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Last one of the 'use-up scraps' bowls. This one is walnut, ash and teak.
Pot with a lid ordered by a couple at the market last week.
no no no the lid was just wrong for the pot. Nice lid though. So did a different one.
better match for the pot I think. But I'll give the clients the choice. Hoping they agree with me, because it turns out the first lid is perfect for my big Christmas mug that steph gets out every year.
much to the dismay of steph I can take this to the workshop now. Stigmorgan hows your brownie points coming along or is it a case of don't ask.
Stigmorgan
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Beautiful work
For almost a week now I've spent the afternoons and all weekend looking after a dog SWMBO is dog-sitting while she goes to her PA job for the family she works for, it's all paid work so she can't afford to turn it down but it's frustrating for me because it means I can't get out to the workshop and make SWMBO and a few of the teachers Christmas presents
Working on a present today but the bottom part I was working on just didn't work out for me. About the time Steph dropped of a cuppa tea. Noticed my dilemma and suggested that last piece would make a nice box. So thats what i did.
made of oak 8.5 high and 6.5 cm wide just a tiddler
Stigmorgan
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A bit of awkward progress on SWMBO Xmas pressy today, worked on the attachment for the 3 oak rings, made some sketchy bandsaw cuts then turned a blank to the same size as the rings and double-sided taped some 60g paper on and created a mass of fine dust going through 4 or 5 sheets, this Oak is rock hard and quickly started to burn if i pressed too hard, lathe was at its slowest 400rpm.
Can't show what's going in the rings without spoiling secret santa but if my recipient can tell it was me that made and sent it then ill show this finished after Christmas
Can't show what's going in the rings without spoiling secret santa but if my recipient can tell it was me that made and sent it then ill show this finished after Christmas
Stigmorgan
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A little more progress today, using some cable ties to hold the rings in place, I spent almost an hour just sat staring at it trying to decide what to do with the top,
I decided to put a 4th ring on top so I cut a block from an old oak sleeper and started turning it, there was so much play sand embedded in the surface that it wore my parting tool down instead of being cut by it,
got it done eventually then before heading back to work i cut the top of the post at an angle and turned a pine blank to match the diameter of the 4th ring and taped some 60g paper ready to hollow the cut end to recieve the ring.
I decided to put a 4th ring on top so I cut a block from an old oak sleeper and started turning it, there was so much play sand embedded in the surface that it wore my parting tool down instead of being cut by it,
got it done eventually then before heading back to work i cut the top of the post at an angle and turned a pine blank to match the diameter of the 4th ring and taped some 60g paper ready to hollow the cut end to recieve the ring.
Looking good Stig,
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