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Matt Ranum
04-04-2009, 9:20 PM
Well here are a couple of first attempts at the lathe.

Don't laugh too hard:D


http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k65/mr_matt3764/DSCF2412.jpg

http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k65/mr_matt3764/DSCF2415.jpg

http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k65/mr_matt3764/DSCF2417.jpg

The sides of the bowl I got down to about 3/16" before I called it quits there. I think I'm getting the hang of sharpening too, I had nice ribbons running off my tools today.:D
Ken Fitzgerald
04-04-2009, 9:22 PM
Nothing to laugh about Matt! Nice projects! Curlies are good!
George Morris
04-04-2009, 9:23 PM
They look pretty nice to me! George
Jarrod McGehee
04-04-2009, 10:15 PM
Those are pretty nice. I think I might take that idea of the candle holder. Nice!
David Drickhamer
04-04-2009, 10:30 PM
Nice job, I really like the shape.
Dave
Bernie Weishapl
04-04-2009, 11:03 PM
Looks like some great projects to me.
Steve Schlumpf
04-04-2009, 11:08 PM
Nice work Matt! Really like the curly candle holder! Keep experimenting - it's how we all learned!
Matt Ranum
04-04-2009, 11:13 PM
Thanks for the comments, makes for some good confidence boosters.

I thought the figured Maple would be the harder of the two to work but the Walnut was giving me fits. Catches and chipping, tear outs you name it. The Maple worked very smooth in comparison.
alex carey
04-05-2009, 1:56 AM
Congrats on your first turnings. I too like the curly maple candle holder. Well done.
Dewey Torres
04-05-2009, 3:51 AM
Way to go on all. I like the first one the best!:)
Jeff Nicol
04-05-2009, 6:38 AM
Matt, You are doing fine with your turning! We all started somewhere and are still somewhere just a little farther down the road! I like the curl in the bowl and candle holder, adds lot to simple turnings!

Keep at it, the sky is the limit

Jeff
ROY DICK
04-05-2009, 8:06 AM
Matt,
Very good turnings. Are ya having fun? :D

Roy
Matt Ranum
04-05-2009, 9:18 AM
Gotta admit it is pretty fun when you can work start to finish right there at the lathe and watch it come to conclusion right before my eyes.

That curly wood, I have quite a few short pieces of board that are like 1x10'x24"-40" long with bad areas that make it unusable for other projects and that I just didn't know what the heck I was going to do with. Can't just cut it up to burn, way to nice for that. I think I finally figured out how to make use of them. Should be able to piece several segmented pieces together with them.

Is there a glue that some of you use to give shorter glue up times? I normally use titebond in the different formulas but there are times when I just hate to have to wait till the next day to work on something if you know what I mean. Never tried that Gorilla stuff but I picked up a small bottle to try. Any advice?