Bob Noles
02-07-2006, 8:27 PM
LOML has been after me for the last 2 evenings to turn a pen for her to give as a birthday present to her best cyberfriend in Kansas.
I had laid aside a really nice looking cocobolo blank (thanks John Hart) that I had earmarked for this project. Went to the shop last night and cut the blank to size, drilled and gluded the tubes in place. Returned to the shop this evening to square the ends and mount everything on the mandrel and lathe. Got some music playing and lathe spinning. Grabbed my big ole roughing gouge and started making square things round.... the shavings and chips were flowing nicely.
After several minutes of this process and enjoying myself to the fullest, I realized the blank was completely sized to perfection and the finish was smooth and burnished nicely by the bevel. The odd part is that I never changed tools... I used only the roughing gouge. This was the most relaxed session I have had at the lathe and my body language was well in tune with the what was going on.
By golly... I think some of this is starting to come together for me. Now... what is it I need all those other tools for again? :D
Hey Tyler..... Pictures will follow tomorrow.... the finish is drying tonight and I did not want to mess with the mandrel so don't get your thong in a wad :D :p
I had laid aside a really nice looking cocobolo blank (thanks John Hart) that I had earmarked for this project. Went to the shop last night and cut the blank to size, drilled and gluded the tubes in place. Returned to the shop this evening to square the ends and mount everything on the mandrel and lathe. Got some music playing and lathe spinning. Grabbed my big ole roughing gouge and started making square things round.... the shavings and chips were flowing nicely.
After several minutes of this process and enjoying myself to the fullest, I realized the blank was completely sized to perfection and the finish was smooth and burnished nicely by the bevel. The odd part is that I never changed tools... I used only the roughing gouge. This was the most relaxed session I have had at the lathe and my body language was well in tune with the what was going on.
By golly... I think some of this is starting to come together for me. Now... what is it I need all those other tools for again? :D
Hey Tyler..... Pictures will follow tomorrow.... the finish is drying tonight and I did not want to mess with the mandrel so don't get your thong in a wad :D :p