mike ash
04-07-2012, 11:52 PM
Here I am on my own with my McNaughton system and a piece of madrone. Aren't those beautiful shavings? I squared off the point of the cutter as Reed Gray suggests and I will tell you that this improved the cutting efficiency and minimized the clogging of the groove.
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These are the results of my time with Reed earlier this week, but also my time behind the handle in my own shop. The first set of bowls is from the 12" x 12" X 5 1/2" piece of Ambrosa that Mike Cruz sent me. The second is from the 16" Dia madrone being worked on above. The photos might not be as clear as I'd like because I have them wrapped in plastic around the rim. This is the process I picked up from Reed, and I'm going to try it out. The bowls are turned to final dimensions and will need some sanding when they cure sufficiently.
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Now before you think I am getting a big head..................... I better show you what I did with the MONEY BOWL from the Madrone.
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Here's how it happened! I had the correct blade figured out and was monitoring my laser and everything was going perfectly. Then, I found that the bowl was so large that I couldn't get it to come around to the center......so I switched to a larger blade and whittled away at the groove to fit the curvature I needed and then proceeded to go deeper (without use of the laser!!!!). You can see the proper track I had on the initial blade (step on the left) and the NEW curvature (on the step on the right) of the second blade. [Don't tell Reed about this one!!!]
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228942228943
These are the results of my time with Reed earlier this week, but also my time behind the handle in my own shop. The first set of bowls is from the 12" x 12" X 5 1/2" piece of Ambrosa that Mike Cruz sent me. The second is from the 16" Dia madrone being worked on above. The photos might not be as clear as I'd like because I have them wrapped in plastic around the rim. This is the process I picked up from Reed, and I'm going to try it out. The bowls are turned to final dimensions and will need some sanding when they cure sufficiently.
228940228941
Now before you think I am getting a big head..................... I better show you what I did with the MONEY BOWL from the Madrone.
228944
Here's how it happened! I had the correct blade figured out and was monitoring my laser and everything was going perfectly. Then, I found that the bowl was so large that I couldn't get it to come around to the center......so I switched to a larger blade and whittled away at the groove to fit the curvature I needed and then proceeded to go deeper (without use of the laser!!!!). You can see the proper track I had on the initial blade (step on the left) and the NEW curvature (on the step on the right) of the second blade. [Don't tell Reed about this one!!!]
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