Jerry Marcantel
03-16-2011, 10:38 PM
Monday I decided I would try to do a deep hollow form in Mesquite. So, I grabbed a 6" x 15 1/2" log.187063 .
After turning it round, and turning tenons on each end, it was time to drill my pilot hole.187064
I drilled in about 7" deep187065, and then cut it into two 7 3/4"long pieces. Next step was to hog out the innards of the bottom187066, that ended up a little over 6" deep and 3 1/4" id.187067. I turned a female rabbet, and started the top. I hogged it out the same ID as the bottom and made a male rabbet. After putting the 2 pieces between centers, I then cut a 1/8" wide x 1/8 deep groove to accept a twisted copper ring, made of 14 gage wire and soldered to form a cosmetic ring at the split of the top and bottom pieces.
Boy, I really had trouble soldering the wire. I guesse I'm not as young and stable as I was when doing jewelry repair 15 years ago. I used gold solder, and lost at least 6 pieces before getting them on the wire. I was shaky, and even with the loupes, I coud barely see the ends of the wire.. Got it soldered, and put it on. It was a tight fit as I made it short, and when properly annealed it can be stretched some. I assembled the two halves, and stupidity took precedent over common sense. Instead of setting the wire in epoxy like my plan was, I wanted to see if I could knock the high spots off the wire after the CA dried.
It went pretty well, but I decided I wanted to take off another fraction. The wire split at the solder joint, and flew off the piece.This picture shows the copper around the pin after it came off, and is loose in the groove.. Now I have a problem because the 2 halves are glued together, and I can't possibly make another ring and make it look right. So, I turned the groove off the piece, and proceeded to reshape it..... What do you guys think? It's nude mesquite, 14 7/8" tall, 3 5/8" at the mid section, and probably has a quart capacity.187073187074 Jerry (in Tucson)
After turning it round, and turning tenons on each end, it was time to drill my pilot hole.187064
I drilled in about 7" deep187065, and then cut it into two 7 3/4"long pieces. Next step was to hog out the innards of the bottom187066, that ended up a little over 6" deep and 3 1/4" id.187067. I turned a female rabbet, and started the top. I hogged it out the same ID as the bottom and made a male rabbet. After putting the 2 pieces between centers, I then cut a 1/8" wide x 1/8 deep groove to accept a twisted copper ring, made of 14 gage wire and soldered to form a cosmetic ring at the split of the top and bottom pieces.
Boy, I really had trouble soldering the wire. I guesse I'm not as young and stable as I was when doing jewelry repair 15 years ago. I used gold solder, and lost at least 6 pieces before getting them on the wire. I was shaky, and even with the loupes, I coud barely see the ends of the wire.. Got it soldered, and put it on. It was a tight fit as I made it short, and when properly annealed it can be stretched some. I assembled the two halves, and stupidity took precedent over common sense. Instead of setting the wire in epoxy like my plan was, I wanted to see if I could knock the high spots off the wire after the CA dried.
It went pretty well, but I decided I wanted to take off another fraction. The wire split at the solder joint, and flew off the piece.This picture shows the copper around the pin after it came off, and is loose in the groove.. Now I have a problem because the 2 halves are glued together, and I can't possibly make another ring and make it look right. So, I turned the groove off the piece, and proceeded to reshape it..... What do you guys think? It's nude mesquite, 14 7/8" tall, 3 5/8" at the mid section, and probably has a quart capacity.187073187074 Jerry (in Tucson)