Turning a Miniature Lidded Container with Sam Angelo

[@aliabazaid4293]

Beautiful

[@DeansWoodworking]

Very Nice Sam thanks for sharing

[@seniorchiefharris]

Lidded containers, especially small ones are ALWAYS fun to make and allow you to do sooo many things to them! Thanks for sharing your latest tiny box!!! It's a beautiful little jewel and I'm sure someone is going to be VERY pleased and happy to have it!!! Again, thanks for sharing your talent with us and we wish you and yours SAFE turning ALWAYS!!!

[@mcctravel]

As always ... You can make things look so simple. When I try, I over complicate things and each never seems to come out as good. You’re a good teacher Sam. - Thanks!

[@kevinburrows1705]

What a nice little box. I could watch that over and over again. Thank you very much.

[@nighteagle317]

Isn't that adorable! That is some great turning there Sam!

[@johnwallace4408]

A turn does not have to be large to be beautiful. This is BEAUTIFUL! SAM, one of the BEST things I have done was to listen to and start turning left handed due to a disability!! Thanks, John

[@WYOMINGWOODTURNER]

John, I know right? Turning with the opposite hand is not that difficult and can just improve your turning so much. But mostly it is all about turning in a comfortable position. Thanks very much Sam

[@alanmullock381]

Great turning Sam👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@gayle3860]

Beautiful, very nice piece Sam!!

[@tomcoker9882]

Nice project for those little bits of wood you accumulate from larger projects. Particularly when you’re tired of using them for pens, bottle stoppers and such. Thanks for another nice video lesson.

[@WYOMINGWOODTURNER]

Thomas, that's a very good point. I made this video mainly because of a friend who is visiting who turns of only miniatures. But I need to do more of them, they're really fun. Thanks Sam

[@davidmorgan7522]

Very nice! And beautiful wood! Thanks for sharing and continuing our education! Take care, Dave

[@WYOMINGWOODTURNER]

Good morning Dave. Up early again this time about 4:45 A.M. Just getting to some of the comments and questions that are piling up. The billings symposium is all over, Allen Jensen is very good and we had a good time. He might be a good demonstrator to have visit the club sometime. He did bowls, Platters, and a really good demo on hollowing using the visualizer. Mike would like that I'm sure. He is also a master at texturing. He does just a little bit of design work on the outside of his salad bowls that are very simple and beautiful. Looking forward to your visit this week have a safe trip up. See you then. Sam

[@robertaltic3395]

Love the shape of the box and the grain. Beautiful wood, beautiful box. Best, Bob

[@davidqualls7651]

Very elegant and very small. Great job. Smaller is not necessarily easier

[@roberttalluto237]

I can't believe how easy you made that look. Thank you.

[@MikePeaceWoodturning]

Good tip on the pen turning mandrel as a pseudo soft touch, Sam.

[@carolriley569]

Lovely little box...great shape!

[@rottiwoodturning6184]

great job! beaufully done.

[@williamellis8993]

Looks good, Sam.

[@courtlandhacker1145]

Very nice as always!

[@freshcut6952]

I’ve learned a lot watching your videos. This little box gives me some ideas for using up some of my small wood pieces, I enjoy all your videos keep making them and I’ll keep watching and learning thanks

[@cortlandhunt4721]

Beautiful little box Sam. 👍🇺🇸

[@georgebrill3072]

Looks great and a nice job on the video.

[@donaldtrabeaux1305]

Awesome Sam

[@geraldshultz4271]

Your still the King of Small. Great video.

[@WYOMINGWOODTURNER]

No Gerald, you're going to give me a big head and my crown won't fit. Ha ha but Thank you very much I appreciate that later Sam

[@DanielMoerman]

I really enjoy miniatures.. It's really nice to be able to take a tiny scrap of wood, and make something that's beautiful, and might even be useable for something. . . storing rings, perhaps. Very nice. When I saw the wood at the beginning, I said "walnut." YOu said some kind of burl. When you were finished, I said "walnut!"

[@WYOMINGWOODTURNER]

Daniel, I am pretty sure this would was Chechen. I thought it was a burl but it really wasn't. But It was a nice piece of wood nonetheless. Thanks Sam

[@markgomm2618]

Sam that is so neat, you make wood turning look so easy

[@jimbeaver27]

nice design, I like the tapered down lid, should locate automatically

[@BeaverCreekCreations]

That os so cool. I'll have to give that a try in my shop soon. Thanks for teaching me and showing off your talent and beautiful art.

[@WYOMINGWOODTURNER]

Stanley the nice thing about this sort of project is it doesn't take much wood. And it's good practice for larger projects. Thanks Sam

[@ianabbott785]

Nice work, well presented. Wanted to point out that Chechen or Chechem as it is known here in Belize, where it freely grows, is poison wood. Even when dry it can cause some people difficulties due to allergic reactions. It is a beautiful wood that I use on a regular basis, would say it's my favorite local wood

[@oo0Spyder0oo]

Like 90%+ of woods out there it can cause eye and skin irritation to those sensitive to it, it just happens to have as one of its common names 'black poison wood' but it isn't poisonous as such. All wood dust is considered carcinogenic so just keep the dust down.

[@WYOMINGWOODTURNER]

@@oo0Spyder0oo thank you very much for adding this bit of information. You are right about being careful with all the wood dust whilel we turn and sand. Thanks Sam

[@mountainviewturning5319]

Nice video

[@davidfriedman3962]

Nice! Do you sign pieces, and if so how? Thanks.

[@WYOMINGWOODTURNER]

David, yes I certainly sign every piece I make. I Use a Pyrography burner to do that. Sam

[@harrywhyte2299]

Nice shape

[@pattyhines2835]

Great piece. What do you use for the friction polish?

[@WYOMINGWOODTURNER]

Patty, sometimes I just use regular old shellac. Or I you shellac as a sealer/ base and then put something on top of it. I have several products that I use friction polish. One of them is EEE and Shellawax. EEE is really an abrasive that is combined with a finish. Then I use shella wax or some similar friction polish over it. I also like the stuff that craft supplies sells. I think it is made by Behlen Thanks Sam

[@pattyhines2835]

Sam thanks for your reply. I use both of those. I just wasn't sure if that was a friction polish or not. Makes sense now. A duh moment. Thanks for all your inspiring videos. I always look forward to them. Motivates me to get out to the shop and play. Congrats on your move and almost new shop.

[@rickbergquist2194]

Nicely done! I really enjoy your explanations of what you are doing and why. What do you use for wet sanding?

[@WYOMINGWOODTURNER]

Rick, I use several different things for wet sanding my pieces. First I should say I almost never use water. It's not a good idea to introduce water to raw wood. This may interfere with the finish that you apply. Sometimes you can wet sand with the finish you are going to use, like poly or varnish or even linseed oil. You can thin those down with some mineral spirits to make them less thick. But one item I usually go to first is something you can buy at Lowes or Home Depot. It is a citrus degreaser found in the cleaning department. You can buy this in a small spray bottle and is relatively safe and easy-to-use. The brand name that I use to use is ZEP. When I am done with sanding with this I usually clean the surface off with paint thinner. Hope this helps Sam

[@rickbergquist2194]

@@WYOMINGWOODTURNER thank you Sam for taking the time to explain. Great details!

[@TetraCNC]

Wow

[@MikeB0001]

👍🏻👍🏻😃!

[@gabrielc6252]

2:00 can't the direction of rotation be also reversed? that way the work can be done form the other side of the lathe with the main hand

[@WYOMINGWOODTURNER]

I guess that would work. But that is a lot of work-changing the position of the tool rest etc. I really don't think anyone would do that. Sam

[@nitrousblast1]

A spigot?? What is that

[@WYOMINGWOODTURNER]

Spigot is a term used more in Europe or England, but it is pretty much a word used to describe a tenon Sam

[@kimallen4746]

Am, Why did you use such large spigot jaws on your chuck as opposed to std jaws?.

[@WYOMINGWOODTURNER]

These jaws are longer but the opening diameter for a compression fixing is actually slightly smaller than standard 2" jaws. The longer jaw set allows me to get in around the base a little easier. But really a good question.....Thanks Sam

[@kimallen4746]

Thank you Now one more. What is the brand of chuck please

[@WYOMINGWOODTURNER]

@@kimallen4746 This is a Nova chuck

[@tommoffat2832]

Shouldn't wear watch while turning for safety

[@WYOMINGWOODTURNER]

Tom, I see many turners, including very famous-well known turners who wear a watch. I really feel there is little or no chance a watch will get caught up in wood or a chuck. If I felt there was anything unsafe, I would not show it in a video. Sam

[@ArtyFartyBum60]

VERY NICE JOB...INSPIRED ME TO MAKE ONE NOW...THANK YOU :-)