Bill Grumbine
12-26-2003, 3:15 PM
Good afternoon all
Here is a round piece of work which did not spend much time on the lathe, even though the title says bowl in it. While in fact it did spend some time on the lathe, that was a minor (but very stressful) part of the project. Most of the work done was done with my Legacy ornamental mill and the turntable borrowed from a local friend who has more Legacy stuff than I do. ;-)
This bowl was commissioned by a local church whose congregation takes communion at the rail in front of the church, but also has several members who are not able to make it up front. They wanted something specific which would come close to matching the woodwork in the rest of the sanctuary. Working from a drawing made by one of the members, and with a few modifications, here is the result.
<img src = "http://www.enter.net/~ultradad/communionbowl01.jpg">
From the side it looks like a very unassuming beginner type bowl, with a wide base and almost straight sides. It is mahogany, stained with Transtint dark walnut stain, sealed with 1 lb cut blonde shellac, glazed with Bartley's dark brown mahogany gel varnish, and topcoated wht Bartley's clear gel varnish. The idea is to get it to fit in with the rest of the woodwork in the church which is at least 100 years old.
<img src = "http://www.enter.net/~ultradad/communionbowl02.jpg">
Once you get a peek inside you can see where all the work was. The center cup is for a chalice. The two quadrants with holes are for the cups of wine, and the two without holes are for the bread. There was quite a bit of routing to be done on the Legacy to get all these cavities routed out, and then a lot of hand sanding with big fat fingers that don't like to go in tight spaces. Once the routing was done, the drilling of the holes for the cups, and most of the sanding, it went on the lathe to have the outside trued up and shaped to final shape. I held it with the No.1 jaws of my Stronghold in expansion mode, gripping it inside the center where the chalice goes, and using the tailstock for support as long as possible. Spinning all that work while held on by a thin bit in the center was not a lot of fun, but it was the fastest and easiest part of the job.
Overall size is 10 3/4" in diameter x 2" high. Thanks for taking a peek.
Bill
Here is a round piece of work which did not spend much time on the lathe, even though the title says bowl in it. While in fact it did spend some time on the lathe, that was a minor (but very stressful) part of the project. Most of the work done was done with my Legacy ornamental mill and the turntable borrowed from a local friend who has more Legacy stuff than I do. ;-)
This bowl was commissioned by a local church whose congregation takes communion at the rail in front of the church, but also has several members who are not able to make it up front. They wanted something specific which would come close to matching the woodwork in the rest of the sanctuary. Working from a drawing made by one of the members, and with a few modifications, here is the result.
<img src = "http://www.enter.net/~ultradad/communionbowl01.jpg">
From the side it looks like a very unassuming beginner type bowl, with a wide base and almost straight sides. It is mahogany, stained with Transtint dark walnut stain, sealed with 1 lb cut blonde shellac, glazed with Bartley's dark brown mahogany gel varnish, and topcoated wht Bartley's clear gel varnish. The idea is to get it to fit in with the rest of the woodwork in the church which is at least 100 years old.
<img src = "http://www.enter.net/~ultradad/communionbowl02.jpg">
Once you get a peek inside you can see where all the work was. The center cup is for a chalice. The two quadrants with holes are for the cups of wine, and the two without holes are for the bread. There was quite a bit of routing to be done on the Legacy to get all these cavities routed out, and then a lot of hand sanding with big fat fingers that don't like to go in tight spaces. Once the routing was done, the drilling of the holes for the cups, and most of the sanding, it went on the lathe to have the outside trued up and shaped to final shape. I held it with the No.1 jaws of my Stronghold in expansion mode, gripping it inside the center where the chalice goes, and using the tailstock for support as long as possible. Spinning all that work while held on by a thin bit in the center was not a lot of fun, but it was the fastest and easiest part of the job.
Overall size is 10 3/4" in diameter x 2" high. Thanks for taking a peek.
Bill