Wet Saturday afternoon..

[PowerTool]

Todays piece :-

American black walnut,165mm diameter,70mm overall height,oiled.

And I found time to put up some much-needed shelves... :wink:

Andrew

 

[Anonymous]

And I found time to put up some much-needed shelves...

Careful Andrew, we're not built for multi-tasking :lol:

 

[PowerTool]

Midweek piece (workshop was a bit nippy to start with,though) :-

Elm,125mm diameter,45mm high,waxed.

Andrew

 

[Anonymous]

simple forms always work well... nice job Andrew :wink:

 

[PowerTool]

Todays piece

Ash,205mm diameter,45mm high,oiled.
Managed a more consistent wall and base thickness,as I purchased some callipers to take some of the guesswork out of it.

Andrew

 

[CHJ]

You seem to have mastered the flat bases Andrew, not the easiest thing to do. I find the 'squeak' from a 150mm steel rule drawn across the surface most satisfying. after a while you will find that if you come to 'flatten' a rim for gluing on something like my recent pots you will be able to get them square first shot.

 

[PowerTool]

Very mild this morning - first time for a good number of weeks I haven't needed any heating on in the workshop.

Beech,155mm diameter,35mm high,finished with friction polish.

Andrew

 

[Anonymous]

Nice work again Andrew... is it optical delusion or are your bowls getting a little deeper?

 

[PowerTool]

Thanks Graham - bowls are getting deeper as bases are getting thinner,all due to some kind person on here suggesting that a 2 or 3mm dovetail recess will work perfectly well (which it does) rather than the 6mm+ I was doing before.
Can't think who it was,though..
But say thanks if you see them :wink:

Andrew

 

[greybeard]

2mm always looks to be impossible, but it really does work. Of course, you can also wind-up any knowing types who invariably turn the bowl over and inspect the base before declaiming 'ah yes, I used to do this...' by mounting the finished bowl base outwards in a cole jaw, and then removing the rest of the base (the outer circle so to speak) so the recess disappears! That can get the bases even thinner!!

The best I've managed to inspire so far was a genuine double-take from one such 'expert' - I'm fairly sure he still hasn't worked it out!

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks Graham - bowls are getting deeper as bases are getting thinner,all due to some kind person on here suggesting that a 2 or 3mm dovetail recess will work perfectly well (which it does) rather than the 6mm+ I was doing before.
Can't think who it was,though..
But say thanks if you see them :wink:

Andrew

Time we had a chuckle button in the smilies :lol:

 

[PowerTool]

On holiday this week,so inbetween the long list of jobs to do at my ex-wifes pub...

Goncalo alves,155mm diameter,80mm overall height,finished in melamine lacquer.

Andrew

 

[Anonymous]

More good stuff Andrew... I'm running out of superlatives :wink:

Pub... some jobs are made in heaven

 

[PowerTool]

Got most of the jobs finished at the pub,so made this :-

My first platter - elm,255mm diameter,35mm overall height,oiled.

Andrew

 

[Bodrighy]

S'nice, I love those simple looks, so easy to get carried away and stick loads of unnecessary (IMHO) curves all over the place.

Hope I'll be producing similar soon

Pete

 

[PowerTool]

S'nice, I love those simple looks, so easy to get carried away and stick loads of unnecessary (IMHO) curves all over the place.

Hope I'll be producing similar soon

Pete

Thanks - looking forward to seeing pictures of your work with that new chuck of yours :wink:
I love to see other peoples work; there is often something to be learnt from it,or get ideas and inspiration,or at least to just enjoy it

Andrew

 

[Anonymous]

I love to see other peoples work; there is often something to be learnt from it,or get ideas and inspiration,or at least to just enjoy it

Andrew

Me too, keep 'em coming :wink:

 

[PowerTool]

Following a trip to G&S Timbers this morning :-

Cherry,150mm diameter,25mm high,finished in friction polish.
Managed walls 2mm thick at the top,base is 5mm thick,held on a 1 mm chucking recess (only fell off once )

Andrew

 

[PowerTool]

Todays piece :-

She-oak,150mm x 50 mm,friction polish.

Back to work on Monday

Andrew

 

[Bodrighy]

This one I like!! Lovely colour and grain

Pete