I turned something and it was not firewood.

[frugal]

Okay, it was firewood. It was a piece of cherry from the firewood pile that we decided was straight enough to try to turn:

The first exercise in all of the books seems to be beads and coves. The beads were done with the skew chisel and the coves with a detail chisel. The finish was shellac sanding sealer and beeswax.

I started with a cylinder, then made 7 beads, then turned 3 of the beads into coves with a fillet between them. Admittedly I chose the three beads with the most catches to be the ones I removed to make the coves

After a few false starts and horrible catches (you might notice that not all beads are the same height ) I think I have begun to figure out how to use the skew.

I think it might end up as a candle stick. So my first piece of face plate turning might have to be a base for it...

 

[Bodrighy]

That is incredible wood. If you can sort out a way of hanging it vertically it'd make a lovely piece of art or maybe a large light pull

Getting two beads exactly the same is not the easiest thing to do IME as the slightest twist changes the profile. You've done a good job there

Pete

 

[wizer]

You've done really well there. I spent the day with Richard Findley and didn't get close to that!

 

[boysie39]

Frugal,Good effort and as Pete said not easy to get everything right first time, but it's a fair good effort and a lovely piece of wood onwards from here. REgards Boysie

 

[boysie39]

Nice one Wizer AAAAHHH. Boysie.

 

[CHJ]

On your way to an interesting set of door knobs frugal. as Pete says shame not to find some use for your efforts.

 

[Jenx]

WOW ! What a piece of wood !
Definately try and find a use / purpose to use it in .... be an 'insult to nature' not to ! 8)

Its great !

Nice work on the beads & coves ... if thats a 'first go'... then thats one teriffic effort, Frugal ... well done indeed . 8) 8) 8)

 

[tekno.mage]

That's an amazing piece of cherry - it's always worth having a close look in the firewood pile occasionally.

tekno.mage

 

[cornucopia]

well done

the wood is definatley 100% Laburunum though

 

[mikec]

Hi Frugal,

Its a brave man who starts with a skew chisel. :shock: :shock: though if you are not worried about the potential problems it is a great tool to use.

I agree with George, that looks more like laburnam than cherry.

Welcome to the slippery slope .

Mike C

 

[mrs. sliver]

Getting identical turns is not easy!! why do you think I always say 'all my pieces are unique, you will never see two exactly the same!' :lol: :roll: but that is a very good try at it. :wink:

 

[frugal]

well done

the wood is definatley 100% Laburunum though

hmmm. it looked like cherry from the bark... has a look in the wood piile for turnable pieces... oops, it is full of scraps of laburnum and yew. I don't appear to have any practice wood :twisted:

 

[davegw]

Well done Frugal - really nice effort, and superb piece of wood.

 

[Bodrighy]

hmmm. it looked like cherry from the bark... has a look in the wood piile for turnable pieces... oops, it is full of scraps of laburnum and yew. I don't appear to have any practice wood :twisted:

No such thing as 'scraps of laburnum and yew' just blanks for smaller pieces :roll:

Pete