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[stateit]

Just starting out on this journey. It's not fully sanded or finished yet - waiting until tomorrow for more abrasives. This is actually from the 12"x3/4" wide pine board that my lathe was mounted on when I picked it up. I remounted the lathe on my shed bench. Past two platters I made from it are round.

Shame it's pine, but I'm using what timber I have rather than buy it while I'm learning. My log pile has shrunk a bit this past couple of months, as well. Oak, ash, cherry & leylandii made up most of the last load.

I'm a bit miffed in that I 'forced' myself into maybe unnecessary decoration, and that it could be shifted by a few mm, or even not done.

Pleased with my new chuck, a Viper3 , having come from the tommy bar chucks that came with the lathe. Swapping/reversing pieces is so much easier now.

 

[Stigmorgan]

Just starting out on this journey. It's not fully sanded or finished yet - waiting until tomorrow for more abrasives. This is actually from the 12"x3/4" wide pine board that my lathe was mounted on when I picked it up. I remounted the lathe on my shed bench. Past two platters I made from it are round.

Shame it's pine, but I'm using what timber I have rather than buy it while I'm learning. My log pile has shrunk a bit this past couple of months, as well. Oak, ash, cherry & leylandii made up most of the last load.

I'm a bit miffed in that I 'forced' myself into maybe unnecessary decoration, and that it could be shifted by a few mm, or even not done.

Pleased with my new chuck, a Viper3 , having come from the tommy bar chucks that came with the lathe. Swapping/reversing pieces is so much easier now.

That's gorgeous, nothing wrong with pine but probably not the best wood to learn with, soft woods can be hard to get a clean cut without tearout causing frustration. Hardwoods can be easier to learn with.

Threw out yesterday's trophy failure and made a new one from a Mountain Ash log, continued the line through the stand for a little hidden feature underneath, finished with hard wax and have to say I really like it

 

[Padster]

Threw out yesterday's trophy failure and made a new one from a Mountain Ash log, continued the line through the stand for a little hidden feature underneath, finished with hard wax and have to say I really like it

Stig, I have to say I agree that this is much nicer - IMHO... great job!

 

[Stigmorgan]

Thanks Padster

3 little ring/jewelry bowls today made from silver birch.

 

[rob1693]

Wand in beech and oak

for my harry potter mad granddaughter

 

[Stigmorgan]

Wand in beech and oakView attachment 184007 for my harry potter mad granddaughter

OK that's freaky, look what I made today using Holly, ebony and a champagne gold marble for the Harry Potter mad school librarian

 

[rob1693]

If your comparing my work to yours stig I must be getting better, ive moved on from making things round