Greg Ketell
06-06-2008, 1:10 AM
Ok, this is only the 3rd non-pen item I have turned and it was planned as a "rough draft" to learn from so I used redwood because it is soft and easy to turn and finished it with several baths of mineral oil (I actually thought it would be a throw-away when I was done with it but my wife wants to keep it).
Things I learned:
1) Making a jamb chuck is a lot harder than it seems.
2) A good jamb chuck is a must for this type of item.
3) Redwood doesn't work well in a jamb chuck because it is so soft it dents.
4) Redwood is so soft that it dents/cracks as the item flies out of the early/bad jamb chucks.
5) Mineral oil sucks as a finish.
6) I need to work (a lot) on turning round beads/balls.
http://sawmillcreek.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=90170&stc=1&d=1212728931
Critique would be greatly appreciated. And suggestions on what wood would be good/safe to use for food utensils. Redwood is kinda iffy according to a list of toxic woods I've seen.
GK
Things I learned:
1) Making a jamb chuck is a lot harder than it seems.
2) A good jamb chuck is a must for this type of item.
3) Redwood doesn't work well in a jamb chuck because it is so soft it dents.
4) Redwood is so soft that it dents/cracks as the item flies out of the early/bad jamb chucks.
5) Mineral oil sucks as a finish.
6) I need to work (a lot) on turning round beads/balls.
http://sawmillcreek.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=90170&stc=1&d=1212728931
Critique would be greatly appreciated. And suggestions on what wood would be good/safe to use for food utensils. Redwood is kinda iffy according to a list of toxic woods I've seen.
GK