Yep, I believe experienced turners call that a "re-design."
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Re-design. OK, I will remember that one.:tu
I'm guessing it can cause a little tear-out of areas but with a sharp tool I hope to be able to keep it to a minimum. Its all a learning process right now.
6" round and 3" high. Thickness is very even from top to bottom at 5/16". I made a few mistakes but in the end, the wife claimed it and already has stuff in it.
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I need to buy a Bowl Gouge as I did this one very carefully with a Spindle Gouge. Also one of those curved Tool rests to reach inside of bowls would be a big bonus. Damn Christmas, wife, and kids burned thru all my spending green so these things will have to wait.
I did feel much more comfortable turning this bowl compared to the first one I did. And I have to remember that these tools are not razors, but they will slice a finger open. Dammit!
As you can see I didn't do as much sanding as I should have. But I plan on making a few disc sandpaper holders for my drill to help in this in the future.
Looks good, Jerry-I still don't have the sanding pads on the drill situation set up, so on that 1st one I did I just used heavy-duty 80 grit strips from a roll for that crucial 1st sand, dipping the strips in mineral spirits to cut down on the dust. I'm hoping that as I get better with my final smoothing cuts I won't need as much sanding.
Oh, and as long as you're getting a bowl gouge, are you getting one from Doug Thompson? I'm strongly considering one of his, weighted handle and all, and would be interested in your take if you get one before me. I need to call him like you suggested.
If I do get one from him I will make a handle for it like I did the last 3 I got. I just can't pay that much for a damn handle. I understand it's weighted and all but...
I hear ya-it's pricey. I might wait to see how deep I go down the rabbit hole of bowl turning before committing, but my theory is that weighted handle will be good for stability (and thus, fewer of the dreaded lines and run backs that need so much sanding). One thing that is helping me in that area is really anchoring the tool to my body and using body movements more than hand movements as I've seen demonstrated in various YouTube videos. The more I do this the smoother and more predictable my cuts are getting, especially with my nemesis the detail or spindle gouge. To me those are trickier to use than a skew.
Lately I'm turning pizza cutters for Christmas gifts. I might post some pics tomorrow.
A couple of those jumbo pizza cutter kits from Rockler as Christmas presents: 1 in Macacauba, and the other in Redheart that my wife helped me design at the lathe to be more aesthetic. I love working with Redheart; it turns and works like butter, and finishes up to a beautiful luster. This one got 5 thinned coats of Tru-Oil on the lathe.
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It's hard to capture all the shimmering pinks and reds of finished redheart.
I turned the 1st one in Brazilian Ebony for us. It looks like Fred Flinstone's club, so I'm not showing it lol. But these big beasts can plow through some pizza!
Well, Gasman Jerry gives me crap if I buy something I could have made or turned. So I stole his idea for making a hand-wheel for my Laguna lathe to replace the (not very useful) small stock handle. Two squares of 3/4" plywood glued together, mounted on the stock face-plate, and turned mostly using my trusty Uber-Skew (which that damn plywood promptly dulled while filling my shop with sawdust!).
Sanded up to 400-be careful; that plywood will splinter if you look at it cross-eyed! I then did a two-step friction polish using old t-shirt sleeves and 1. EEE Ultrashine, then 2. BLO/beeswax mixture.
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In-progress with the Uber-Skew and shavings:
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Technical considerations: the splintery nature of plywood-Duh! And I had to turn down the diameter and sides a couple of times while testing for vibrations at various speeds. It might be a good idea to make it a little smaller lol!
Good work Aaron. I wont give ya a hard time any more. Lol.
My latest turning project. the Cherry Burl shaving bowl I've been aiming to turn for months, finally got it done. Finish with Min Wax Natural stain and sealed with 5 coats Polyurethane.
Looks very nice.
And its smart to mark it as you did. Ive been thinking about a wood burner for marking.
Gorgeous, prettiest shave bowl I've ever seen, DB, seriously-I will be looking at this for inspiration when I do my 1st shaving bowl. School startup after Christmas has kept me out of the shop lately, but we're doing E-learning today for some minor slush, so I hope to get back out there later.
I've got a Joseph Allen in Birdseye Black Cherry Burl that would pair well with that-now all we need is a cherry brush!
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I made a portable carrier for my lathe tools as they wouldn't fit in the drawer anymore. Plus I added a Bowl Gouge to the collection...
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Nice, Jerry-I'm still waiting for mine. Is that the 5/8"? I must be crazy-I got the 3/4" with the 20" handle. Carter and Son must make them to order, as mine still hasn't shipped since I ordered it last Saturday. I'm learning that I like the heft, stability and control of larger tools. I figure I can take on anything up to a full stump with that beast (and I have some big stuff drying in my crawl space).
If that 3/4" proves too big for fine work, I can always use my 3/8" (or my round carbide when I get scared going deep :eek:). Please post your 1st bowl using that gouge-we'll compare notes and results on here soon, I hope.
Correction: It's on the way, and due to arrive Saturday!
You are so well organized it amazes me. Thanks for all of your ideas.
Shaun, I found myself stacking the tools on my work table I set next to my lathe when turning. And if I opened the drawer I kept them in it ended up full of shavings. and when laying on the table I was afraid of knocking one off onto the concrete. Plus digging thru them looking for the one I wanted, caused me to pick up 3 or 4 to find the right one. This way I can see what I want and it's easy to drop them back in the box as it will sit on the table in reach.
I can't help being organized. It's just me.
Glad to hear yours is one the way, Aaron. Quality stuff! Even the Flute is polished. A 3/4 will be nice for roughing it out. I read a lot of folks use 1/2 to 5/8 for standard turning. And 3/8 for detail work, that why I went with this one. The tool steel is so heavy that when you put it in the aluminum handle it has plenty of heft to it.
With my back issues right now, standing for very long is a bit tough but I hope to get out and turn something today.
Spent some time on this one. A captive ring on a goblet. I used a green log off the limb of my tree out front. The pith kept cracking while I was turning it so I kept up with the cracks with CA. In the end the cup is .080 thick (thinnest Ive turned so far).
I still need to spend some time practicing turning, cutting coves and such as Im still not sure of myself. And hollowing is new but wasnt too bad. I feel better hollowing or bowl turning than spindle turning.
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Its just another gift for the coming Christmas.
BTW, Locust tree of some kind.
Looks good. Your goblet is pretty thin for sure. I recently acquired a small block of elm, amd I waxed the end grain and it is waiting until it is dry for me to do anything with it. Some woods are very bad about cracking as they dry. Some grain patterns are more stable than others. My piece is near the heart so it will crack amd warp badly if not waxed to dry.
I had cut this limb a couple of months ago and painted the ends. I knew it wasn't ready but I really wanted to turn something nice. I ordered a few drill bits I'm going to need for the Kits I got from you, Shaun. So I can start on some of those soon.
My back is doing much better and I'm feeling like It time to get back in the truck soon. We will see what the doctors say tomorrow.
I’m excited to see what you do.
while it's not wood turning it is turning! Cut my first thread on my mini lathe for a knife sharpening jig i'm working on. Had to refresh my knowledge with my old tech school text book, but it all came back quickly.(It's been only about 27 years since i last turned a thread).
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Very cool. But if you notice the threads title says nothing about wood. Your very welcome to show your metal turning projects.
Finally got a little time for playing in the garage today. So I made these two pens from the kits gifted to me by B52 and Rezdog...
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I think they are beautiful pens but The wife doesnt like gold and I use a click style pen. These will go into the Christmas gift box.
The Colors kinda suck in these pics. Dammit! :aargh:
Today was in the 50s so after the honey-do list I went out and turned some wood.
These two Bottle Stoppers were part of the box of stuff sent to me by Shaun and Mike.
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Walnut with CA.
Then I wanted to make a shave bowl for lathering. I got many as it is but a custom one was looking like something I needed. I found a piece of Rosewood and made this little bowl.
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The rings inside will make the lather pop up, the lip of the bowl is smaller than the widest outside diameter so the lather will stay inside the bowl when working it. The bowl is 1.75" X 3.25" so it fits in the hand really nice. thickness is 1/8" and 1/4" in the bottom for the rings.
it was sealed then finished with shine juice. I will see how this holds up to lather.
looks great Jerry! looks like you got the CA finish down, getting a flawless finish is something i struggle with.
Thanks. Ive found doing it on the lathe while spinning has helped me a lot of get the finish clean. I do 3 to 5 layers then sand. Do that 2.or 3 times plus using some excelarator too. Finishing with micro mesh wet sanding.
Your project have been looking fantastic Jerry!
Beautiful turnings Jerry.
Those wine stoppers, pens and other items look terrific buddy.
Well done.
I bought me a nice bowl gouge then tried to reshape it so it was more longer winged for scraping and such but now I need to start over with it as it now has a pointy tip. Learning to reprofile a gouge is harder than it looks!
I wish you were closer Mike.
I'm bringing back a dead thread. My turning buddy Aaron decided to take a powder so I guess it's up to me to turn stuff and post pics.
I've been so busy with the house projects that I haven't turned any wood in many months.
Today I rolled the lathe out and sharpened my tools. I was a little gun-shy putting tool to the wood but I'm happy with what became of my time and efforts. I only had one "catch", but it was easy to fix.
For your approval,
A 10" Tall Pepper Grinder made of Walnut. The Workings inside are stainless steel. I went as far as to line up the wood grains from the top to the bottom sections. Not that anyone will ever know. But it made me feel good doing it that way.
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I sealed it with a couple of coats of Laquior then three coats of spray clear in the Satin finish.
You should start a cottage business.