Ken Fitzgerald
10-17-2010, 8:40 PM
I have just taken it off the lathe for the final time. That is it. No mas!
In an earlier thread I told of relearning bowl turning techniques due to a 2 year absence from bowl turning.
It's amazing how many times I had to take this bowl off and do something and then remount it, re-turn it and then take it off again.
A poorly presented bowl gouge caused the first tenon to break off, causing it to bounce off the wall and floor.
As I turned it I found worm holes...."eyes" where branches had been and in the process of turning it the eyes became dislodged requiring filling with epoxy and/or epoxy with instant coffee crystals.
I actually lost track but it was at least four times that I took it off the lathe and then remounted it.
I use a donut chuck for turning off the bottom. During my time away, I bought a #2 morse tenon with a thread on the other end that fits my chuck. Using it I was able to exactly center the bowl on the donut chuck while still mounted on my SN2. What a thing of beauty! Worth every penny I paid and it wasn't that expensive anyway.
A poor design on my part forced me to remount it one last time and turn the foot off. The foot fit my chuck but was too small in diameter for this english walnut bowl which is about 13" in diameter.
It's sanded and currently sitting on our kitchen table where I tested it on it's new bottom.
I'm headed back to the shop to wipe it down with mineral spirits...let it dry for a while and then start the antique oil process. I will post photos when its completed in a few days.
Has anybody used antique oil on walnut or english walnut.....this thing has some beautiful grain to it and ranges in color from black to white. It is IMHO the prettiest piece of wood I have had in my shop.
I am glad the wife wanted it saved.
In an earlier thread I told of relearning bowl turning techniques due to a 2 year absence from bowl turning.
It's amazing how many times I had to take this bowl off and do something and then remount it, re-turn it and then take it off again.
A poorly presented bowl gouge caused the first tenon to break off, causing it to bounce off the wall and floor.
As I turned it I found worm holes...."eyes" where branches had been and in the process of turning it the eyes became dislodged requiring filling with epoxy and/or epoxy with instant coffee crystals.
I actually lost track but it was at least four times that I took it off the lathe and then remounted it.
I use a donut chuck for turning off the bottom. During my time away, I bought a #2 morse tenon with a thread on the other end that fits my chuck. Using it I was able to exactly center the bowl on the donut chuck while still mounted on my SN2. What a thing of beauty! Worth every penny I paid and it wasn't that expensive anyway.
A poor design on my part forced me to remount it one last time and turn the foot off. The foot fit my chuck but was too small in diameter for this english walnut bowl which is about 13" in diameter.
It's sanded and currently sitting on our kitchen table where I tested it on it's new bottom.
I'm headed back to the shop to wipe it down with mineral spirits...let it dry for a while and then start the antique oil process. I will post photos when its completed in a few days.
Has anybody used antique oil on walnut or english walnut.....this thing has some beautiful grain to it and ranges in color from black to white. It is IMHO the prettiest piece of wood I have had in my shop.
I am glad the wife wanted it saved.