Cigar ashtray out of maple

[ctom87]

My neighbors birthday is this weekend and I made him a cigar ashtray out of a maple block. Made it on the lathe and finished with linseed oil.

Pics coming via Tapatalk.

[Quackerbox]

very nice, I didnt know we was neighbors

[treestand]

My birthday is not for a while but I'd like one too ��

[AlaskaFlyerFan]

Is linseed oil flammable?

[Jon B]

Very nice

[ctom87]

Is linseed oil flammable?

Hahaha it would be funny as hell if it was!! Didn't think about that.

[doug]

I've turned a bunch of bowls but never thought of doing an ashtray. Lol

Great job on the turning, maple is nice to work with!

[ctom87]

Very nice

Thank you!!

[TxSon1836]

awesome looking piece!

[ctom87]

awesome looking piece!

Thank you.

[ace340cs]

Very nice!!!

[Jason85]

Nice work!

[TXHUNT3R]

Wow, very nice!

[be12hunt]

Hahaha it would be funny as hell if it was!! Didn't think about that.

No joke, I thought linseed oil was very flammable. It can actually spontaneously ignite under the right circumstances.

[ctom87]

No joke, I thought linseed oil was very flammable. It can actually spontaneously ignite under the right circumstances.

After researching - yes 120* Fahrenheit is all it takes. However, I talked to the fine folks at my local wood shop and they said that once it has been on the piece for about a week, it should be cured and the flammability aspect shouldn't have any affect. I also found out that ash tray's themselves used to be made out of wood (which I didn't know) so I'm fairly certain that in a few days, he should be able to use it without fear.

We'll find out shortly! I had the same type of wood that I used to show what two different finishes look like so I may take a blow torch to the linseed side and youtube it.