Turned a supported spindle from a piece of oak pallet wood. The holes are from where I pulled the nails. The nails caused a cool blue stain. Even with the holes it spins really well. 38 grams
Monthly Archives: January 2016
Supported spindles
It’s winter and I can’t forage, so I am learning to turn supported spindles. It’s really fun. I modified a broken metal turning lathe and have been practicing on pine because it’s soft and easy. My Wife spins all the time. We have been making and modifying spindles of different types all summer, but the pine spindles are really my first try at making nice spindles. I am switching to chestnut and maple (from the woods) now that I have better idea how to shape them. I hope to have some really cool ones made by the end of winter.
The last picture shows most of spindles including the ones made by the kids and a tree of Gondor one, I made with the 3D printer. The kids are spinning too. Maybe I should learn how to do that next. 😊
It’s winter and I can’t forage, so I am learning to turn supported spindles. It’s really fun. I modified a broken metal turning lathe and have been practicing on pine because it’s soft and easy. My Wife spins all the time. We have been making and modifying spindles of different types all summer, but the pine spindles are really my first try at making nice spindles. I am switching to chestnut and maple (from the woods) now that I have better idea how to shape them. I hope to have some really cool ones made by the end of winter.
The last picture shows most of spindles including the ones made by the kids and a tree of Gondor one, I made with the 3D printer. The kids are spinning too. Maybe I should learn how to do that next. 😊
Winter Life Hack from Erie PA
Winter Life Hack ….When grilling outside in the snow leave the burners turned on and shut off the propane at the tank. That way the knobs on the grill will freeze opened not closed and you will not have to thaw them before you startup you grill.
I’ve learned from researching natural herbs for horses that there are two kinds of dandelion. One is dandelion, the other is a “false” dandelion that looks about the same and is actually toxic to horses. How can you tell the difference and is the false one toxic to humans?
Not sure the exact false dandelion you are referring to. There are a a couple inedible lookalikes referred to as false dandelion, cats ear, etc.. Here in Pa the look-alikes do not have a soft hollow milky stem and do not really look or smell the same. I never have even thought of it as a concern, but my mom always picked them with me growing up. I would say that if you go out picking real dandelions with someone for a day you will not get fooled by any of the look-alikes.
Happy hunting
erieforage 