little and large day

[cornucopia]

hello folks today I turned a 17" long by 8" square burr oak vase this morning and a boxwood box with a 18tpi thread.

here's the lump between centers- it was very heavy and out of balance





here it is knocked into the round still between centers



here is my 6" faceplate- don't worry about your plates going a bit rusty some say it actually helps the plate to grip!!



these are the screws I use ( this ones a bit chewed) there square drive self tapping sheet metal screws- they last ages and hold very well.




on the faceplate now roughed out a bit more and a little hole appears!!




this is going to be a two piece vase- heres the neck shaped, it looks a bit daft stuck out on the end but you have to sand and finish this bit now before moving on




a little bit of rough shaping to give the idea



hollowed out and ready to part of



parted of- here you can see a little bit of wood still to remove by hand- i used a proxon carver but you could use rasps etc- if you left it thick it would crack the piece




all gone



the top 2/3rds are now ready and the neck is fitted- to look at the form



without the neck



a tiny little shoulder for the neck to go



ready to sand- you can see the bottom 1/3rd still wet the top being thin is dry enough to sand already the bottom bit will get some help from a heat gun



all done



heres the little boxwood box- this is a bit of pratice for the upcoming nut and bolt box- an amazing wood I started sanding at 320- the inside is'nt sanded.





heres the two together

 

[Doug B]

Two very nice pieces & a great set of photos, Thanks.

Doug.

 

[boysie39]

top turning as usuall George no half measures even down to the little box You use the face plate a lot in your turnings does it give you more safety or more accses to the piece or is it because of the lathe you use. REgards Boysie

 

[wizer]

Nice work there George. Thanks for posting WIPS. Really helps me understand this spinney malarkey.

 

[cornucopia]

top turning as usuall George no half measures even down to the little box You use the face plate a lot in your turnings does it give you more safety or more accses to the piece or is it because of the lathe you use. REgards Boysie

thanks chaps

its for strength boysie- i dont know of a chuck which could hold that vase aswell as a faceplate does.

 

[CHJ]

Was going to be flippant and pass some comment such as "that's Oak-kay George" but the appreciation of the effort needed to work that piece of Oak won out. :lol:
Certainly a different ball game to your usual spalted Beech. =D> =D>

 

[Jenx]

Another fantastic bit of work, George...
what a fabulous shape that vase is !

These 'walk you through' pictorials are just brilliant.
They're really enjoyable to read... and one day, once I have learnt a heck of a lot more... I would love to try something along these lines.

You continue to inspire and motivate, and its great to see.

"Show & tell" is an excellent way to teach / learn, and yours are just amazing 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)

 

[glenn lucas]

George,

You have a great eye for proportion and form,
Excellent work,

Regards
Glenn

 

[greggy]

fantastic work george, also the wip's are great too. i dont think i could do that hollowing stuff.

 

[Paul.J]

Nice one George.Great WIP piccys,and again lovely finished items.
I love the little box done on that BIG lathe :wink:

 

[mark sanger]

Great post George

Great work as usual. I must take some more lessons from you some time with regards to this turning once malarky as you seem to have it off to a T.

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:


Take care

M

 

[cornucopia]

Nice one George.Great WIP piccys,and again lovely finished items.
I love the little box done on that BIG lathe :wink:

it certainly is a versatile vb paul

 

[cornucopia]

Great post George

Great work as usual. I must take some more lessons from you some time with regards to this turning once malarky as you seem to have it off to a T.

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:


Take care

M

lessons from me :roll: I doubt that theres many diffrences between or work really. I did wonder about you thread chasing that way you could have a threaded lid on your vessels.

 

[johnny.t.]

Thats an absolute beast of a vase
Beautiful shape and a lovely piece of oak, Like your WIP's keep it up!
(would love to see one on how the thread chasing works)

JT

 

[loz]

Vase is fantastic,

Is the neck glued on afterwards, or just popped into place ?

( Echo Johnny in wanting to see more details on thread chasing ! )

 

[mikec]

Once again, thanks George.

I have to thank you for advancing my skills and expanding my boundaries your postings are inspirational and very instructive.

Regards,

Mike C

 

[cornucopia]

thanks for all your comments chaps
the thread chasing is'nt possible to do without a camera man as you really need to see the tool presentation to the wood etc

 

[jpt]

Thanks for the reply Goerge.

Another question do you, and if so how, do any finishing to the inside of your forms?

john

 

[cornucopia]

no i dont do anything to the insides- no one ever see's that bit if you make the hole small enough :wink:

 

[Bodrighy]

I believe some turners who do a lot of these hollow forms paint the inside black. Mind you if you pierce the thing I suppose tyyou have to be a bit more careful.

Pete