For this year's Christmas accessory I thought I would make a wreath, and in making this type, I believed I would make a wood turned torus. I decided I would include stripes to make it resemble a sweet cane style. I use the sticks from the PDX airport flooring job to make a wood turned segmented torus. I made 73 12 segmented rings that I cut a 5 ° angle in and stacked these rings together to make the torus. I then sufficed into 6 pieces and included a striped ring in the space between the cut pieces of the torus. I glued everything back together again which provided me a stripe candy walking stick pattern within the donut shape. I wood turned this glue up on the lathe. I glued the torus to a circle that I had eliminated on the CNC maker and after that connected this circle to the chuck on the lathe. I turned as much as I could with that setup. Then I glued a second circle to the other side of the torus with hot glue and I turned the torus around and held it from the other side. This allowed me to turn the other parts of the torus that I could not reach on the first pass. After I sanded it to 600 grit and added walnut surface, it came out actually good.
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0:00 (intro).
1:14 (making segments).
3:50 (making rings).
8:37 (making donut).
18:08 (woodturning).
24:57 (conclusion).
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Merry Christmas Frank!
Great project! What a satisfying shape.
Your Christmas projects are some of my favorite videos. Hope you and your family have a warm and cozy holiday!
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Keeping track of all those parts seems super human. Very impressive final project.
I’m so glad you still here! Merry Xmas!
your editing and special effects are as entertaining as your wood working!
I think that’s one for the middle of the dining table with a giant candle sticking out of it.
Wish I had his talent and vision… Another great project Frank!
Happy holidays, Frank to you and your family. Thanks for all the incredible videos over the years.
Using spring clamps even though it’s the end of autumn. What an anarchist.
Thank you for the video. My brain shortcircuited with the Pask Makes alusion!
I am very glad Frank made one of these, now I don’t ever have to even think about doing it!
Bed goes up… beds goes down.
The best! Such a fun tradition watching these every year. Merry Christmas Frank!
I was wondering where the ornament was this year!!!!😂😂.Merry Christmas
I think next year it’s time to make your own tree. One strong enough for all these ornaments and incorporates all your skills.
What an amazing piece! I am incredibly impressed with your ability to visualize all of the components of such a complex geometry!
Thanks Frank. Just what I needed.
Every time he chuckles, take a shot of eggnog