will make a spoon. After the spoon is finished, you send it to the person from whom you got the address via @carolinas_slojd and @sandrawitteman. And, you yourself will get spoon from someone else als well. This is the spoon I've made. Another few more days for the oil to cure, and then it will be send to....... #lepelpost #lepelpost2022 #spooncarving #woodenspoon #spoonswap

Relaxing on the couch, a drink, a little jazz, and

Relaxing on the couch, a drink, a little jazz, and watching me turn a cup from cherry wood on a pole lathe. Now you can, on my YouTube channel 'Het Noeste Leven'. #woodturning #video #fromstarttofinish #endgrain #endgraincup #polelathe #lathe #jazz

As befits a true woodworker, they had the wood sha

As befits a true woodworker, they had the wood shavings flying around. A little impression of yesterday's workshop. And they all went home with a wonderful cup. Very well done! #workshop #woodturning #polelathe #endgrain #cup #coffeecup

Saucer. Not flying. Struggling where to put the s

Saucer. Not flying. Struggling where to put the stones of the olives in your salad? Well, here's the answer. #woodturning #polelathe #oilpaint #fluted #saladbowl

Next week I'll set up my lathe at a Roman event. T

Next week I'll set up my lathe at a Roman event. Those Romans loved turning all sorts of legs and tool handles, but they were also quite fond of turned wooden boxes (pyxides). They looked pretty much like this one from cherry wood, which I made for the occasion. Those Romans might be crazy, but apart from medicine, irrigation, health, roads, cheese and education, baths and the Circus Maximus, at least they've brought us the lathe and other interesting tools! #pyxis #pyxides #woodenbox #polelathe #roman #lathe #livinghistory

This cherry wood is wonderful to turn. This cup is

This cherry wood is wonderful to turn. This cup is the first of several to come. By the way, I've shot a video while making this one. It can be expected in a couple of days. #endgraincup #cherry #cherrywood #woodencup #coffeecup

Turning a handled bowl on a pole lathe is tricky a

Turning a handled bowl on a pole lathe is tricky at first, but when you got the hang of it it's really so much fun.

Some more painting try outs with my new oil paint.

Some more painting try outs with my new oil paint. One thing I can conclude is that the burned in black lines, which I often make on my cups, are a definite plus when painting those cups. These lines form a nice border for the painted area. Think of them as the black lines that are often used in cartoons. Without them, there's just no clear end to the coloured part and everything just becomes a bit vague and gets a more mwah-look. On the second picture you'll see what I mean. As I already expected this somewhat, I've done some more painting experiments on those same cups. But, I don't know... do you? Even though I did just one layer of paint on the cups in the first picture, they still look way better. Perhaps next time I should try a double layer, to get a more consistent coverage. What are your thoughts on this? I'll be happy to hear them. #paintjob #crafts #greenwoodworking #endgrain #endgraincups #polelathe

Just in case someone wondered what that vaguely sh

Just in case someone wondered what that vaguely shown thing on the top edge in the 2nd picture of yesterday's post was, well, it was this bowl that was still on the pole lathe. It still had to be hollowed out and the handles had to be carved. Saturday I made two of these bowls as a demonstration at the @prehistorischdorp, with one bowl having just a tad bigger handles than the other. At first sight both bowls look very different. One is clearly round and the other is square. But, on closer look you'll see that they are almost identical. On the second bowl I just took off a little less of the handles. It's just a tiny part, but it results in a totally different appearance. What shape do you prefer? Round, or square? #bowlturning #choose #polelathe #handledbowl #bowlhandle

Last Saturday, when I arrived in my workshop at th

Last Saturday, when I arrived in my workshop at the @prehistorischdorp open air museum, a tiny little ball lay on the ground. Little by little this ball grew larger, until, at Sunday afternoon, it rose above the ground and appeared to be a wonderful mushroom. It was a nice addition to my already great view (see 2nd picture). On October 29 and 30 I'll be there again. I'm already curious what wonderful things the museum will bring on that occasion. #mushroom #otadstool #openairmuseum #livinghistory #polelathe #bowlturning

And another experiment. A cup of which the rough s

And another experiment. A cup of which the rough shape is turned on the pole lathe and the inside is finished on the same lathe. The outside, as well as the handle, have been trimmed by hand. To emphasize the handle, it is also painted. By the way, did you know that you can only make such a handled cup on a traditional lathe that turns in both directions? With a modern lathe, which only turns in one direction, you cannot have such handle as you'd immediately knock it off with your chisel while turning. #experiment #handledcup #endgraincup #turned #polelathe #coffeecup #coffeemug

Another spot to turn bowls on the pole lathe just

Another spot to turn bowls on the pole lathe just opened up on October 15th! As someone will not be able to make it that day, there is a new possibility to follow the workshop this year still. So be quick, or the next opportunity won't be until around April next year. Send me an email if you want to participate. The first person I receive an email from can join us. (The others can be put on the mailinglist for the newsletter if they want, so they'll receive the new dates as soon as they are set) Costs: 75 euros. Date: October 15 Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (although it is usually 6 p.m.). Location: Waalre, The Netherlands (near the Belgian border) #workshop #craft #bowlturning

Last couple of days I've been forging some new hoo

Last couple of days I've been forging some new hook tools for my pole lathe. But, in between I managed to make a holdfast. Today was testing day. And apparently it turned out pretty well. #holdfast #forging #greenwoodworking #clamp #succes

A small impression of last weekend's Viking Market

A small impression of last weekend's Viking Market. On Saturday lots of rain, but this nice morning Sunday sun let the soil and tents dry again and made me feel quite hot behing the pole lathe. It was my last early medieval event this year. But luckily I've still got a couple of weekend coming up at the @prehistorischdorp, of which next weekend is the first. And in October I'll be demonstrating the lathe amongst the Romans, but more about that in another post.... #reenactment #livinghistory #medieval #earlymedieval #viking #franks #polelathe

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