Stephen Case-Pall Projects

9/3/2011 Click on image to see closeup.

Two bowls by Stephen.
8/24/2011 Click on image to see closeup.

PushEwe - PullEwe hot oven grate mover. The woods are Cocobolo and Maple. The finish is wax. The best thing: his wife loves it.
7/9/2011 Click on image to see closeup.

The first Bowl is turned from Olive and finished by Oil and buffing. The second is from Natural Edge Mesquite and is unfinished.
5/6/2011 Click on image to see closeup.

This Pokal Goblet was turned from Walnut and finished with oil on the lathe.

A Turned Box
3/5/2011 Click on image to see closeup.

Stephen's entry Toothpick Holder from his workshop.
2/4/2011 Click on image to see closeup.

Belt Buckles for the challenge. One is made from solid Walnut and the other from Walnut veneer. Both finished with 20 coats of Lacquer with automobile polish.

11/6/2010 Click on image to see closeup.

Toothpick dispensers made as as samples for an upcoming turning workshop.
Turning

11/6/2010 Click on image to see closeup.

Stephen replaced a broken turning tool handle. What is unique is that he finished the handle with spray lacquer while the lathe was turning to prevent drips at a very low speed. Then he polished the handle at a higher speed and result is very professional.
6/5/2010 Click on image to see closeup.

Bowl turned from local Walnut. Stephen had almost burned this wood before he saw it's potential. It is finished in Shellac and Deft.
5/7/2010 Click on image to see closeup.

Hollow Form made from Maple and Coco bolo with no finish.

Bowl made from, you guessed it, Tasmanian Eucalyptus Burl! Also finished in nothing.
2/5/2010 Click on image to see closeup.

These Tea Trays are made from Spalted Maple and tediously finished in Shellac, 8 coats of Polyurethane and lots of sanding and polishing.
9/4/2009 Click on image to see closeup.

These two bowls were made from burl driftwood rescued from a camp fire on the beach. Finished in Lacquer.

Stephen's entry into the Arlen Wood Challenge.
7/3/2009 Click on image to see closeup.

This is a Skew wood turning tool. The wood is Quinta. The finish is wax. This is made from an antique James Swan chisel.
5/8/2009 Click on image to see closeup.

This Salt Shaker is turned from native Olive and finished in wax. The matching Pepper Shaker is not yet finished.
3/6/2009 Click on image to see closeup.

Stephen entered this Restored Chisel in the challenge. The handle is solid brass with a CocoBolo ferrule. The blade found at a garage sale.
1/9/2009 Click on image to see closeup.

This Easy Rougher Turning Tool was also a challenge entry. It is turned from Sycamore and finished in oil. It is local wood, aged about two years.
1/9/2009 Click on image to see closeup.

This Spitoon is turned from Fiddleback Koa and finished in oil.
1/9/2009 Click on image to see closeup.

These Awls were turned by Stephen from Ebony, Maple, Coco Bolo, Olive, Zebra Wood and Brass. They are all finished with wax.
11/7/2008 Click on image to see closeup.

Stephen made these balls from scrap Mahogany firewood. The larger one is filled with white epoxy. They are polished and waxed.
9/5/2008 Click on image to see closeup.

Stephen found a broken engraving hammer at a garage sale. He polished the head and added a new Olive handle and finished it in oil.
1/4/2008 Click on image to see closeup.

A Lidden Urn for funeral ashes. The body and lid are Green Olive. The finial is Redheart. The finish is wax and polish.
11/2/2007 Click on image to see closeup.

The Lidded Box and lid are made from Apricot. The finial, Redheart. The finish wax and polish.
11/2/2007 Click on image to see closeup.

Natural Edge Bowl made from Apricot. Wax and polish only.
11/2/2007 Click on image to see closeup.

This is a Pair of Lidded Boxes. One is made from Ebony, the other from bone. The finish is wax and polish.
11/2/2007 Click on image to see closeup.

A Bud Vase made from Olive with a plastic culture tube insert. The finish is, you guessed it, wax and polish.
11/2/2007 Click on image to see closeup.

Bowl turned from Green Orange wood. Finish is wax and polish.
11/2/2007 Click on image to see closeup.

Mark Cher

Stephen turned these Artistic Bowls from Apricot which came from a tree in Mark's back yard. It shows what beauty is in close by, unusual, woods. The finish is wax.
7/8/2007 Click on image to see closeup.

Stephen remade this Wooden Hand Plane to look like a collector's item!
7/8/2007 Click on image to see closeup.

The Bowl is made from scrap Sycamore, we think, finished in wax.
6/9/2007 Click on image to see closeup.

Here are three goblet entries by Stephen for the challenge. The first is a small goblet made from Avocado. The second is made from Almond and filled with aluminum powder filled with CA. The third is made from Olive and glass. The finish on all three is wax.
6/9/2007 Click on image to see closeup.

These are Stephen's refurbished hand and jack planes. The wood is Olive and Birch. The finish, Tung oil.
4/7/2007 Click on image to see closeup.

Stephen experimented with turning these Square Boxes. They are made from Oak, Ash, Juniper, Walnut and Sycamore. The finish is wax or oil or lacquer. The corners make interesting sanding in the lathe!
3/2/2007 Click on image to see closeup.

These Hollow Forms are a new class of project for Stephen. The first is made from Mahogany and Maple, and finished in wax. The second pair are made from a branch of Mesquite with the pith removed from the center. It is also finished in wax.
3/3/2006 Click on image to see closeup.

Stephen made this plane from a Shepherd Tools kit with Coco bolo, brass and steel.
7/8/2005 Click on image to see closeup.

Ash Ash Tray. This is made from Ash, Coco bolo, Olive and Oak and finished in Shellac.
7/8/2005 Click on image to see closeup.

This Tall Goblet with Glass is turned from Olive and topped with a glass. It is finished in Shellac.
7/8/2005 Click on image to see closeup.

This Kiech and Long-Stem Goblet made from Ash and finished in Shellac and five coats of Prolac Lacquer.
6/3/2005 Click on image to see closeup.

The four spheres are the end product of taking a lesson in turning spheres from wood. The goblet-stands are white ash, and the woods from left to right are Fir, Olive, Oak, and Eucalyptus. They are finished with wax only.
4/16/2005 Click on image to see closeup.

First we have a bowl for decoration or morning cereal made from pear.
Then Steve shows us a goblet made from maple.
The next bowl is made from the Greenwood Walnut donated by Marshall Nathanson.
Last and not least, is this baby rattle which actually rattles and is made from curly maple. Don't shake too hard, the rattle is shotgun primers!
All are finished in shellac and wax.
1/7/2005 Click on image to see closeup.

Large serving tray Species of Wood:Oak ply veneered with Olive Ash Burl, Walnut sides, Coco bolo corner details
Type of Finish:Tray: Various clear finishes polished with auto rubbing compound on orbital sander.Sides:Orange shellac and clear lacquer.
Special points of interest about the project: Because the tray is too wide to go through our bedroom door, it has handles on both wide and narrow sides.
8/4/2004 Click on image to see closeup.

Gun Control Push Stick

Attached are pics of the new, patented "Gun Control Push Stick" with tool-less blade change. Materials used: Government-destroyed Smith & Wesson revolver, brass, walnut, beech, maple, rubber.
No finish used.
7/19/2004 Click on image to see closeup.

From the left:
A solid brass ball-point pen. The case was purchased.
A walnut burl belt buckle coated with 20 coats of lacquer
A flashlight (looks like a pen) made from Dalbergia and finished in wax only.
A nutcracker made from Lignum Vitae, Boxwood, and Walnut. It is finished in Hjt Hi-Gloss.
6/5/2004 Click on image to see closeup.

Stephen made these three boxes. The first is made from Padauk and Boxwood finished in Hut Crystal Coat. The second is made from Maple and Coco bolo and finished in Johnson's wax. The third is made from Padauk and Coco bolo, finished in Wax only.
11/4/2004 Click on image to see closeup.

This bowl is turned from Greenwood Walnut (The Walnut which was donated by Marshall Nathanson.) The finish is Hut Crystal Coat.
11/4/2004 Click on image to see closeup.

Just a turning to display the nice wood burl and grain. Made of redwood and finished with Hut Hi-Polish wax.
9/2/2004 Click on image to see closeup.

Postage Stamp Dispenser This is made of Walnut burl and finished with Hut Super Pen Polish. The Walnut housing was turned to replace cheesy brass import. Probably the smallest project from Marshall Nathanson's Walnut tree.
9/2/2004 Click on image to see closeup.

Slick This is actually a Timber Framing chisel, masquerading as a Slick. A true Slick has the socket bent just enough to raise the handle from the centerline.
It is made from a 2" framing chisel rescued from the rust heap. The handle is maple with a walnut knob doweled and glued before turning. It is finished with Hut Crystal Clear finish, a combination of shellac and wax.
7/2/2004 Click on image to see closeup.

Stephen just finished restoring this rusty chisel from the 1930's. Early 20th Century 1/2" socket chisel by Greenlee. Boxwood handle turned and finished with wax only.
5/17/2004 Click on image to see closeup.

Bowls

Stephen made these bowls from green Avocado and Mahogany. They are finished in tung oil, shellac and clear lacquer. The bowls were finished in one day!
Stephen also made this carving mallet from laminated maple. The material was formerly a bowling pin!
4/1/2004 Click on image to see closeup.

Wax Seal

Still having fun with the new lathe. This is a pic of a wax seal, or "Petschaft" as it is known in German. It is from the county court of Imperial Prussia, at the turn if the 20th century. I found it without a handle, so turned this one out of Coco Bolo.
1/25/2004 Click on image to see closeup.

Bottle Stopper

The first is a wine bottle stopper in Padauk, finished in clear Lacquer.
1/16/2004 Click on image to see closeup.

Scratch Awl

The second is a scratch awl in Madagascar Ebony, brass and steel, also finished in clear lacquer without stain.
1/16/2004 Click on image to see closeup.

Dog Food Scoops

At my house we break a lot of dog food scoops with 14 feedings a day, so this "unbreakable" scoop is made from 3 pieces of red oak scrap and 8 pieces of hard maple scrap, all cut into circles prior to laminating. To keep the pieces concentric while gluing, I drilled a 1/2" hole in the center of each (the maple was already "breadboard" laminated) and placed a 1/2" dowel through the stack while gluing. The scoop is drilled with a Forstner bit. It is finished with 3 coats of tung oil.
8/12/2002 Click on image to see closeup.

Book Display

This is a scroll saw project, made from an old Penal Code Book. Edges of the pages are glued with 2 coats of Titebond, then the pattern is cut out on the scroll saw. Another coat of Titebond to the new edges, then the whole back of the book is glued together and the interior red flocked with a mini-gun applicator. Use is rather self-explanatory.
8/12/2002 Click on image to see closeup.

Table Saw Sled

The adjustable angle fence has marking for every degree up to 60 degrees and includes the 22 1/2 degree mark. For safety purposes, the sled has a protective cage on the front of the frame board where the blade protrudes through. A hold down board runs from front to back providing two adjustable hold down bolts. He used MDF for the base and hard Maple for the frame and fence. Some UHMW tape was applied to the bottom to improve it's sliding ability.
3/10/2003 Click on image to see closeup.

Dog Ramp

This dog ramp for a physically challenged dog, required near perfection to keep the balusters aligned. To accomplish the task, Stephen built a saddle jig, for drilling angled, centered, equally spaced holes. It is Oak-veneered 3/4" plywood, with a banister made from one 3/4" x 6" x 5' board and 1/2" dowels. From the same piece of wood, first drill the desired hole, centered, and at the angle desired. Then drill a second hole at the desired distance between holes. Glue/tack two additional pieces to make a saddle to fit over project piece. Cut a dowel the same size as the desired hole, about 3", and sand one end so it slips in and out easily. Drill first hole at desired location, place saddle over project piece and fit dowel through saddle into freshly drilled hole. Move entire piece along fence to the other hole. Fit drill in, and continue to drill second hole. Continue in this manner until desired number of holes are reached. All the joints fitted so tightly that it was tapped together without needing glue.
11/12/2001 Click on image to see closeup.