Nut bowl Project Finnished !!

[Blister]

This will be my next project , as crimbo is on its way :lol:

Maple blank 12" dia X 3" thick , YES inches 8)

Brass nut cracker from Turners Retreat £16.95

Bowl Blank from Stiles & Bates £17.95

See what I can do :wink: and If I can Remember to take some WIP shots :roll:

OK , Today I mounted it on a face plate

trued it up into a cylinder and trued up the base , then started to shape the bottom

:lol: , Yes I said bottom :lol:

Then turned the dovetail for the chuck and the foot

Sand trough the grades and sanding sealer , the 1 coat of Wax , and this is it so far

bit of spalting

and a close up :lol:

Had some problems with tare out on the end grain , but with some effort its now sorted :wink:

will do some more ASAP as I am off to work soon

 

[Bodrighy]

Blimey, I have never paid that much for wood. Look forward to the WIP's

Pete

 

[jpt]

SNAP

Just brought the same nutcraker but the blank I have is olive Ash.

Be interesting to see how they turn out.

john

 

[Blister]

Blimey, I have never paid that much for wood. Look forward to the WIP's

Pete

The blank was part on a deal I had :lol: :wink:

 

[Bodrighy]

Blimey, I have never paid that much for wood. Look forward to the WIP's

Pete

The blank was part on a deal I had :lol: :wink:

I should have known :lol:

Pete

 

[NickWelford]

Brass nut cracker from Turners Retreat £16.95

Bowl Blank from Stiles & Bates £17.95

.... and sell at a craft fair for 30 quid if you're lucky........

 

[Blister]

Brass nut cracker from Turners Retreat £16.95

Bowl Blank from Stiles & Bates £17.95

.... and sell at a craft fair for 30 quid if you're lucky........

No No No , this one is for me :wink:

 

[big soft moose]

Brass nut cracker from Turners Retreat £16.95

Bowl Blank from Stiles & Bates £17.95

.... and sell at a craft fair for 30 quid if you're lucky........

you need to put your prices up nick - the last one of these i sold at a craft fair was 75 notes !

 

[Blister]

Opps !

The update photos are up the top

First part of the listing :wink:

 

[loz]

Loving it so far !!!!

 

[Blister]

Today I drilled through the blank and opend up the hole in the base for the bolt that holds the nut cracker in .

The reversed the blank onto the chuck , and started to remove the inside of the bowl

and

Looks like it will have some nice spalting and wavy in the wood

need to turn the top to fit the nut cracker , will do that tomorrow :lol:

its off to the PUB TIME SOON :wink: and a ruby Murry

 

[Blister]

Well that's that finished

Rather pleased with the finished item :lol:

Roll on Xmas , get some nuts to munch

Lovely piece of wood

has some nice ripple / wavy in it

No then , What next \/

 

[loz]

Very Nice,

Can you see the bolt from the base? - or is the hole plugged ?

 

[Bodrighy]

Excellent. Now all you need is the fruit bowl, tree decorations, a couple of Santas, some wine stoppers ..... :lol:

Pete

 

[Blister]

Very Nice,

Can you see the bolt from the base? - or is the hole plugged ?

No , its plugged :wink:

 

[loz]

Very Nice,

Can you see the bolt from the base? - or is the hole plugged ?

No , its plugged :wink:

Sorry - I didnt mean that in a sarcastic way - i was just trying to picture how it was done, and failed !

So the bolt is buried in the base in a recess ?then plugged up. Do you also glue the bolt into the shaft you drilled ? - or is the tightness of the cracker/bolt enough ?

Loz - Sorry if that came out wrong. - you know how the internet is........

 

[Blister]

Very Nice,

Can you see the bolt from the base? - or is the hole plugged ?

No , its plugged :wink:

Sorry - I didnt mean that in a sarcastic way - i was just trying to picture how it was done, and failed !

So the bolt is buried in the base in a recess ?then plugged up. Do you also glue the bolt into the shaft you drilled ? - or is the tightness of the cracker/bolt enough ?

Loz - Sorry if that came out wrong. - you know how the internet is........

I made the hole big enough to put a socket from a socket set to tighten the bolt , no glue on the thread , the turned a plug to cover the bolt head

 

[dickm]

Nice piece, and practical - is it me, or are nuts harder to open these days :shock: ?
I recently picked up someone else's turned bowl complete with the brass mechanism at a jumble sale for 50p, but I don't really like the "ship's wheel" style for the handle. (and the one I've got has a white plastic rim) Not sure what to replace it with - I was wondering about something more like a lathe handwheel, or possibly a capstan style tap top. Any suggestions?