Woodturning: My First Christmas Ornament! (2019)

A huge THANK YOU to all my subsribers and viewers! This is my 12th filmed project, and I finally got around to making something Christmas related! This is my first Christmas ornament, and I'm pretty happy with it! Let me know what you think!

I want to thank Frogblanks.com for sending me these samples! I was very impressed with the quality of the pieces, the vivid colors, and the workability. Since these are laminated veneer sheets, you'll find that tools dull fairly quickly, similar to turning exotic wood species with high silica content. However, these blanks have potential for a natural high polish without adding any finishing polish. Altogether, I am very impressed with these blanks, and I would definitely recommend this company to anyone interested in engineered wood.

I really like how this ornament design turned out, since the ribbon is held with a knot at the bottom of the hole to keep the snowman centered and free floating. The ribbon itself is adjustable in the hole and can be twisted to accommodate any hanging angle. I did have trouble installing the eyelit in the top hat. Given the hardness of the katalox, I had to drill a 1/16 inch hole in the hat and then CA glue the eyelit in order to get it to work, but it turned out ok in the end. Let me know what you think!

I really appreciate all of the comments and feedback. I am always willing to learn. I'm also trying to become more efficient with my finishing techniques. If you'd like to help me out, feel free to comment and let me know how I'm doing! Also, let me know what you'd like me to make next!

If you're not a subscriber, it would really help me out if you became one! Also, comments, likes, and shares really help promote my videos, and I always enjoy reading and responding to them.

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David Adamsen
2512 Atlantic HWY, #322
Lincolnville, Maine 04849-9998
USA

Thanks again! Cheers!