Speaking of Christmas Ornaments

very nice

Fred, that's a very nice "one of a kind" ornament. I usually make a few of one type each year for family members. Mine aren't as fancy as yours. Last year was "inside out". This year is a more traditional approach. It can be seen on my website. I'll also post on ABPW for those that are curious.

Fred Very nice indeed. However inquiring minds would like to know, How did you do that? Could you give us a brief description of how you created and hollowed the cube? Siegfried

Fred I can't seem to get the picture of the ornament. I get the message "requested URL cannot be found". I can get your website but can't find the ornament there.

Fred, I get a "not available on this server" message. Would you mind putting the picture on WOW or abpw? From the discussion so far, it sounds like some of the Springett projects. I sure would like to see it.

Ken Moon Webberville, TX

Hi Ralph, You have to add the 1.jpg to the url which somehow didn't get added to the hyperlink. Same thing happened to me until I noticed it.

Bob, Naugatuck Ct.

Try this link:

Thanks Jack. Worked great. Nice ornament Fred. How DID you get the box inside?

Hi Fred, I couldn't open you site to view the ornament (drats!) I also am a bit of an ornament turner in my little area.(So.Calif.) I have photos that show how I turn them, check it out.

Hello Ralph,

It is located at my More Woodturning web site, but is not listed there. I put it on to share with the group. If you copy and paste into your browser, it should go there:

Fred Holder

Hello Siegfried,

I did a complete how to story in the December issue of More Woodturning, but briefly I'll talk about how I did it. First, a cube has six faces. I used a combination of my Chinese Ball Tools and some home made cutters to do the turning. I laid out six equally spaced holes,then drilled them 1" in diameter with a Forsner bit Then, I used a 1" wide square end chisel to deepen the hole to the proper depth. I used a Chinese ball tool to cut the uncerside of the sphere and another one to cut inside the cube. I drilled a 9/16" hole to the center of the sphere. I made a right angle tool from an old chised to clean up the top of the cube. I drilled the small 3/8" holes to break the connection between the sphere and the points of the cube. Finally I made several before I attempted the ornament.

If you subscribe to More Woodturning, the December issue tells you how to do this in detail. Again for people trying to get to the ornament, simply copy and paste the following into your browser'

Correct. Many browsers can't handle a space in a URL. It's best to avoid using spaces, but a "%20" will work in the place of the space when it's encountered.

-- Jack Novak Buffalo, NY - USA (Remove "SPAM" from email address to reply)

It will in Internet Explorer, but for those of us that won't use that browser except under duress, spaces are a no-no. Best to use a dash...

...Kevin