Just finished watching the third installment of Ken Burns' Vietnam.

 

Some good stuff here at the Patriot this week. @Ron Altier got things going with a post about using "CA" glue. Several of our turners (and others) received free samples of DAP's new entry into the CA market. Some great discussion about the glue and it morphed into  the methods of attaching turnings to waste blocks.  Check out the entire thread here-

 

 

@DAB posted a really spectacular pine bowl he turned. The grain patterns are outstanding.

 

 

Turning pine is no easy thing to do either. The alternating soft and hard materials easily cause tear outs. 

Here's the thread along with some discussion-

 

DAB's turning reminded me of something Scott Phillips (The American Workshop) recently posted on Facebook-

 

 

A month or so ago, @Steve Krumanaker posted a problem and solution of a stuck drill bit in a hollow turning he was working on. Well, he finished the vessel and it is gorgeous!

 

More photos and the discussion, here-

 

 

A while back, I posted a video from "Nubnstubs" featuring his special tailstock steady rest. He has posted another video that demonstrates the steady rest, his special chuck plate and a couple of neat shop made jamb chucks. The video is about 17 minutes long.

 

 

 

Wish I had seen this video before I made the finial on that little lidded bowl. 

 

 

 

Safe turning

 

I don't agree with her portions and structure.  Be different, be creative and make your eyes got to the whole project. Make something like no one has seen before. As my grandson said" Wow, I've never seen one like that, I love it"

Thanks for this weeks recap.  Looks like some interesting videos to watch.  Have to get to them tomorrow.

 

Nice job Lew. I'm very interested in the finial video as I'm not familiar with her work.  Cindy Drozda is the recognized authority on elegant finials and I know she follows a set principles based on the rule of thirds or the golden mean. Something about those proportions is just pleasing to look at. Have I ever said I really look forward to this feature?

 

Steve

Thanks for all of the kind words!

 

@Ron Altier I, too, like to "go my own way"! I was searching more for techniques when I came across her video.

Some interesting ideas. Seems I have seen the steady somewhere. I just do not like the idea of the steady and I guess you could say this method would not work on all bowls or turnings.

Here's a video you guys might find interesting.