John Nicholas
11-27-2005, 7:53 PM
The new guy gets to jump in. Feet first -- Head first -- who knows.:D
3 Goblets here. The Right is poplar, right out of Keith Rowley's Foundation book. Left is from Honey Locust finished with 1 coat of Watco.
Middle is Oak. This was a turning club bring back. They give you the wood and you bring back a turned item or the wood and 25.00. I brought back a goblet. Finsh is 3 coats Watco.
I learned to chase cracks with CA on this one. The oak was cut about 7 years ago and has been aging inside a barn. My piece was 6x6x6 and a number of cracks. I trimed the sides on the band saw and got a piece with no cracks. Started turning and here a crack -- there a crack. :eek:
The double ended goblet is hollow on each end. I wanted to hollow the ball in the middle, but hollowed the bottom last rather than first. Next time. I like the curve on the top. The bottom curve needs some work. I'd like it different than the top -- more of a parabola. The spacing on the coves needs to be even. There is a catch in the bottom interior you can't see.
Comments Welcome and encouraged.
Note: The block is 1 1/8 inch square for scale. My photo box needs some work. First time I've tried one. Thanks John for the pictures.
John :)
3 Goblets here. The Right is poplar, right out of Keith Rowley's Foundation book. Left is from Honey Locust finished with 1 coat of Watco.
Middle is Oak. This was a turning club bring back. They give you the wood and you bring back a turned item or the wood and 25.00. I brought back a goblet. Finsh is 3 coats Watco.
I learned to chase cracks with CA on this one. The oak was cut about 7 years ago and has been aging inside a barn. My piece was 6x6x6 and a number of cracks. I trimed the sides on the band saw and got a piece with no cracks. Started turning and here a crack -- there a crack. :eek:
The double ended goblet is hollow on each end. I wanted to hollow the ball in the middle, but hollowed the bottom last rather than first. Next time. I like the curve on the top. The bottom curve needs some work. I'd like it different than the top -- more of a parabola. The spacing on the coves needs to be even. There is a catch in the bottom interior you can't see.
Comments Welcome and encouraged.
Note: The block is 1 1/8 inch square for scale. My photo box needs some work. First time I've tried one. Thanks John for the pictures.
John :)