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The Three Bells
Here is a PDF of the project, giving you
templates for the bells as well as dimensions for the ring. The
outside diameter of the main ring is 5.5 inches, so measure it after
you print to make sure the drawing is the right scale.
The main ring is made of mahogany. It is built as two layers of
twelve segments each. Here you can see the glue-up process.
The ring was turned on my 3-jaw chuck. I had to be careful about
aligning it each time it got flipped - and it got flipped a lot! The
ring is only 1/2" thick and 5" across.
The bells were hollowed on the 3-jaw chuck also, then finished on the
Jacobs chuck.
The ringer has a 1/8" stem and a 1/4" ball. In the second picture you
can see a tiny goblet on the tip of the ball. It was a good day. The
ringers are attached inside the bells with a pair of screw-eyes linked
together, so the bells really work!
I used a jig to route the groove that the ring fit into in the base.
I turned the base on the faceplate (it's double-sided-taped to a piece
of oak plywood), then left it there for the routing and glue-up.
Black sawdust! This was my "woodturner's rainbow". This is the first
project I've done with exotic wood.
Finished at last! The ring and base are mahogany. The bells
represent the three times that church bells toll for you.
- Birth - Birdseye Maple
- Marriage - Bocote
- Death - Gaboon Ebony
Everything got just a light coat of oil.
