Well I woke up this morning with an idea. Headed out to the shop early and found myself a piece of walnut
Well I woke up this morning with an idea. Headed out to the shop early and found myself a piece of walnut
~john
"There's nothing wrong with Quiet" ` Jeremiah Johnson
Got it mounted up and turned the outer profile....mostly using the skew20190818_090627.jpg
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~john
"There's nothing wrong with Quiet" ` Jeremiah Johnson
Then I needed to drill a hole to set my depth 20190818_093943.jpg
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~john
"There's nothing wrong with Quiet" ` Jeremiah Johnson
Did my hollowing with a homemade tool I call Big Bertha
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Also got the piece ready to accept the cherry collar in the next step
~john
"There's nothing wrong with Quiet" ` Jeremiah Johnson
So now I have to turn the cherry precisely to the cut in the walnut
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It has to be perfectly flat
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Then the tenon cut. This has to be a press fit to the walnut
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~john
"There's nothing wrong with Quiet" ` Jeremiah Johnson
So now I can put them together. Using the new gorilla clear glue. It fit was so tight that I had to pound it in place with a mallet
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~john
"There's nothing wrong with Quiet" ` Jeremiah Johnson
While the main body is drying, I'm going to make it a little walnut hat.
Nothing to it really ....just a small bowl. 20190818_112301.jpg
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~john
"There's nothing wrong with Quiet" ` Jeremiah Johnson
Now time to turn the main body.
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Turning the neck is first. Very difficult cut.
Had to make a special little tool for this. Making the tool took 5 minutes. Turning the neck took about an hour
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~john
"There's nothing wrong with Quiet" ` Jeremiah Johnson
Now diving into the inside
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Have to make sure the hat fits
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~john
"There's nothing wrong with Quiet" ` Jeremiah Johnson
Now turn it around and do the foot.
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~john
"There's nothing wrong with Quiet" ` Jeremiah Johnson
Made a little raindrop out of bullet proof glass for the hat.
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~john
"There's nothing wrong with Quiet" ` Jeremiah Johnson
Finish sanding and getting started on the lacquer finish.
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And that's it!!
7 hours with a lunch break.
Pretty dang good day
~john
"There's nothing wrong with Quiet" ` Jeremiah Johnson
John, Did you melt, mold, grind, or shape the glass somehow to get the raiin drop?
Looks very professional to me.
~john
"There's nothing wrong with Quiet" ` Jeremiah Johnson