Cwalker935
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Sometimes you have to make something ugly! This is a proof of concept piece so I am not all that concerned about its ugliness. I have been thinking about a jug with two spouts for quite a while but could not figure out how to hollow it. After seeing some bottom hollowed pieces, I thought I might have a solution so I turned this on three axes and hollowed the lower section from the bottom. I used some poplar to experiment. I ended up under cutting the two tenons that I left on the bottom for turning and hollowing the spouts. The softer wood coupled with the under cut tenons resulted in a lot of flexing when I was working on the spouts so I could not get them symmetrical or to the shape I wanted. I added some basket weave pyrography to try to liven up the boring poplar.
The turning on this piece was pretty challenging (at least for me) and keeping it from blowing up was a win. I have some ideas for improving my approach and producing a better looking result. Comments and suggestions are welcomed.
The turning on this piece was pretty challenging (at least for me) and keeping it from blowing up was a win. I have some ideas for improving my approach and producing a better looking result. Comments and suggestions are welcomed.