Tip for other newbies

[CHJ]

Spot on Jenx, any chance of amending your post to include a title so that I can find it in the future?

 

[Anonymous]

I'd like to see the moderators make it a sticky for folks new to the forum :idea:

 

[Jenx]

Hi Chas ... hope thats ok... if you want it to read something 'alternative' .. let me know and I will change to suit

 

[CHJ]

Thanks Jenx, it can now be referenced with a Short Cut

 

[Paul.J]

Well said Jenx. =D>

 

[Woodmagnet]

Well said Jenx. =D>

+1 :wink:

 

[cornucopia]

blimey jenx :shock:
very well said =D>

 

[loz]

. when all is said and done ... I do it to please me...

Spot on !!

 

[CHJ]

Have stuck my nose in again and started a new thread. to try and limit the sticky count but still have a pointer to 'useful info'

If I'm out of order shout and I will delete it.

 

[wabbitpoo]

Oh well, if you say so. Here are the items I have hacked from an old, seemingly rotten, log I dragged back from the dog's walk (with no help from him). The largest is the urn, which is about 6" high.



I havent hollowed the urn as I don't have the requisite tool (yet), and slicing away with a small gouge was taking forever. The lid is seperate, though. I had no intention (or knowledge) of making a lid, but it seemed a shame to waste the chunck of partly rotten stump I had left sticking out of the top once I'd roughly shaped it. So I cut the lid in-situ, polished it and parted it away. Quite chuffed that it fits!

Just loving the colours that appear the deeper I hacked.

All three started off different proportions, but assorted bits broke off due to rot or other weakness. That siad, they're OK for the first few pieces to leave the workshop.

Off to find some more wood.....dog, here boy!

 

[Woodmagnet]

No criticism from me Wabbitpoo, i particularly like
the urn. Well done mate. :wink:

 

[CHJ]

The form of the Urn is great, and certainly displays the figuring of the wood well. Hope you manage to complete the hollowing task in due course.

 

[wabbitpoo]

The form of the Urn is great, and certainly displays the figuring of the wood well. Hope you manage to complete the hollowing task in due course.

I'd like to, but I am not sure how I'd chuck the piece now its done. A screw chuck up into the base? Got to buy one of those, then!

Thanks for comments, though.

 

[CHJ]

You can always turn up a dummy piece of suitable timber in the lathe and glue the Urn to it whilst it is still mounted using the tailstock for support and pressure until the glue sets.

When finished hollowing part off close to the base.

 

[greggy]

wow w.p, them are rearly great.well done for a newbie \/

 

[wabbitpoo]

You can always turn up a dummy piece of suitable timber in the lathe and glue the Urn to it whilst it is still mounted using the tailstock for support and pressure until the glue sets.

When finished hollowing part off close to the base.

That's fine, but how would I centre the piece exactly?

 

[CHJ]

Turn up a shallow cone to fit in the mouth of the urn, bore a hole in it to fit over your tailstock spindle. This will align the top.
Cut a shallow recess in the chuck scrap wood to take the base diameter.

 

[PowerTool]

Just to throw my vote in as well - very nice turnings,but love the shape of the urn in particular

Andrew

 

[Richard Findley]

Good work on that Urn mate. If anything, maybe a slightly smaller ball on top, or perhaps not the ball but the bit in-between a bit thinner, but really looking good!!!
I wouldn't like to call the timber though!!!

Richard

P.S, you really need to train that dog to fetch bigger sticks!!! :lol: :lol:

 

[Anonymous]

Good stuff Wabbit!!!

going back to find the rest of the tree? :wink: