Balls

[Sporky McGuffin]

Add "artisanal" to the description and any inconsistency becomes a virtue.

 

[Adam W.]

"The sculptural qualities of the workshop" is my go to excuse for wonky work.

I use it alot.

 

[Jacob]

Individually and uniquely crafted by artisans

 

[Linus]

Here's one I made earlier! I do like Yew but what do I do with it now?

 

[Adam W.]

Yew could give it to me.

 

[Linus]

Yew could give it to me.

At least I stopped it rolling away!

 

[Adam W.]

You could turn it into a bijou hat and sell it for a fortune to the posh.

 

[Jonzjob]

I set me a bit of a task with me balls some years back when I decided to make a lazy Susan entirely out of wood! Well not quite but the glue is wood glue

18" diameter and 36 x ⅝" ball race! Done in ash. All done free hand, well. I like a challenge

And all done on my Record CL1 using the outboard bowl fitments.

If anyone were to ask me to make one for them I would tell them that 'off' was the second word and they could use their own word for the first

But I have to admit that the balls were not a difficult as I thought they would be.

Turning balls freehand isn't as difficult as it sounds. well, I don't think so

 

[baldkev]

A couple of years back i saw a vid whhere they did balls, lots and lots of balls. All perfect..... basically a drill and holesaw set at 90 to the piece being turned and slowly advance the spinning holesaw into the workpiece. It was set up in a sturdy jig..... of course thats defeating the skill aspect of what you are doing......

 

[Lefley]

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Here's one I made earlier! I do like Yew but what do I do with it now?

Drill three holes in it and go 10 pin bowling!

 

[Chisteve]

Looks good well done - all