Bob Wemm
Member
It's hard to believe that it is 8 years since I got my first lathe. How time flies, but that one had a heart attack and now I have a Nova 1624-44 which I am very happy with. The first few years I didn't do very much turning, mainly because I was doing lots of other stuff as well.
These two pieces are the 1st and 3rd bits that I did on the lathe. I had never used one before.
The captive ring was a bit of a challenge because I only had a basic set of chisels and had to use a "Screwdriver" to cut the back of the ring.
The 2nd piece I made was an off centre spindle which has long since disappeared. The goblet is made from a bit of jarrah and shows the natural cracks that I had to deal with. The walls are 1/16 thick which I was pretty pleased with. To this day I have never had a lesson and still don't know how to use my chisels correctly.:redface:
All my results happen after a lot of sanding.
For your interest and amusement.:biggrin:
Cheers'
Bob.
These two pieces are the 1st and 3rd bits that I did on the lathe. I had never used one before.
The captive ring was a bit of a challenge because I only had a basic set of chisels and had to use a "Screwdriver" to cut the back of the ring.
The 2nd piece I made was an off centre spindle which has long since disappeared. The goblet is made from a bit of jarrah and shows the natural cracks that I had to deal with. The walls are 1/16 thick which I was pretty pleased with. To this day I have never had a lesson and still don't know how to use my chisels correctly.:redface:
All my results happen after a lot of sanding.
For your interest and amusement.:biggrin:
Cheers'
Bob.