Does anyone do Minature Turnings

In message , randyswoodshoop writes

I used a micro turning kit for most of it with the lathe at high speed, I tended to do much of the work with effectively scrapers, as cutting would make that small piece of wood disappear rather quickly. When I made the captive ring I made my own tool from a 1/25 silver steel rod, with a small hook curve at the end, sharpened to give a point and flat that could act as a scraper , bit like the hollowing tools. In use I just let it chip away at high speed. Finished the inside of the ring by wrapping the stem in sandpaper, rough side out, and spinning for a few seconds, not perfect but...

I suspect that if you took a 1 inch straight edge scraper and cut suitable grooves in it using a thin angle grinder disk, you may be able to make a tool to scrape a complete shape, which would also be repetitive. Something for me to try one day :)

look at the work of Carey Caries on

- she's the current club president and specializes in miniatures. I do some occasionally just to pull her chain - the smallest I did was a hollow vessel about 3/16 high.

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Hi John, John Lucas on WoodCentral's turning message board is an accomplished turner and among his many turning talents, his microminatures are fantastic. He is a great mentor and willing to respond to questions on that group.

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oops! ....and Hi to Randy too. :)

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