Maple, Padauk, & Wenge Lighthouse
Today's project is a special project. My dad is turning 80 and I wanted make him something special. After spending 16 years in the Coast Guard, he spent a fair amount of time around lighthouses. This turned in a boyish fasination of Lighthouses. I thought a wooden lighthouse would be the perfect gift!
I had a bunch of maple, padauk, and wenge wood in the shop. The first task was to break down the wood using the bandsaw and table saw. First I cut about 12" x 3" strips of the padauk and maple using the table saw. The padauk that I had onhand was a little thicker than I wanted. I used the bandsaw to resaw the padauk into 1 3/4" thick. Then I cut the wood into 3" x 3" pieces so I could glue them up.
After leaving the glued up pieces overnight, I mounted in to the lathe between centers. I want to turn a tenon on the bottom (wider piece of maple) to get it mounted in the chuck. This provides a much more secure way to turn versus between center. Next I just needed to turn the shape of the lighthouse and get it mounted to the piece of burl.
Please leave a comment if there are any questions you have or if you feel like I missed explaining a step.
Lamentations 3:22-23 (ESV)
The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness
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