Christmas Ornaments Made On Wood Lathe

Wooden christmas ornaments on the lathe step 1.

Christmas ornaments made on wood lathe.

Set up the wooden icicle in a multi jawed chuck. Remove the drive spur and mount your multi jawed chuck i use a one way chuck with the small jaws on the lathe. The wood is a rich dark brown and features some beautiful grain. Photos of handmade christmas ornaments submitted by woodcentral visitors.

These are very simple to make and you can get as creative as you want. I used some claro walnut and just a few lathe accessories to make this beautiful xman ornament. Ice sickle or finial style ornaments. Ball and finial style ornaments.

For these a ring of wood was turned on the lathe with specific profiles on the inside and outside of the ring. Lol basically this. The next style of turned christmas ornament that i made was done using a ring turning. These are a bit more complex but not really.

How to make a wooden christmas ornament on the wood lathe. Use the tail stock to center and hold the blank in place as you tighten your chuck. Wooden pine tree hand turned on lathe walnut 5 1 2 inches. The ring then gets cut into slices to make the ornaments.