Use Your Drill Press to Carve a Wooden Ring

Photography by Sandra Rodriguez

Growing up, I loved watching New Yankee Workshop on PBS. I was always so amazed by the many different projects the host was able to create. My favorite projects were always those created on a wood lathe. I didn’t think I’d ever have the chance to learn how to use a wood lathe, because my dad didn’t have one and his tools were the only ones I could access. When I got to college, I took a manufacturing class. As soon as I stepped into the wood shop, I noticed the giant wood lathe, and I knew I had to learn how to use it. Although I learned how to make a few different things with it, I never had the chance to make anything for fun.

I no longer have access to a lathe, but I still wanted to make a wooden ring. I looked all over the internet to see if there was a simple way to do this, but I couldn’t find anything that was as simple as using a drill press. I didn’t add any inlays or any other types of decorations (I just wanted a simple band); however, I can’t imagine it would be difficult to add to this simple design.

6 Responses to Use Your Drill Press to Carve a Wooden Ring

Dragonbite on November 6th, 2015 at 6:01 am said:

Great write-up! Is there a significant difference between the types of wood when it is all sanded down? I would assume the harder the wood the better, but it will also make the sanding jog more work, so I wonder if there is a “happy medium”.

Oh, and ” I used beeswax with orange oil, but you can use whatever you have on HAND.”?! :)
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  Unfortunately, I didn’t try too many different types of wood. The softer wood can take a little bit more of a beating, but the results aren’t as nice as the harder woods. The red oak had a lovely grain pattern, but overall, I feel like the walnut ring I made was the most solid. The disk sander really helped to speed up the sanding process.
  
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Belia Krouse on January 20th, 2016 at 4:43 pm said:

You can make it yourself, just loook and learn from woodprix instructions.