Taming Turnings in 2010

[richburrow]

Hello Chas,
good to see that you are busy, I bet the polishing mop is getting a good work out.
Nice shapes and your usual quality finish 8)
Rich

 

[CHJ]

....Is the black area on the rim of the last one filled? If so what with?
JT

Well spotted Johnny, It's actually a Bark Inclusion infilled with fine used coffee grounds which come out much the same colouring when bonded with CA.

 

[CHJ]

...I bet the polishing mop is getting a good work out.
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They certainly are Rich, speeding things up no end on these little pieces, far easier to see and blend any sealer build streaks off the lathe and the ability to use Canauba or Microcrystaline instead of soft wax is an advantage as far as handling resistance of the finished item.

I mini batch process at the end of a session, going over several pieces with each stage of buffing thus reducing the time lost changing mops , this is not all that significant, only a matter of a few seconds to change over but I get some sort of perverse satisfaction out of doing it efficiently.

Eagerly awaiting Terrys suppliers to get their act together with smaller mops and more importantly alternate domed mops for the internals, am a bit restricted at the moment with what I have.

 

[CHJ]

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_________A couple more as a change from working the veg. patch.___Click on images for larger view.

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_____________Yew (130mm dia) ______________Yew (138mm dia.)

 

[Paul.J]

Couple more nice ones Chas

 

[CHJ]

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_________That's that lot finished.___Click on images for larger view.

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_____________Yew (135mm dia.)_____________Yew (125mm dia.)______________Yew (110mm dia.)

 

[Paul.J]

Bet your glad to see those out the way Chas.
Have you had any split at all :?:

 

[CHJ]

''''Have you had any split at all :?:

One or two of the 'rounds' you saw being prepared had peripheral splits that started to open up in this warm weather despite being 8-10% and I waxed them when spotted. Some of the shapes are the result of turning out the peripheral cracks.
Nearly all the the branch inclusions had star splits that needed CA stabilizing, didn't loose a complete blank though.

 

[CHJ]

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_________A Spalting we will go, just basics, the start of many more in similar vien .___Click on images for larger view.

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___________Spalted Beech (195mm dia) _____Spalted Beech (190mm dia.)

 

[johnny.t.]

The first of these two is lovely Chas It looks like a crotch piece? Wouldn't have guessed it was Yew.

JT

 

[CHJ]

The first of these two is lovely Chas It looks like a crotch piece? Wouldn't have guessed it was Yew.

JT

Your Guess would have more than likely been correct johnny, they are Beech.

Not exactly a crotch but there was a branch spur somewhere on the piece.

 

[johnny.t.]

Your Guess would have more than likely been correct johnny, they are Beech.

Prehaps it was the dust from last weeks Yew pieces getting to you Chas :lol: :lol:

 

[Paul.J]

Good start to the next batch then Chas

 

[CHJ]

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_________Todays Spinny Fix. ___Click on image for larger view.
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_____________________Spalted Beech (198mm dia)

 

[CHJ]

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_________One to fill the delivery box. ___Click on image for larger view.
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_________Spalted Beech (147mm dia)

 

[Terry Smart]

Eagerly awaiting Terrys suppliers to get their act together.

You and me both. I've resisted ranting too much but it's a wonder some companies stay in business!
They won't have mine for much longer.

 

[CHJ]

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________Something a little bigger to join the bits and pieces.___Click on images for larger view.

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_____________Ash (203mm dia.)

________Was rather happy with these little bits the other day.
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_____________Ash (80mm dia.)

 

[Bodrighy]

Careful Chas, those last two are getting perilously close to looking like hollow forms :lol:

Just out of curiosity, seeing that you do a lot of what is more or less production turning how long does it take you to turn a bowl nowadays?

Pete

P.S. Immaculate work as always

 

[CHJ]

Just out of curiosity, seeing that you do a lot of what is more or less production turning how long does it take you to turn a bowl nowadays?

Far from production turning Pete, but I do some of the smaller offerings on a batch process basis.

Thinking about it it took about 1-3/4 hours to do the Ash Bowl above from the solid, the split wood log had been drying for a couple of years in an old greenhouse and was down to 8-10 % throughout, I rounded the blank on the bandsaw the other day whilst having a sort out.

I guess nearly a quarter of the time was spent repairing the knot and a split and fussing about the final finish which needed a few reworks by hand to remove blemishes that showed as the gloss was developed.

Thing that puzzles me is how come something as tough as a hunk of dried Ash to turn marks so easily when you are not looking.

 

[CHJ]

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________Some more oddments.___Click on images for larger view.

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_______________Ash (135mm)_______________Black Poplar (90mm)______________Ash-Beech (140mm H)