Steve Schlumpf
11-13-2006, 8:29 PM
Had a blank of curly maple glued up and waiting for the arrival of the new lathe. Today was my first chance to get to it. 50081 50082 50083
Lathe is really nice to use but it will take me a little time to figure out what speeds I want to use. Before this I only had two basic speeds for bowls - very fast and screaming fast! What a treat to just dial in a speed that worked!
Wood used is from an old warped curly maple plank from my BIL. Who knew you could get anything from it? Bowl is 7 3/8" x 1 7/8" by about 3/16" thick (just a little thicker at the bottom).
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So far only my wife and my folks are the only ones to see any bowls that I have made - so please, be honest and let me know what I can do to improve my turnings.
Thanks for looking.
Lathe is really nice to use but it will take me a little time to figure out what speeds I want to use. Before this I only had two basic speeds for bowls - very fast and screaming fast! What a treat to just dial in a speed that worked!
Wood used is from an old warped curly maple plank from my BIL. Who knew you could get anything from it? Bowl is 7 3/8" x 1 7/8" by about 3/16" thick (just a little thicker at the bottom).
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So far only my wife and my folks are the only ones to see any bowls that I have made - so please, be honest and let me know what I can do to improve my turnings.
Thanks for looking.