emccarthy
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I decided to go down to the basement and mess around a little bit, and attempted to turn a small bowl.
Measures about 3" diameter and about 1 1/4" or so tall. Finished in friction polish.
Wood is white oak, and appears to be spalted.
I have learned a couple of things from this experience - turning a bowl from side grain instead of end grain is tricky. Also using a standard spindle gouge to hollow is ok, but I cant get the straight inside walls I wanted, as I kept getting catches. Also, wood that hasn't been stablized that has cracks in it makes it more tricky, as a catch can lead to chunks flying around the room.
Anyway, take a look...thought it was interesting looking wood, which is why I decided to finish it.
One more thing: I've learned I need more tools...I need at least a 4 jaw self centering chuck and some hollowing tools. A jacobs chuck and a manually adjusted 4 jaw chuck should also be on my must have list.
Does anyone know where I can find inexpensive hollowing tools? I realize a cheap tool is an expensive one, but I'm on a severe budget
Measures about 3" diameter and about 1 1/4" or so tall. Finished in friction polish.
Wood is white oak, and appears to be spalted.
I have learned a couple of things from this experience - turning a bowl from side grain instead of end grain is tricky. Also using a standard spindle gouge to hollow is ok, but I cant get the straight inside walls I wanted, as I kept getting catches. Also, wood that hasn't been stablized that has cracks in it makes it more tricky, as a catch can lead to chunks flying around the room.
Anyway, take a look...thought it was interesting looking wood, which is why I decided to finish it.
One more thing: I've learned I need more tools...I need at least a 4 jaw self centering chuck and some hollowing tools. A jacobs chuck and a manually adjusted 4 jaw chuck should also be on my must have list.
Does anyone know where I can find inexpensive hollowing tools? I realize a cheap tool is an expensive one, but I'm on a severe budget
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