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ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Rooting for the All Whites that are wearing All Black. Love the silver fern on the kit.
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ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
How about that? My piece, 40 scallops at 40 degrees, was accepted into the AAW member exhibition "Turning 40". It will be on display at the annual AAW symposiumin Raleigh, NC, June 4-7.
Wooden bowl with carved scallops
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ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Finally took the tenon off this one. Sycamore, no finish. #woodturning
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ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Experimenting with ornamental work. Sycamore. #woodturning
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ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Four facets. Sort of square, sort of round. #woodturning
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ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Sawtooth pattern experiment. #woodturning #ornamentalturning
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ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
More facets. These are concave by increasing the relative cut depth. #woodturning #LatheEngraver
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ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Last #woodturning update is some ornamental sine waves done on the LatheEngraver.
Small wooden box with sine waves patterns engraved on the surface
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ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Finally got around to working on this figured maple. Not really a burl, more like a grow-over with some extra bits.
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ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Playing around with modified settings for cutting facets. #woodturning
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ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
Five-sided vase. Cherry, dyed, spray lacquer. Of course I dropped it when it was nearly done. #woodturning
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ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Finishing up this scalloped ambrosia maple bowl. #woodturning
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ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
So few #woodturning posts on BlueSky. Here is a work in progress. Scalloped ambrosia maple.
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ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Hard to cut that nice a heart on a bandsaw! #woodturning #cnc
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ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
Finished up this faceted ambrosia maple bowl. Done with the LatheEngraver. #woodturning #cnc
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ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Finished up the scalloped black walnut. 2.5 hours of cutting on the LatheEngraver and about the same amount of sanding. #woodturning #cnc
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ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Work in progress, 9 scallops on a black walnut bowl. #woodturning
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ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
More LatheEngraver facets. This has some rotation to the facets. #woodturning #cnc
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ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
Working out how to cut facets on the LatheEngraver. #woodturning #cnc
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ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
Working on putting the LatheEngraver and my programming skills to the test. This is a piece of American Elm. The interior support is a continuous spiral. #woodturning #cnc
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ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
One nice thing about #woodturning is that mistakes are easily erased with some spontaneous oxidation. And a glass of wine. That helps, too.
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ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
An old dry piece of Siberian Elm i have had around for a long time. A few pewa to stabilize cracks near the rim. Not the best species to do Beads, but it seemed a bit bland. #woodturning
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ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Haven't done any natural edge bowls in a while. ~12" black cherry. #woodturning
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ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
A bit of ambrosia maple on the lathe tonight. There was more curl in it than I had originally thought! #woodturning
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ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
A shallow walnut bowl with a little decoration. #woodturning #cnc
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ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
Big green piece of beech on the lathe today. Just a bit of spalting. #woodturning
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ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
Beyond round (at least at the rim). #woodturning #cnc
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ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
No bandsaw required for cutting the perfect hex rim. #woodturning #cnc
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ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
I was singing to myself during my drive to work this morning. I clicked the "next" button on the steering wheel.
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ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
Had some passengers. #woodturning
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ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
How in the world did it take me this long to discover Half Man Half Biscuit?
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ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Maybe it is just one of those days/weeks/months, but I find myself being more and more annoyed when artists self-describe their work in social media posts as "amazing" "beautiful" "fabulous" etc. Aren't you posting so I can make that determination?
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ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
Back to doing hexes. Operator error led to an alignment problem so I tried to make it look like little hexes spilling through the larger gap
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ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Specialty CNCs require specialty toolpaths. I've now pretty well worked out how to take any 3 axis Gcode and transform it into 4 axis coordinates that follow the workplace profile. #cnc #woodturning
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ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
Lasering on a simple apple bowl. #woodturning #cnc #laser
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ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
A little different fluting approach. Linear 3-axis gcode is mapped on to the surface profile of the bowl. Some calculus was used (poorly, still lots of improvements in the works) #woodturning #cnc
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ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Can't stop fluting. With some extra. #woodturning #cnc
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ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Fluted cherry. I put a coat of sanding sealer on. I might just stop there.
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ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
More fluting. #woodturning #cnc #LatheEngraver
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ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Using the drinking fountain outside my new office feels a bit dangerous.
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ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Fun with flutes. #woodturning #cnc
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ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
A couple of pewa in a punky piece of apple. #woodturning #woodworking #cnc
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ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
Dots and dashes. Cherry. #woodturning
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ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Nearly have all the code for generating a variety of flutes done.
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ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Maple root burl. I have hated nearly everything about this. Voids were full of mud and rocks, killing some chainsaw blades and whacking tools. I didn't get the rim well balanced. It is a pretty piece of wood. #woodturning
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ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Basket illusion lines, fast! I've been working on being able to set the range. Custom plugins used in @octoprint.org #wooturning #cnc #laser
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ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
Found a lovely little site, eschersket.ch , for doing spirograph-like geometric patterns that are fantastic for engraving box lids.
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ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Vesicles. Worked on wrapping 3d objects.
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ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
You cannot even tell it neglected to wipe off the dust when it is top lit. #woodturning #cnc
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ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
3rd or 4th attempt trying to get this to work the way I've wanted.
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