Don Henthorn Smithville, TX
03-30-2005, 10:35 AM
A lady gave me a small block of mesquite and I decided to turn this hollow form. Pretty
plain mesquite except for the little patch right in the center. Don't know what the light
spot is inside the collar in the higher view. 3 1/4” wide and 3” high.
The form is a little flat in the lower half. For some reason I had a devil of a time finishing
it. Once I got it in the compression chuck to finish the bottom I couldn't touch it with a
chisel without a catch. I sharpened the chisels, as I tried different ones and every one
caught, BAD. The compression chuck really buggered up the sides and I finally had to
finish it with the 80 grit gouge.
Little unsure about the maple collar. Wish I had ebonized it now. Oh well, next time....
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<img src="http://users2.ev1.net/~henthorn/mesquitehf1.jpg">
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<img src="http://users2.ev1.net/~henthorn/mesquitehf2.jpg">
plain mesquite except for the little patch right in the center. Don't know what the light
spot is inside the collar in the higher view. 3 1/4” wide and 3” high.
The form is a little flat in the lower half. For some reason I had a devil of a time finishing
it. Once I got it in the compression chuck to finish the bottom I couldn't touch it with a
chisel without a catch. I sharpened the chisels, as I tried different ones and every one
caught, BAD. The compression chuck really buggered up the sides and I finally had to
finish it with the 80 grit gouge.
Little unsure about the maple collar. Wish I had ebonized it now. Oh well, next time....
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<img src="http://users2.ev1.net/~henthorn/mesquitehf1.jpg">
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<img src="http://users2.ev1.net/~henthorn/mesquitehf2.jpg">