The obsession continues.

[CHJ]

Which salad bowl are they from. :?:
Paul.J.

This one

 

[Paul.J]

So you got those 2 out the 1.
You will have to do one of your pictorials Chas.
Paul.J.

 

[PowerTool]

Nice pieces,Chas - were they the ones in the background of one of the shots of your grandson putting us all to shame ?

Andrew

 

[CHJ]

Nice pieces,Chas - were they the ones in the background of one of the shots of your grandson putting us all to shame ?
Andrew

Those are they,they were awaiting in line but lathe got commandeered.

 

[CHJ]

So you got those 2 out the 1.
You will have to do one of your pictorials Chas.
Paul.J.

If you insist :roll:

Not exactly a pictorial but this is the sequence of events.

 

[Paul.J]

Thanks for that Chas.
I will have to have a go at that,as i have some fairly biggish bowls to do once i'm up and running :roll: ,so it will save on waste.
Paul.J.

 

[CHJ]

__________Succumbed to the inevitable at last.

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___________The only mitigating circumstance being that I did make my own mandrel.

__________

 

[Paul.J]

Looking good Chas
How did you drill the holes.
What timbers did you use.
Question.questions,questions :roll:
Paul.J.

 

[CHJ]

....How did you drill the holes.

Just clamped the wood vertically in the pillar drill vice and ran a 7mm drill through.

....What timbers did you use.

Beech, Pau Rosa and coloured Ash

 

[duncanh]

Chas - re the coring - you can save yourself having to use the cole jaws by turning a recess in the centre of what would be the top of the bowl before you core it out. Once you're ready to turn it you can then mount it on the chuck using this recess and turn the spigot on the other end.
I've never taken more than one core, but you should be able to use this recess for the second core as well.

Duncan

 

[CHJ]

Chas - re the coring - you can save yourself having to use the cole jaws by turning a recess in the centre of what would be the top of the bowl before you core it out. Once you're ready to turn it you can then mount it on the chuck using this recess and turn the spigot on the other end.
I've never taken more than one core, but you should be able to use this recess for the second core as well.

Duncan

Thanks for that Duncan, :idea: obvious though it may be it never occurred to me when I took the pictures, which incidentally happened to be taken because someone asked what I meant by core saving a few days before.

I have been asked why I didn't just drill a screw chuck hole in the centre as well for the same reason. :!: :!:

Edit: I did just that on previous ones but use a faceplate for this and forgot.

 

[Bodrighy]

Pens always look nice, these included but I don't have the skills or equipmentto make my own mandrels likeyou Chas andam not inerested enough to fork out all the money for the bits needed.
Must admit they do look good

Pete

 

[CHJ]

__________Just to confirm we are still churning out the simple stuff.

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_______________Ash (172mm)__________________Ash (150mm)_________________Beech (130mm)

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_______________Beech (116mm)___________________Ash (95mm)__________________Beech (70mm)

 

[Paul.J]

Some more nice looking bowls Chas,with some lovely looking timber.
Love the colour of the first 2 Ash pieces
Paul.J.

 

[PowerTool]

Nice stuff - particularly like the shape of the second one.Never had ash remotely as dark as that.

Andrew

 

[CHJ]

....Never had ash remotely as dark as that...

It's come from a storm casualty branch Andrew that has a lot of rot/infection of some description associated, this is what appears to have caused the colouring.

Intend to go and have a look at the rest of the tree to see what state it is in, and whether it would be better to take it all out :wink: before it spoils.

 

[CHJ]

__________
__________Still churning.

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_______________Ash (136mm)__________________Ash (115mm)

_________ ___
________________Ash (126mm)____________________Ash (140mm)

 

[TEP]

Keep 'em coming Chas. The bottom right is my kind of bowl, lovely shape.

 

[Paul.J]

Four more nice pieces Chas
Just love the grain,colour of the Ash.
Have to agree with Tam and No4 me favourite.
Paul.J.

 

[CHJ]

__________
__________Made to order._______ click on images for larger view

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_______________Exeter Elm ____________________(305mm)___________________Tung oil finish