Year 10 slowly getting the hang of it.

[CHJ]

Just woken up to the fact that I had not been adding anything to this thread for a while.

Nothing much happened on the turning front other than a few oddments whilst trying to clear the clutter, had a day in the shed today turning the last of these (the Aspidistra Vase) and a few others that await an available day to finish lids etc.

Ash 90mm dia.

Ash 250mm dia.

Walnut 157mm dia.

Ash 175mm dia.

Ash-Walnut 160mm dia.

Walnut-Oak 190mm dia.

Walnut-Oak 175mm dia.

 

[Random Orbital Bob]

Fabulous Chas...good enough to eat.

 

[Woodmonkey]

Great stuff as usual, I particularly like the ash-walnut combo

 

[Paul.J]

Lovely work Chas,i do like the Ash natural edge piece

 

[Dalboy]

All good turnings I especially like the oak and walnut one

 

[CHJ]

Thanks for the comments, bit run of the mill I'm afraid as they were just repeats of the 'same old'.

Have a couple of more little pots that may get completed tomorrow (lids) and a couple that won't be completed, other than a quick sealing to check for blemishes, for a couple of months.

Have a project in mind, remains to be seen if I can hold dimensions to match a bit of a restricted brief on form, rather than just going with the flow with whatever comes out of the wood pile.

 

[CHJ]

Just finished the lids for these two.
Walnut and Ash (90 & 85mm)

And finished these two as far as sealing to check for blemishes, will hopefully surface fully finished some time.
Walnut & Ash (115mm)

Oak & Walnut (110mm)

 

[Paul.J]

Ver nice work Chas,that last box will look nice when polished up

 

[lanemaux]

The walnut and ash with the "eyes" speaks to me amigo , love it. Would have made a great tobacco or sweets jar in The Village , say in number 2's place on "The Prisoner". Be seeing you.

 

[CHJ]

The walnut and ash with the "eyes" speaks to me amigo , love it. .

Pure serendipity 95% of the time.
Trying to predict the pattern outcome of contouring the wood sections is a black art which I fail to master most times.
Regardless of careful selection of wood blank orientation and trying to assemble in a pattern generating configuration it only takes the odd mm of growth ring or segment displacement to completely alter the resultant effect.

 

[lanemaux]

He who dismiss serendipity has never enjoyed winning ticket. Nothing wrong with luck amigo , and when it turns out that well claiming a touch of genius would be well excused n'est ce pas?

 

[CHJ]

claiming a touch of genius would be well excused n'est ce pas?

Mais bien sûr!

As we say, accidents happen, purchaser or recipient does not need to know that of course.

 

[CHJ]

Have a project in mind, remains to be seen if I can hold dimensions to match a bit of a restricted brief on form, rather than just going with the flow with whatever comes out of the wood pile.

Well managed to get pretty close, things concentrate the mind somewhat more when you set yourself specific restrictions.

Inspiration:- A Chinese Vase we brought back from the factory some years ago.

My interpretation:-
Ash and Walnut 150mm H 95mm Dia.

 

[Dalboy]

Shape is spot on, as is the construction and turning of the piece. I expect no less from you

 

[devonwoody]

Very attractive Chas. and you have been well rewarded on your planning and concentration.

Next one to be painted like sample?

 

[CHJ]

Next one to be painted like sample?

If I was as skilled at painting as the Family groups who made the cloisonné were at soldering the little bits of metal and applying the enamels John I might try, one of those life experiences that tell you loud and clear that fancy tools never replace skill and learned techniques.

 

[CHJ]

Been just doing run of the mill pens and suchlike amongst some sorting out wood stocks so little to show for the shed time, but thought these items sorted today may be of interest.

A new Tool Rest,
Recently modified my lathe Saddle to get a smoother adjustment but this had the negative effect of limiting how close to a spindle my existing rests would reach.

Recent batch of Pens finally convinced me I needed to do something about the problem, so out with the scrap farm machinery drive shaft I'd been donated for something to turn the rest stem from and found enough steel strip offcuts in the bin and a bit of stainless rod picked up from an Ikea scrap bin some years ago and set shaping them into something like the form needed.
The realisation that of all the heat needed to silver solder it all together was probably more than was in my gas cylinders I resorted to bolting the main pieces together with 6mm stainless countersunks.

The top rail posed a fixing problem, sorted by CA gluing it in place whilst I drilled through the ends into the main horizontal member and secured it by tapping 4mm and connecting with screws bonded in place with CA.

The other little project was to re-handle a Bowl Gouge, I have a couple of steels that I handled myself, but in use I've found that the value for money long steels with a standard 70-80mm inset in the handles were too long for me in use to be comfortable so needed re-handling.

To this end I turned up a location and adjustment collar insert from some aluminium and deep bored a new handle to allow the steel to be 'lost' in the handle down to a tool length that feels more manageable. Only managed to do the one, there's another on the rack I need to treat the same way.
All brought to a head because my favourite go to Hamlet (on the right in the rack pic.) is getting rather short after some 9 yrs. use.

The length of the steel as it would appear in a normal handle fixing.

With most of the surplus stowed away in handle.

And sitting on the Rack with the next one to receive the same treatment sitting two places to the right.

 

[Rlewisrlou66]

Very nice work on the tool rest looks very professional.
As for the gouge, What are the benefits of having the excess stowed away the handle?
I have some old tools that need new handles.

 

[CHJ]

.. What are the benefits of having the excess stowed away the handle?
...

For me, it's getting a better balance and pivot point when handle held against my hip/side when forming a sweep cut.

 

[boysie39]

Thanks Chas. love been kept up to date . :lol:
I would love to be starting all over again ,much of my time would be spent reading your posts . Not that I could do the many updates and changes you have made in your workshop, but if would be far easier explaining or showing to people who have made bits and pieces for me over the years .

God Bless