bog yew vase (boysie39)

[El-Zilcho]

Just to add to what has already been said - that is a fantastic step by step guide, and as a newbie it is good to see that at least my turning looks the same...at least the roughing out does! I am still working on the finish. :roll:

 

[jpt]

Another fantastic piece and an excelent tuorial goerge.

I do like turning bogwood but have never managed to get a large piece of yew, you have definatlly done it justice.

A question on parting it off. Looking at the close up of the waste it looks like you turn it down and then saw it off is this correct?

Also how do you finish the base please?

john

 

[Woodmagnet]

George, =D> =D> =D> words fail me, Superb is
about the best i can come up with.And thanks for
pics of the process. =D> 8)

 

[cornucopia]

Don't know if George would agree but doing things with voids at slow speed is harder than going that bit faster. Unbalanced wood can be turned slow at first but speeded up as it balances out. With voids and waney edged wood, the slower it is running the more likely the chances of a catch.

Pete

I agree- i always think of it like this- if you imagine that theres a tiny wheel on the end of your gouge and the wheel rolls around the circumfrence of the piece, if the speed is slow the wheel is allowed to drop into the void or dip where as if the speed is higher and the pressure on the wheel is light the wheel should skip over the void and keep on rolling on the main circunmfrence of the piece.

Jpt: you are correct i do part of so far then saw through whats left- i'm not a fan of reverse turning vase's so i prefer to put a jacobs chuck in the headstock and sand the nub of the base.

 

[cornucopia]

here are my main tools

from left to right- hamlet big brother with little brother cutter, 1" tool, 45 degree tool 1/2" tool - these three are melvyn firmager designs and are very easy to use.



this is my main 5/8" bowl gouge- this one is from ashley isles





here is some home made tools- they are silver steel shafts with hss tips glued in

 

[glenn lucas]

George ,

Great work and thank you for sharing the making process.

Can I ask you how you find the tailstock which you have on the VB.
I here mixed reports about it's stability. I would like to get one myself but have been a little hesitant,

Regards,

Glenn

 

[cornucopia]

Hi glen- Its o.k but not great, it is very well engineered and very clever how the hollow tube is put under tension to increase it strength- and how theres a double tapered cam to adjust the vertical and horizontal kiss of the centers, it is also very handy to drop it down the back of the lathe when you don't need it- i only use it for the initial mounting of vases or hollow forms- flatten one end then i get a faceplate on- it can be difficult to get it on center but once adjusted it does stay there- just a bit tricky on your own. it can wobble at max span if you have a large/wet out of balance piece mounted, but I do mean large :shock: , there is a provision to mount a vertical bar on the tailstock end to prevent the wobble but vb did not supply me with one just told me it was possible to do- i have never got round to it- so it cant bug me that much I would give it 8 out of 10 overall

 

[glenn lucas]

Many thanks George,

That is very usefull

 

[loz]

Thanks for the tool pics George !

Ellsworth ground on that bowl gouge ?

 

[cornucopia]

hi loz- its similar but ellsworth has more of the wings ground back i belive.

 

[mark sanger]

George

I thought I had commented in this thread but I can't sem to find it. Apologies.

It is a beautiful piece as ever. Thanks for sharing the process.
=D> =D> =D>


Mark