Wood turning a Baby Elephant

I have recently been turning a selection of animals mainly at the request of my grand children, this is i think my favourite.
I try to use this woodturning channel as a platform to share ideas, and to demonstrate to other wood workers the steps needed to achieve this.
I use many different types of wood in varying combinations, as well as combining this with resins, i tend to use glass cast 50 as i can use this without the need of a pressure pot.
For my finishes I use things like Wood dyes spirit based and water based, high gloss wax and
Boiled Linseed Oil - Danish oil and hard wax oil. I also like to experiment with differing textures to give my bowls a different feel to them
For my actual wood turning i use a galaxy DVR lathe 14 44 which is very versatile, which gives me the ability to turn a 14-inch bowl or spindle length of 44-inchs
Thank you very much for watching my channel and please feel free to leave comments below.

[@timwade1389]

Great turned projects , you look happy and content, enjoying what you do

[@thehampshirewoodturner]

Thanks Tim thats probably one of the nicest comments ive ever had

[@albertdawson6814]

I enjoyed this video very much. My grandkids have enjoyed the dog and cat that you video last year. They will enjoy the baby elephants that I will turn next. Thank you for sharing. I hope I see you on the next one

[@thehampshirewoodturner]

Hi Albert i hope your grand children get as much enjoyment from them as my grand children do, they disappear from my house pretty much as soon as i make them

[@chrisgough2205]

This one trumps the rest of your menagerie! The red cedar was an inspired choice - looks really great - well done you!😀

[@thehampshirewoodturner]

Would that be a trumpety trump, trump trump trump

[@MikeHolton]

Soooo cute!!!! I am so tempted to have a go

[@thehampshirewoodturner]

Hi Mike, they are just good fun things to turn, and like i said i do get to use up all those odd logs lying around in my wood store

[@Hot88s]

You are an amazing guy Steve. Keep turning brother.

[@thehampshirewoodturner]

Thanks Brian, glad you liked it and took the time to leave a comment. Take care Steve

[@MoleValleyMaker]

Nice one Steve. Animals always sell well at markets! Cheers, Dave

[@thehampshirewoodturner]

Thanks Dave, I love turning these, they are good fun to do

[@BAILEYWOODWORKS]

This is brilliant Steve! Such a wonderful thing you made, I love it!

[@thehampshirewoodturner]

Thanks Chris, My youngest daughter has taken this one already, she has a shelf at her works with all sorts of my stuff on. I think she is quite proud of her dad and wants to show off my skills

[@randyrockwell6136]

I think this baby elephant is your best animal yet …. They are all great, but this has that extra “cute” factor 🇨🇱🤠

[@thehampshirewoodturner]

Thanks Randy, I have to agree with you, thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment

[@dianadougherty7187]

Really cute. Thanks for showing us how its done

[@thehampshirewoodturner]

You are more than welcome Diana, I'm glad you liked it.I have great fun turning them

[@teckle.turnings]

Absolutely brilliant Steve, sooooooo cute! 😃

[@thehampshirewoodturner]

Thanks Val I think this was the best one yet

[@E.F.Woodturning]

Great job, that turned our really nice.

[@thehampshirewoodturner]

This was fun to turn and i enjoyed the finished product

[@МихаилГнилевский]

Ну ты молодец,прямо зверинец получается.

[@thehampshirewoodturner]

Спасибо, Михаил, надеюсь, вам понравилось, их очень весело делать.

[@MarkThompson-ms5wn]

great job

[@thehampshirewoodturner]

Thanks Mark

[@craftsmanwoodturner]

This is the first video of yours I have seen. Great project, and I love the way you put it all together. Can I ask, though, about the technique you use at about 6:00? You seem to glue the head into the sacrificial ring to sand the back, but within a few seconds you have it free and clean again. What is the glue, and how does it clean up so easily, please?

[@thehampshirewoodturner]

Hi Richard, I hope you enjoyed the video, What i used was a hot glue gun which manages to hold the piece firm but just peels away when you are finished with it, i also used this in my #104 seal video around the 8 minute in mark

[@craftsmanwoodturner]

@@thehampshirewoodturner Thank you! My experience of hot melt glue is nowhere near that runny - but I was using a small craft glue gun, which probably doesn't get hot enough. I bought a new one a couple of months ago, but not yet given it a run out.

[@Mauroiltornitore]

Another beautiful animal, Steve! Your Noah's Ark is getting filled 😅

[@thehampshirewoodturner]

Hi Mauro, I really don't keep them long enough, if my daughter doesn't take them one of my grand children usually does

[@franciscojoaoramalho3706]

Não ficou bom não!