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ichbinmuede

ichbinmuede

Part of the Furniture Now
Feb 17, 2011
643
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Well since I got a lathe for Christmas I thought I'd turn something. What better for the first attempts than a tamper?
So here we have them! Turned from oak and walnut. Try and guess which came first!
tampers1.jpg

tampers2.jpg

tampers3.jpg

Yes, I did figure out how Unclearthur did that magical little ring. :D

 
baronsamedi

baronsamedi

Lifer
May 4, 2011
5,688
5
Dallas
Most excellent! I use the one you sent me in the first swap whenever I'm outside smoking. The big ends on your new ones are cool but mine had a pointed end which is great for digging at ash and dottle.

 
ichbinmuede

ichbinmuede

Part of the Furniture Now
Feb 17, 2011
643
1
Oh not long OTD. I'm already starting to itch for it and I'm starting to think it'll be awful soon.
I'm glad that you're getting some use out of that! A scoop is definitely going on the next one. The first was a practice run to get myself familiar with the tools having never used a lathe before and the second is going to go to a friend who wanted a straight tamper with no scoop. The lathe adds so many possibilities and a lot of fun to woodworking.
I'm also thinking that it may be a wood lathe but brass may be workable on it. I'm going to have some fun experimenting with that and may be able to turn out a pretty wicked tamper.

 
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acme

Starting to Get Obsessed
Dec 4, 2011
124
0
You can turn brass, aluminum, and mild steel on a wood lathe. Ya have to wear shoes, though.

anthony

 
ichbinmuede

ichbinmuede

Part of the Furniture Now
Feb 17, 2011
643
1
Very close Jameral. They're .38.

Buckeye I think I may just be able to swing that. It may not be the best but it could be historic!

 
radio807

radio807

Can't Leave
Nov 26, 2011
444
7
New Jersey
Very close Jameral. They're .38
Click to expand...
Hold on just a minute...Jameral guessed .44 and I guessed .357. A .44 is very close to .38 like Texas is very close to Maine. Considering that a .38 slug is actually .357, I was dead on, which means that I win the prize. I'll take the one with the ring. PM me for my mailing address. :D

 
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