Hackberry wing thing

[Joseph M Lary]

Here is the hackberry this one had some good spalting on it . turned it last fall just finishing drying and sanding it , needs one more sand and finish. Thanks for looking :)

[David E Keller]

That's really interesting. That wing looks scary thin. Nice job.

[curtis rosche]

that looks really cool. i like the curl, and the warping the wings have from the side, they are very thin

[Baxter Smith]

NE and wings! Never thought of that one. Good Work!

[Steve Schlumpf]

Joseph - looks like you have this wing-thing down pretty good! Looking forward to seeing the finished version!

[Dave Halter]

That's an interesting design with the wing low on the bowl like that.

[Bernie Weishapl]

That is a interesting design. Winged with a NE bowl. That is some good looking wood.

[John Keeton]

That is a really interesting piece - bet the wings started sounding like a propeller when you were turning and they started to move on you!!:eek:

Haven't tried one of these yet, but they look a lot like a finger guillotine!!

[Jeff Nicol]

It looks like the bowl is floating on water when I first looked at it! Very thin and cool colors in the Hackberry! I have a 30" across 10' long log I need to cut up, it should have lots of nice stuff in it!

Thanks for sharing,

Jeff

[Rob Cunningham]

That's really cool looking. Did you get a lot of flutter/flexing when cutting the wings? Do you sand something like that by hand or while it's spinning on the lathe?:eek:

[Joseph M Lary]

I start on the bottom and shape the bottom and do the bottom of the wing, put on the tendon. Then i chuck it up turn the inside of the bowl then figure the out side shape to match bottom through the wing . turn it down till the wing is about 1/2 to 5/8 thick, then go out to the end and start taking it down to 3/16 or less about 1/4" at a time. That will keep it form flexing . resharpen the tool about every 5 to 6 cuts, just a touch up , saves on a lot of sanding, a lite shear scrap helps also .i put tape on the tool rest so I know where the end of the wing is.
I will sand the bottom and the inside of bowl on the Lathe , then hand & power sand the wings OFF the lathe .:o