Woodturn a Christmas Bell with a Wooden Clapper | Turn Christmas Decorations on the Wood Lathe

Turn a wooden Christmas bell that can ring and create a spectacle

With this guide, you can learn to turn a bell from wood as woodturner Karsten Bonde Andersen shows you how he turns a Christmas bell. A Christmas bell can be hung on the Christmas tree or on the windowsill. And you can, of course, turn the bell in many different types of wood and sizes. The fun part of this Christmas bell with a turned clapper is that it can ring. Depending on what wood, shape, and size you choose, you can turn bells with different tones. So try experimenting and get into the Christmas spirit with turned Christmas decorations.

Techniques and Skills:

• Design your own bell that can ring
• Hollowing with the use of a spindle gouge and ring tool
• Turning something small – like a clapper

Materials you will need:

• Sanding kit
• Finishing oil from Chestnut
• Wood block
• Steel wire
• Nitrile gloves

Tools you will need:

• Tailstock
• Tool rest
• Long HSS drill
• German Spindle Gouge 13mm
• Spindle Gouge GL7 - 13mm
• Diamond parting tool
• Chisel GL9
• Ring tool
• Lathe
• Drill press