ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Rooting for the All Whites that are wearing All Black. Love the silver fern on the kit. 010
ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 16/04/2026How 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. 051
ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 30/01/2026Finally took the tenon off this one. Sycamore, no finish. #woodturning 061
ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 14/01/2026Experimenting with ornamental work. Sycamore. #woodturning 151
ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 03/01/2026Four facets. Sort of square, sort of round. #woodturning 081
ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 13/11/2025The LatheEngraver using the ornamental turning software i wrote for it. It functions just like a Rose Engine lathe (for much cheaper!) 010
ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 12/11/2025Sawtooth pattern experiment. #woodturning #ornamentalturning 1132
ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 09/10/2025More facets. These are concave by increasing the relative cut depth. #woodturning #LatheEngraver 2363
ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 30/09/2025Last #woodturning update is some ornamental sine waves done on the LatheEngraver. 0282
ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 30/09/2025Finally got around to working on this figured maple. Not really a burl, more like a grow-over with some extra bits. 0110
ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 30/09/2025Playing around with modified settings for cutting facets. #woodturning 0120
ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 13/09/2025Five-sided vase. Cherry, dyed, spray lacquer. Of course I dropped it when it was nearly done. #woodturning 081
ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 11/09/2025Finishing up this scalloped ambrosia maple bowl. #woodturning 1131
ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 07/09/2025So few #woodturning posts on BlueSky. Here is a work in progress. Scalloped ambrosia maple. 2323
ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 24/07/2025Hard to cut that nice a heart on a bandsaw! #woodturning #cnc 071
ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 20/07/2025Finished up this faceted ambrosia maple bowl. Done with the LatheEngraver. #woodturning #cnc 0122
ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 16/07/2025Finished up the scalloped black walnut. 2.5 hours of cutting on the LatheEngraver and about the same amount of sanding. #woodturning #cnc 1152
ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 15/07/2025Work in progress, 9 scallops on a black walnut bowl. #woodturning 0130
ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 10/07/2025no. It was engraved on the outside, filled with resin, then the inside was turned. you can read more her: www.aawforum.org/community/th...aawforum.orgMaori WaveIt took me four attempts, but I have finally reached something close to my desired outcome. The idea was to cut a rim design in a bowl, fill it with epoxy resin, and then thin the inside enough that t... 000
ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 06/07/2025More LatheEngraver facets. This has some rotation to the facets. #woodturning #cnc 060
ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 06/07/2025Working out how to cut facets on the LatheEngraver. #woodturning #cnc 060
ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 12/06/2025I haven't updated that thing in ages. Still requires Blender 2.8 😞 120
ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 01/06/2025Working 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 1111
ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 26/05/2025One nice thing about #woodturning is that mistakes are easily erased with some spontaneous oxidation. And a glass of wine. That helps, too. 1160
ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 26/05/2025An 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 0110
ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 23/05/2025Haven't done any natural edge bowls in a while. ~12" black cherry. #woodturning 1131
ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 16/05/2025A bit of ambrosia maple on the lathe tonight. There was more curl in it than I had originally thought! #woodturning 2432
ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 05/05/2025A shallow walnut bowl with a little decoration. #woodturning #cnc 0191
ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 27/04/2025Big green piece of beech on the lathe today. Just a bit of spalting. #woodturning 071
ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 26/04/2025Beyond round (at least at the rim). #woodturning #cnc 0121
ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 25/04/2025No bandsaw required for cutting the perfect hex rim. #woodturning #cnc 0170
ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 17/04/2025I was singing to myself during my drive to work this morning. I clicked the "next" button on the steering wheel. 040
ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 10/04/2025How in the world did it take me this long to discover Half Man Half Biscuit? 030
ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 09/04/2025Maybe 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? 030
ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 30/03/2025Back 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 1121
ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 27/03/2025The machine is one I developed called the LatheEngraver. You can see more at www.transpirationturning.com. The software side of things will be up on github as I clean things up.transpirationturning.comTranspiration Turning - Home of the LatheEngraverInnovations in Woodturning 020
ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 25/03/2025Very few CAM options for 2+2, particularly in the "free" category. Those also have a fairly limited subset of operations. 110
ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 25/03/2025Specialty 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 3150
ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 22/03/2025Lasering on a simple apple bowl. #woodturning #cnc #laser 1232
ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 19/03/2025A 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 071
ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 14/03/2025You have no idea how much grief I got in grade school having the initials PP. 110
ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 13/03/2025Can't stop fluting. With some extra. #woodturning #cnc 1141
ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 12/03/2025Here is the photo-evolution of the project: photos.app.goo.gl/BG8NHAd63Cdu...photos.app.goo.glLatheEngraver171 new items added to shared album 010
ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 12/03/2025A device I created called the LatheEngraver. You can see more at www.transpirationturning.com. it does a whole bunch of things.transpirationturning.comTranspiration Turning - Home of the LatheEngraverInnovations in Woodturning 110
ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 12/03/2025Cut time was 1 hour 20 minutes. I barely did any sanding inside the cuts. Not that the surface was great, it just wasn't bad and this was more of a practice piece. 120
ppaukstelis.bsky.social @ppaukstelis.bsky.social · 12/03/2025Fluted cherry. I put a coat of sanding sealer on. I might just stop there. 3192
