First venture into square turning

[TEP]

Hi Mike, nice to see a non turner sneaking around our little slippery slope.

You are correct in saying you can use sacrificial pieces around the edges, usually glued on with a paper glue joint. BUT unless that joint is VERY good they have been known to leave the work and cause mayhem around the shop. As I know, to my expense when I had to replace a window pane after a piece went through it. I am only glad it detached away from me and not into the shop (me). Since then I have never used glued pieces, just used up a few pieces of timber until I could turn the corners properly. All you really need is a fast speed, (the faster the better) a really sharp tool, and a bit of nerve. Once you have done it a couple of times it's just like turning a normal bowl.

 

[MikeG.]

Hi Mike, nice to see a non turner sneaking around our little slippery slope.

I do keep an eye on you chaps......and there is a space allocated for a lathe in my workshop, so you never know.......(although it has been allocated for about 12 years now, so don't hold your breath!).

I did turn these oak cushion-tying-on-rail-thingies a few months ago, though, on a friends lathe...

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Mike

(Do ignore this, I am not trying to hijack the thread!)

 

[CHJ]

Mike ,there is no way work of that quality is going to be ignored around here, lovely work.

 

[Steve Jones]

Nice work Mike

Regards

Steve

 

[MikeG.]

Cheers fellas, much appreciated!

Mike

 

[Jenx]

Steve - Gorgeous piece of Walnut, and a very nice candleholder.. love it !

Mike - What you playing at Man, ! ! .. get that 'allocated' workshp space filled with a spinnymachine.. the work in the photographs is very nice indeed... teriffic in fact. 8) 8) 8) 8)

 

[MikeG.]

Thanks Jenx.....appreciated!

Thing is, I like my wife too much. If I had something as obviously addictive as a lathe in my workshop I guess I would probably never be in the house. Besides, having one of the spindles break at a small knot and half of it head off into low-earth orbit suggested to me that if I do ever start turning I probably ought to do a bit of research on the matter first!

Mike