Hobbies

**Maclachlan** · 15th December 10, 03:40 AM

As some of you already know, I have a couple of lathes at the house and have been playing around with different woods and acrylics trying to come up with some different kilt pins. So far I have been semi-successful in my endeavors but, it's a work in progress to be sure.

Aside from kilt pins I thought I'd also share what we mostly do with the lathe aside from the kilt pins and chess pieces.

If you recall my 2nd kilt pin then you'll recognize the material it came from!

Spalted hackberry

Tiger maple

American walnut (from my back yard, no less)

Tulip (also from my yard)

Acrylic

Australian brown mallee burl

Anyways, just wanted to share some of what me and my wee lad, Jake, do in our spare time.

**Maclachlan** · 15th December 10, 03:43 AM

For the record, we do not wear our kilts whilst woodworking as the the wood shavings and dust are a real pain to get out of most materials and I'd imagine wool (natural and acrylic) would be a nightmare!

**Tobus** · 15th December 10, 06:48 AM

Those are really beautiful. I'm a sucker for well-done handsome woodwork. It just makes everything look more luxurious.

I have never heard of tulip wood. Tulips are flowers, right? What's going on here?

**tripleblessed** · 15th December 10, 08:15 AM

I, on the other hand see tulip poplars often, but am used to the wood being light in color as well as weight. I like. It grew that color, or is it stained?
Different kind of tree?

**Maclachlan** · 15th December 10, 08:20 AM

The tulip tree is also known as the tulip or yellow poplar and they grow all over the place around here! That piece was from a branch that fell from the neighbors tree that hangs over our yard so they were happy when we made a pen for them from it.

**Maclachlan** · 15th December 10, 08:22 AM

Originally Posted by tripleblessed

I, on the other hand see tulip poplars often, but am used to the wood being light in color as well as weight. I like. It grew that color, or is it stained?
Different kind of tree?

Most of the tulip wood is lighter red to orange in places with red stripes. This was the first we had seen this red and, no, there is no stain on the wood!

**Creeker** · 15th December 10, 08:49 AM

Nice work. I don't have a lathe but here is some of my handy work. Thought I'd share.
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f4...0/PB040651.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f4...0/PB280655.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f4...0/P4030700.jpg

**Legba** · 15th December 10, 09:22 AM

Great work, I make my own pens and give them as gifts. Have a nice antler one in my pocket at this moment.
I wear a Workmans Utilikilt most of the time while woodworking.

**Drac** · 15th December 10, 09:43 AM

Very nice.

Though if you are harvesting woods from your back yard having lived in KCMO I would avoid the black locust (sp?). Looks lovely but nasty from a posion in the wood.

Jim