More turnings from Duncan

[Lightweeder]

Bet that kept the Blyth lot quiet for a bit Duncan :lol: :lol:

 

[Bodrighy]

Pity (or perhaps fortunate for you) you live so far away, Cornwall - Northumberland is just too far, I'd be round there picking yopur brains and skills all the time.

Pete

 

[duncanh]

Once again it's been way longer than I thought since I posted anything, but then I've not been turning as much recently anyway.
Here's the first of my recent photos (all clickable for larger versions)...


265mm x 40mm
Some sort of Mahogany I think.



265mm longest x 50mm high
Some sort of brown exotic! Can't be any more exact than that as, like all my exotics, it came from a previous turner's shed and was unlabeled.
The various directions of the leaf tips were done using Terry Scot's technique as described in an issue of the Woodturning magazine. (basically turn them to a wedge shape with the thickest section at the tips and then carve the waste away with an Arbortech). I used 3 different heights this time but if I make another I'd mix them up a bit to accentuate the difference.


230mm x 130mm
Spalted beech from a log that had been left out in a field margin for years. Unfortunately it was a little far gone but I managed to salvage this. The splits are filled with brass powder and superglue.


220mm x 50mm
Elm (wych I think given the dark greenish streak in there)
This was one of the ideas I had thought of for the competition but ran out of time finishing. There was quite a bit involved in putting it all together and, to be honest, I can't quite remember the sequence! It involved turning the shape as normal, cutting v grooves using a router held horizontally in a home-made sled, texturing the grooves with a round brass brush in a drill, turning out the centre and sanding.

More to come when I sort out my camera...

Duncan

 

[CHJ]

Admire the display of patience in a couple of those creations Duncan, in strong contrast to the speed of progress whilst spinning the bit of wood.

2 & 4 would be good to go for one of my shelves.

 

[stevebuk]

wow, what can i say, the leaf is awesome but they are all good.

 

[johnny.t.]

Really nice work Duncan 8) That leaf bowl is hugely impressive made even more so when you read the bit about the size,from the pic alone I thought it would be about 3" across!! :shock:

The Elm piece is by far my favorite out of this posting though, absolutely beautiful I love the design of it and the texturing makes it look so soft(no mean feat for a piece of wood)

I would love to see a pic of this router arrangement Duncan.

You may not post often but its always a pleasure to see your work when you do 8)

JT

 

[Lightweeder]

Lovely pieces Duncan.

LW

 

[duncanh]

Thanks for the comments.
I forgot to say about the leaf - I sawed it to shape on the bandsaw before I did any turning on it as I figured it would be safer than sawing it afterwards. It also makes it easier to get consistent wall thickness. The edges are done with a coiled wire in a pyrography machine.
Also forgot - the leaf idea came from a Tony Wilson at the Sunderland club. He didn't do the carved tips though

 

[Paul.J]

All beautiful pieces Duncan yet again
I like the rings on the mahogany piece.Takes the plainess away from the wood.
The leaf looks great,though would it have been possible to have made it thinner at the edges :?:
Terry's site is great i love the black twirly piece
The spalted Beech is a very nice form,and the Elm reminds me of a loaf of bread just taken out the oven.Very nicely done
Keep em coming Duncan,but more often

 

[hog&bodge]

It has to be the Spalted beech, l love the grain and shape would give
it shelf room in my house..
Also drawn to the Textured Elm it reminds me of the sea and shells,
not bread..
Thanks for sharing your designs with us..

 

[duncanh]

This is another item I had thought of finishing for the competition.


click for larger

24cm long with lid
8.5cm widest diameter

Hollowed to about 3mm most of the way, with some weight left in the tail.

The yew body had been sitting on a shelf waiting for me to to think of a way to complete it. I wanted a lid but hadn't planned ahead when I first hollowed and the yew neck wasn't shaped to a right angle so wouldn't form a good lid join.
After making a vacuum chuck system I was able to remount the body, glue on the ebony neck and make a better junction.

I was hoping that the form would sit of it's own but the lid makes it slightly top heavy so it won't sit with it's tail on the ground. I considered putting a small weight inside but decided a stand would work better. The ebony one is dished on top and has a bad attempt at chatter work underneath.

Unfortunately I had to rush the spray lacquer finish for an inter-club competition so the underside of the lid isn't perfect and affects the fit slightly.

For anyone wondering, the hollowing was done with the Sorby multi-tip hollowing tool.


Duncan

 

[loz]

Very nice, and unusual.

 

[Bodrighy]

Lovely work aa we expect from you Duncan. Not too sure of the overall shape but that's a taste thing.

Pete

 

[Lightweeder]

The photo' doesn't do it justice Duncan.

LW

 

[CHJ]

Duncan, if you had not revealed your work arounds for in process developments we would never have known, it looks like a well balanced and thought out piece.

 

[Harlequin]

nice yew form Duncan.
are the black bits ebonised wood?
the lid has a smaller diameter(maybe just the pic) -was this intentional?

 

[duncanh]

Thanks for the comments everyone.

Harlequin - the black parts are all ebony, or at least some dense black wood that's similar to ebony. The slightly smaller diameter on the lid wasn't intentional, it was turned on a separate jam chuck and I think I sanded it a little too much!

 

[johnny.t.]

Like this Duncan, it looks like a pheasant to me, were you tinking along those lines with the design?

JT

 

[richburrow]

Different and very nice as well.
The contrast works well!!

 

[duncanh]

JT- I was thinking more about seed pods and flowers, but you're not the first person to mention birds.

I've played with the idea before:-

these were my first efforts


and this was my first box:-


Both from 2006. Just shows how slow I am at working through my ideas!