Turning Wooden Pendants
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- Turning wooden pendants is an easy way to make a necklace. Wooden pendants can make a great Christmas or birthday gift. You can turn one on your wood lathe using simple techniques without the need for an expensive commercial eccentric chuck or off-center jig.
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I've made a number of these. One issue is that when described as 'pendants', there is a sexist connotation. But living the the frozen north, I've come to appreciate the utility of fleece jackets, and these can be described as zipper pulls in which case the sexist factor goes away.
I like your idea of the sliding block mount. Rather than melamine, a scrap of ordinary plywood or hardwood could be used, and a couple of coats of polyurethane will provide a smooth surface that the double-sided tape will readily stick to.
But I've also done them using wooden mounting blocks. that are threaded to screw directly only my lathe spindle. Initially, I used a block with a metal centering pin made from a scrap of coat hanger wire. To assure that the blank remained centered on the axis of rotation, I drilled a hole all the way through the blank that matched the coat hanger wire. An advantage of this mount is that the pin provided additional strength so that the double-sided tape didn't have to withstand the full lateral force associate with turning the faces. Then, I transferred the piece to a second mount for drilling; a downside of this approach is that it is necessary that the final hole be sized and centered such that drilling it eliminates the small mounting hole. Your sliding block approach eliminates this concern.
Zipper pulls, I like it! Great tips.
I'm pretty sure I don't want one of these hanging off of MY zipper! LOL!
What’s sexist about a pendant?
There shouldn't be any sexist connotation, since the word "pendant" comes from the the french word "pendaunt" (hanging part of anything) and, at the same time, comes from the latin word "PENDERE" = To suspend/hang, in any case, people are giving it a connotation that it never had and that it doesn't make sense for it to have either.
Wooooooow.. can't even watch a woodturning video now without the woke folk finding their way in.
A BIG shake and all the best.
I also turn and I am so fortunate to have my wife enjoy your videos and helping in the shop.
Thanks for taking the time to entertain and educate us. Idaho is a beautiful place to visit any time of the year and I (we) would love to show you the shop.
Thanks again
AKA-Lyle the Wood ‘Inturn’
Nice to have spousal support!
thanks mike been thinking of pendents as gifts . now i know how and knowing is half the battle . you da man buddy
Wondered how off center drilling was done. Thanks for the video. Looking forward to the jewelry bead video. Let me share this: I have found that countertop businesses are a gold mine. Corian for pen blanks and other crafts. Sink cutouts make great DIY tables. I have made: a rolling table for my Kreg router table; drill press/bandsaw table; top for midi lathe on an old lathe stand. Remember: One good turn deserves another!
Thanks for the idea!
I remember these being popular in the 1960s. What goes around, comes around... Groovy Mike, really farout. Lol
Very nice tip on off centre drilling.Thank you Mike for sharing your knowledge with us
All the best
Yiannis
Very welcome
Hey Mike Stu here ! Tried your method of turning these nice little pendants and have had excellent results ! Have a tip for you and I guarantee you'll love it ! My wife a few years back saw me struggling trying to get the strong two face tape off a template that I use to router in bow ties as the great wood worker George Nakashima used in many of his furniture designs. Well anyway she said why don't you use blue painters tape ,and apply it to your wood first ,then the two face tape ,and then on the back of the piece your attaching it to ?????? Whattttttt!!!! Never looked back after that ,and use her suggestion all the time . Tried it on the pendent and it worked great ! No clean up of the two face tape because its all stuck to the blue painters tape. Pendant is clean ,and so is your backer piece !
Thanks for that suggestion. Glad that works for you. Personally, I have not found getting work off the tape that big a challenge. My concern is that you have reduced the strength of the hold to the weakest tape, painters. I would be afraid to try it with anything larger than a pendant.
@@MikePeaceWoodturning I understand what your saying Mike ,but I can assure you that although it may not work in ALL cases I have inlaid many Bow ties in tables I have made ,and used the blue painters masking tape to hold my 12x12 " one quarter inch aluminum pattern on the surface of the project ,because clamping would not be possible , and in doing so I have had great luck in both routering the depression ,and the bow tie itself without any movement of the template. In this case ANY movement at all comprises a perfect fit. I understand using the idea when turning large projects ,and in using my head I don't rely on tape ,however in turning the amulets the blue painters masking tape and the two face tape holds very well and I have not had any fly across the room yet ! Stu
Great video Mike... will be making some for my grand daughter
Take care my friend
Cheers
Harold
Cool 👍
I've made at least a hundred of these. Great to see see some different jigs. My jigs are just a 2x4 cut with a 2-1/4" hole saw, then mount it in the 4 jaw chuck. Double side tape the pieces on, and turn it.
Thanks for the tip. Options are good.
Excellent how to Mike 💡👍 Gotta keep this one in my tool box 🔨 Somehow 👴
Granddaughters will love them 🎅
- Mike
Thanks Mike, lots of great information.
You bet!
Nice work Mike. Lots of good options for holding. I watched a demo at Sheffield Woodturners several years ago where the turner used a home made pendant chuck style inspired by Garry Rance. I got a copy of Garry's CD-ROM and learned to make my own pendant chucks to fit my various jaws to make various sized offset pendants and earrings. Makes great gifts, matching earrings and pendants.
I’ve made a couple using the first method on the video and it works very well. Looking forward to the next videos on pendants. Thanks
Experience is a great teacher. Thanks for sharing.
Mike, too many cool projects to turn. I need to get back to turning some pendants....Sam
Your granddaughters await!
Great reminder for an item to be added to our Christmas turnings list and, these are some great tips on how to get the job done. Some years back I picked up one of the Joyner off-center jigs from Ruth Niles and it works great, but knowing these alternatives that you show is a valuable skill to have.
Thanks for posting Mike.
Thanks!
Thanks for sharing 👍 nice work
i love turning small things too!nice peaces mike!
Thanks 👍
I always enjoy watching and learning from you. I really like how you show the approach of the tool angle and the cut of the tool. That has helped me tremendously with my turning. Keep those videos coming and I'm looking forward to learning more. Thanks for teaching me.
Thanks for your support!
Coll project, Mike! Love the shop made offset jigs!
I really enjoyed the video. Especially your explanations while turning.
Very nice pendants and thanks for the detailed process.
James
Great video Mike thanks for the gift idea and tips on how to.
Neat idea, Mike, and well presented. Thanks!
Phil
Great tutorial Mike👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Nice job Mike. Just in time to use as a Xmas gift idea.
Very nice Mike.
Thanks mike, I have done pendants using a different technique, but I like yours better
Thanks!
Thanks for sharing Mike. I think one way to help with centering when you reverse your piece is to draw a circle around the circumference of the pennant on the melamine. That would give you the exact placement to reverse.
Great tip, thsnks
Awesome technique 👌
Glad you like it!
very useful ideas , thank you for sharing
Great video, thanks
Glad you liked it!
Great video 👍
Great video. Watching it for the fourth time. Made my first one today as a dry run. This would make a good handout, wink wink. 😜
Thanks. I will keep that in mind if I do a club demo.
That's what Capt Eddie called a "soft touch" center, right?
Yes. or use your regular center with a small scrape of wood thick enough to prevent the live center point from touching the project.
Good job MPW
Watching the video again in anticipation for making some pendants for a craft mall. Question: Could one use a glue block for the first part of turning the wood instead of tape? On the melamine piece, how much did you offset it to drill the hole? Thanks two bunches!
Yes, absolutely. About 3/8" as I Recall. Draw a pendant and measure where you want the hole.
We use leather for zipper pulls, I cut them in the workshop. I like leather, it wears out, and I have to make new ones, onle £1 each*
Mike , again this video is a great aid to my turning thank you.
One other question, what tool rest did you use - I think I like the shape and height
N.
Thanks. It was one a friend made from some 4" steel pipe. Check out the Robust tool rests for something with a similar shape. www.thewoodturningstore.com/lathe-accessories/tool-rests/robust-tool-rests/?aff=7
Thank you for the information, per your direction I just ordered the Robust 6 in. Comfort tool rest.
The video is great... However it unnerves me whenever I see someone turning while wearing a ring..
Thanks for your concern. I would agree that wearing a ring while working around machinery is not a best practice. But for me it is a low risk in woodturning I am willing to risk vs forgetting to put it back on after turning or worse, putting it in my pocket and losing it.
Hi Mike, Enjoyed watching you turning the pendants but could you give me some idea of the cord dia and length please? Ron
I am sorry, I do not remember. Your wife or daughter could probably best answer about length. Just go to a Crafts store like Michaels or Hobby Lobby and see what your options are. Diameter is probably 1/8" or so.
@@MikePeaceWoodturning Thank you for your quick reply and your advice. Thanks for your recommendation on suppliers but I live in France
Alright! startin my day with some Peace!
“belts and suspenders type of guy” youre my woodturning hero mike
Thanks for your support!
I noticed Mike that one of you pendants was bevel end both sides? May be not. But if so how did you do tha? I also like this method that using a jewellery finding for attaching the cord it makes it more rustic and natural. Thanks from the Midlands in the UK.
Just one side.
sir If I ask you to make anything made of red and white sandalwood, I can make it for you
I like the idea of using my collett chuck with 1/2" dowel. What diameter did you cut the melamine discs?
They need to be slighltly smaller than the pendants to allow you to round over the edge.
My lady does not fancy wearing 'zipper pulls' round her neck!
Mine doesn't either. How about for he ski parka?
How big of a hole is optimal ?
3/8 or 1/2"