Trevor Howard
05-26-2011, 8:21 PM
Ok, this follows on from John Hart's thread about your first bowl, but this falls under the "first I am willing to show public"
A friend pushed me into the Vortex, unfortunately due to health problems right now he is unable to spend time in his shop and show me the correct way to do things. So right now I am winging it and sampling everything available to do with turning. I tend to try everything first before settling on one piece of turning I would like to perfect, even though I know perfection is unachievable.
The one piece I have achieved to somewhat satisfaction is ring holders, plenty of females in the family want one. But I wanted to try a Vase. Reading about hollowing tools, I made my first captive tool and set out to make a vase. Unfortunately, the carbide inset I had available was a metal machinist bit and triangular in shape. The tool worked great, the bit and operator not so, lots of tool marks. So after some research I found Jeff Nichols video about a drill bit. So that was mark II hollowing tool, worked 100% better but I need to perfect the grind. I was able to save the piece, still had tool marks but acceptable to me for a first. But the vase was too wide to save and too deep hollowed for a goblet, hence the Vagoblet. :D
2 coats of WOP (another first) and then just beeswax to finish.
5 1/2 tall, 3 5/8 hollowed, 3 3/4 diameter on the rim and 4" on the base diameter. Wood is Bradley pear (see my wood gloat from a month or so ago)
What I foresee happening with this piece, it is still green wood and warped just while waiting for WOP to dry. The knot in the side will probably crack and spread out. But I had fun and was conscious about safety.
If the pictures upload in the correct order, pic 3 will totally show how bad my tool control is with the marks I couldn't sand out in my lifetime. :o
I am posting this hoping it is taken in the fun it is meant to be and not to knock the great work shown on this site. The great work I see from some of you keeps driving me to learn, perfect and practice. I would ask for CC & how is my form, but I know most of what is wrong with this piece. :D
I am just trying to show some newbies like me there is a starting point and a learning curve, and yes I am ok showing my butt on this one.
I look forward to seeing all the humorous posts and I will take it in good fun. If this is so embarrassing to be on SMC I understand if the tread is deleted. :D
A friend pushed me into the Vortex, unfortunately due to health problems right now he is unable to spend time in his shop and show me the correct way to do things. So right now I am winging it and sampling everything available to do with turning. I tend to try everything first before settling on one piece of turning I would like to perfect, even though I know perfection is unachievable.
The one piece I have achieved to somewhat satisfaction is ring holders, plenty of females in the family want one. But I wanted to try a Vase. Reading about hollowing tools, I made my first captive tool and set out to make a vase. Unfortunately, the carbide inset I had available was a metal machinist bit and triangular in shape. The tool worked great, the bit and operator not so, lots of tool marks. So after some research I found Jeff Nichols video about a drill bit. So that was mark II hollowing tool, worked 100% better but I need to perfect the grind. I was able to save the piece, still had tool marks but acceptable to me for a first. But the vase was too wide to save and too deep hollowed for a goblet, hence the Vagoblet. :D
2 coats of WOP (another first) and then just beeswax to finish.
5 1/2 tall, 3 5/8 hollowed, 3 3/4 diameter on the rim and 4" on the base diameter. Wood is Bradley pear (see my wood gloat from a month or so ago)
What I foresee happening with this piece, it is still green wood and warped just while waiting for WOP to dry. The knot in the side will probably crack and spread out. But I had fun and was conscious about safety.
If the pictures upload in the correct order, pic 3 will totally show how bad my tool control is with the marks I couldn't sand out in my lifetime. :o
I am posting this hoping it is taken in the fun it is meant to be and not to knock the great work shown on this site. The great work I see from some of you keeps driving me to learn, perfect and practice. I would ask for CC & how is my form, but I know most of what is wrong with this piece. :D
I am just trying to show some newbies like me there is a starting point and a learning curve, and yes I am ok showing my butt on this one.
I look forward to seeing all the humorous posts and I will take it in good fun. If this is so embarrassing to be on SMC I understand if the tread is deleted. :D