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[Stigmorgan]

Stunning work stig, we pretty much started turning at same time but I'm silll making things round while your producing art lol. Too many interests and not enough dedication

At the lathe is my happy place, I'm not exaggerating when I say I'm addicted, I'm just lucky to have access to so much free wood

 

[Chris Mckie]

Finally found a couple hours to get out to the makerspace, a few weeks ago I was asked if I could make another bowl to be auctioned off at a dog rescue charity so i picked up a piece of (pretty sure) Douglas fur and turned a live edge bowl, wasn't the easiest to get right, the wood is quite hard and the outer white is very soft, love the red in the bark though. Finished with a foodsafe oil.
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Absolutely gorgeous that

 

[kinverkid]

Another pen/seed experiment. This one is Magnolia seeds and brass bits in resin. I drilled the tube hole too far off the centre so the seeds only show on one side. But, I like the look of the seed side so I'll give this another go one day.

 

[Stigmorgan]

This morning's offering is a footed bowl made from some confused chimp

 

[medwoodworx]

This morning's offering is a footed bowl made from some confused chimp
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Thats really nice!! It is end grain isnt it?

 

[medwoodworx]

Another pen/seed experiment. This one is Magnolia seeds and brass bits in resin. I drilled the tube hole too far off the centre so the seeds only show on one side. But, I like the look of the seed side so I'll give this another go one day.

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Great idea and execution! It deserves a second attempt IMO. Very nice!!

 

[Tris]

This morning's offering is a footed bowl made from some confused chimp
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Are you sure it's not bamboozled bonobo? Easy to get them mixed up


Whichever one, it's a lovely piece.

 

[Padster]

A new bowl shape for me....

Regards

Padster

 

[Jason Wheeler]

Just finished this bowl..

Hi all - my name is Jason, this is my first post!

 

[stenik]

Just finished this bowl..

Hi all - my name is Jason, this is my first post!

Welcome Jason and that's a lovely looking bowl .

 

[Stigmorgan]

I've had 3 Sycamore logs sat at the back of the pile that we're cut about 4 years ago, 2 are about 2ft long and a smaller one about 18inches, all are about 11inch diameter, they're split all over and really should be moved to the fire pile but this morning I was feeling brave/stupid so using my electric plane I reduced the smaller log down to about 9inch diameter so it would fit on the lathe and went to balancing it with the roughing gouge, it's so punky I had some large pieces tear out so I moved over to a fresh bowl gouge which gave a better cut although still had loads of tear out, got it shaped close to finish and saturated the whole thing in CA glue then took a final pass and got a really nice finish, then turned it round and put it in the chuck, having no steady rest made hollowing a nervous affair so I only hollowed what I could without it flying off. Whole thing sanded to 320 then abrasive paste and hard wax, the inside is sanded at 80g on a stick for what I couldn't reach by hand. Overall I'm glad I took the chance
Need to start looking at hollowing tools I think.

 

[Stigmorgan]

Today's piece is a bit of cherry, a few spots were extremely soft, so much so that it drank CA like mad, managed to get it stabilised, filled the cracks with its own shavings. Not my favourite piece ever but it's ok.


After I finished that I did 1p mushrooms from an old dry birch stick.

 

[gregmcateer]

20 spindles for a canopy porch.
Sapele, 180mm long plus tenons

 

[Orraloon]

I've had 3 Sycamore logs sat at the back of the pile that we're cut about 4 years ago, 2 are about 2ft long and a smaller one about 18inches, all are about 11inch diameter, they're split all over and really should be moved to the fire pile but this morning I was feeling brave/stupid so using my electric plane I reduced the smaller log down to about 9inch diameter so it would fit on the lathe and went to balancing it with the roughing gouge, it's so punky I had some large pieces tear out so I moved over to a fresh bowl gouge which gave a better cut although still had loads of tear out, got it shaped close to finish and saturated the whole thing in CA glue then took a final pass and got a really nice finish, then turned it round and put it in the chuck, having no steady rest made hollowing a nervous affair so I only hollowed what I could without it flying off. Whole thing sanded to 320 then abrasive paste and hard wax, the inside is sanded at 80g on a stick for what I couldn't reach by hand. Overall I'm glad I took the chance
Need to start looking at hollowing tools I think.
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That one really looks good. Pretty impressed you managed it on that little record lathe.
Regards
John

 

[Stigmorgan]

That one really looks good. Pretty impressed you managed it on that little record lathe.
Regards
John

I can start with a Maz diameter of 9.5 inches, between centres it was absolutely fine, once I started hollowing though I had to take very gentle light cuts as I only have 50mm jaws on my chuck, was very nervous once I removed the tailstock

 

[NickDReed]

Been a while since I turned anything due to a couple of failures which irked me, but today I finished off this platter.

First time I've ever turned entirely outboard which was interesting, not quite as relaxing as between centres.

It's all oak offcuts with one bit of what I believe might be purple heart (but others may correct me)

Pretty happy with it, I was going for a square platter but tearout dictated the finished article.

 

[Jason Wheeler]

Finished the slightly uglier bigger brother to the last bowl - it was very old, very hard and very dry lump of elm and if I never turn an elm and resin bowl again it will be too soon! (Although the last piece of the slab is in resin and might try some sort of vase..!!)

 

[jrm688]

Ceramic salt and pepper mills. Maple and walnut.

 

[jrm688]

Ceramic salt and pepper mills. Walnut and wormy maple. The 10 on the is for my oldest daughter and son in law’s 10th anniversary.

 

[jrm688]

40 wood pens for my younger daughter’s wedding guests and 2 epoxy/wood pens for the parents of the groom. Walnut with brass and maple Celtic crosses to sign the register. One is a fountain pen and the other is a rollerball.