Star in a sphere
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PaulD
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Great job! Not sure I have the patience to tackle such a beast.
SDB777
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Never even heard of such a thing! Where do you guys find these things?
Very cool!! What is the timber?
Scott (I gotta dream up some stuff) B
Very cool!! What is the timber?
Scott (I gotta dream up some stuff) B
Dale Lynch
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Thanks fellas, I'm glad you like it.
Scott,the wood is Birch.It is one of the progects in Woodturning Wizardry by David Springett.
Scott,the wood is Birch.It is one of the progects in Woodturning Wizardry by David Springett.
ironman123
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That is a very interesting peice of art. Great job.
Ray
Ray
SDB777
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Gotta'cha...for whatever reason that book has been passed over by me. But on seeing this, I might just have to get another item for my bookshelf!
Scott (thanks for sharing inspiration) B
BKind2Anmls
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WOW!
hard hat
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Awesome. I just got this book for Christmas, going to have to make this
Lucky2
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That's way above my talent level, but, it's an amazing thing to see. I can't fathom how you would turn something like this, guess I'll have to buy the book.
Len
Len
Dale Lynch
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The hardest part is going slow enough to avoid catches.The first thing you'll make is a chuck to hold the sphere.The book is very detailed in all aspects of making these.I would suggest to make the process alot easier by buying hardwood balls rather than trying to make them to start with.2 1/2" is the size I use.Good luck.Wholesale Wood Balls & Wooden Ball
Dale Lynch
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You wanna see something truly amazing?https://sites.google.com/site/tourdeforcewoodturning/projects/project-j Do.n't try and figure it out,it may cause brain damage.
The Penguin
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mind: blown
Fishinbo
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Incredible work on that awesome turning piece. It's like a ball with moving spikes, like it so much, very cool.
Russknan
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GREAT job, Dale! I can't imagine the patience that must take. As for the link you provided, all I could think about was how that can't have been the person's first - or second - or ? Can you imagine getting closer to completion and having one little catch? Do they even MAKE enough alcohol to compensate for that? [Disclaimer - I'm not advocating substance abuse but . . .] Russ
Dale Lynch
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If I got to the end only to be foiled by a catch I would need some type of painkiller for a broken foot from kicking the lathe.