You spin me right round....

[Jenx]

Ha ha ha I doidnt even SEE the vase till now... !!!!!
I meant that he was 'awake' ! but i see it there now !
Don't eyes play tricks sometimes !

Tom ... its ( lloyd grossman voice ) "over to you"... :wink:

 

[wizer]

God willing, I'll have something to show tomorrow. Don't get your hopes up tho. It'll be at least a couple of weeks of spindle work.

 

[wizer]

Ok so full day of play today. Nipped out this morning to get meself a 'perching stool' which I'll use mainly at the bench but might teach myself to use it at the lathe one day. might be useful for bowls. I also drove over to a boot fair which wasn't on!

So's I gets back and has a play. Stuck a piece of oak on and roughed it down.

I've been having luck with the skew for planing. Allen showed me how to use it yesterday and I practised a bit today. Not perfect and when it digs in, it DIGS IN :shock: But I'm learning.

Then I set about it with the tools I have. I didn't really plan a shape, just mucking about.

Truncheon? Rounders Bat? The 'handle' got a bit thin and I didn't bother to sand it. I'm not fully equipped with tools yet, so I couldn't do much in the way of beads and coves.

I then went on to a piece of Sapele. This shot shows the difference between roughed and planed.

(Planed on the right)

Bit more wacky this one. Was trying out different things. Tried doing beads with the skew, but failed

Finished the day mounting some shelves above the lathe and a shelf for the grinder.

All in all good fun and can't wait to have another play. Going to order a gouge in the week. Probably one of the performs as I am a little strapped.

PS: No one told me about the SPLINTERS!!..... off to look for a pair of gloves....


:roll: :wink:

 

[PowerTool]

Looks like a fun day - like the small oak club,looks like it would fit nicely in the hand.
Good idea with the shelving and the grinder;it makes turning so much better when everything is accessible.

Andrew

P.S. - if you thought the splinters were bad today,try some purpleheart,or perhaps even a banksia nut (the devils gift to woodturning :evil: )

 

[johnny.t.]

Blimey wizer, if you hit someone with that oak club they should stay hit! :lol: :lol:

Looks like youv'e been having fun

JT

 

[Jenx]

Heh heh ! Good Man, Tom ! great start ! just great !

I love my skews, I must say.
Probably use them 'unothodoxly' ( is that a word ??? :lol: :lol: ), but they get the job done !

Big ( useful ) fishing priest you have made there !
and its great !

A note on Gloves - personally, I'm not in favour - to much chance of threads / loose material etc just having the merest opportunity of getting round a rotating shaft.. I just personally wouldn't take the chance of it.
.. others may happily 'advocate' ... but for me, No.
It'll be interesting to see what the 'experienced heads' think ... :wink:

You're off to a fantastic Start my friend ...
long may that continue, and more power to your elbow, as they say!
Brilliant !

 

[Blister]

I think the wife to be wanted the truncheon made so she can get Tom out of the workshop

Tom :tongue9: (hammer) < The wife

:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

 

[Bodrighy]

Gloves, long droopy sleeves, long hair/ Any of these get caught at even 500 rpm and it's a recipe for pain at very least. Some turners won'yt let you near their lathe if you have rings, bracelets etc on even.

Pete

 

[wizer]

I think the danger of wearing a fingerless glove on my left hand is quite low. But I'll bare it in mind.

 

[loz]

Have alook at this before you decide to wear gloves........

http://www.woodturnersresource.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1231146104/2

 

[Jenx]

I really hate the thought of you getting hurt Tom ( or anyone else for that matter.. ) .... please, really consider binning the 'glove' idea...

( Good heavens , I sound like my mother !!! :wink: -- 'don't ride that motorbike over 50 miles an hour"...... )

I'd like for you to keep all your fingers and hands intact, if its all the same! ...

 

[mark sanger]

wizer

That is a nice looking machine, good and solid so I have no doubt you will have years of fun and quality work coming off the production line.

Take care

Mark

 

[John. B]

I think tom, you could call that a Priest instead of a truncheon,

It then becomes a tool instead of a weapon :wink: :wink:

John. B

 

[Bodrighy]

Re your tools Tom. We have a guy in the club here, retired professional, turning out beautiful stuff and only uses a skew and scrapers. It can be done. Don't always need that 'special tool'

Pete

 

[wizer]

I agree, but a couple of gouges would be nice.

 

[Jenx]

Just a 'thought' Tom ... and I don't know if others may shoot this down as incorrect ... a 1/4 Bowl gouge will be mighty handy for use on both Sidegrain and Spindle turning... may be a 'useful' short term compromise.

I use one on spindles a lot, in preference sometimes to a detailing gouge, which I personally find to be "Bielzebub's Chisel" in terms of the ease of use.
The detailing ( or spindle ) gouge is a grabby little monkey of a thing, and an old fella who 'part times' at the place I get my wood told me " you try a 1/4 Bowl Gouge Laddie, and come back & tell me how you get on with that instead" and I do like it, i have to say.

I guess its not got quite the refinement of a proper detailing gouge, but may offer a little compromise, to let you get going

HTH

:wink:

 

[wizer]

oops too late Jenx. I ordered an Iles Spindle Gouge last night!

I looked around and it was either the really cheap Perform or the averagely priced Iles. There's something about the Ashley Iles company that I like so I was happy to put a bit of my not-so-hard earned cash their way.

Next month I'll get a bowl gouge, but it wont be for a few months til I can afford a chuck so I'll have to look into face plate bowl turning.

 

[Jenx]

Sorry ! Too late !

I reckon you'll perhaps be better off with the Isles....
The perform, whilst being fine enough are perhaps not the absolute highest quality.. ( no doubt someone will take issue with that !! heh heh 8) 8) ) ... I caught hold of a few in Axi's store last summer, and ... basically left them where they were... but I know some get on well with them, and really like using them.

Hamlet stuff is always worth a look.. nicely priced, and seem nice to use. I've only a couple of Hamlet tools, but I do like them.

Wouldn't want to start a 'brand loyalty / tools debate' , because I suppose they're all good in the right hands...
I'm sure you'll like the Isles. best of luck ! Sorry I was a bit late in thinking about the idea 8)

 

[wizer]

I'm one of those people who like everything to match, so unless I'm appalled by the Iles gouge (very unlikely), I'll stick to buying a tool a month until I have a set. I'm a long way off playing with hollowing tools, etc

 

[Jenx]

You and me Both ! Scares the beejeesus out of me, when I see what Mark / George / etc do with 'hollowing' !

I guess the important thing there is 'knowing ones limitations' and as one progresses, as the old TV ad used to say " one instinctibely knows when something is right " ... and I reckon I'll apply that to trying hollowing ! ..

So... look forward to Feb 2025, when I vow to post my first hollow form :wink: :wink: