June 11, 20223 yr Popular Post Working on a vase for my wife. I started with a piece of cherry 6” by 6” by 12” long. I think I will need to build a steady rest to hollow it.
June 11, 20223 yr Popular Post God luck with that Rusty. Those will test your the skills. I have faith your will conker. I've seen your works.
June 11, 20223 yr Popular Post When I started deep hollowing I tried steady rests but it was such a pain moving it and setting up. I finally learned to turn without it. This does take time and the right equipment to get there. However 12 inch deep is ambitious, Good Luck. Oh and remember small cuts, even with support it is more effective . Think you nailed the shape.
June 11, 20223 yr That's gonna be a beauty, Rusty! I'm really liking the steady rest I built from Alan Stratton's idea. I can attach/remove it without having to move the tailstock or remove the turning.
June 12, 20223 yr Author 11 hours ago, lew said: That's gonna be a beauty, Rusty! I'm really liking the steady rest I built from Alan Stratton's idea. I can attach/remove it without having to move the tailstock or remove the turning. Thanks I will have to check that one out. Thanks everybody for the kind words.
June 24, 20223 yr Author On 6/11/2022 at 10:40 AM, Gerald said: When I started deep hollowing I tried steady rests but it was such a pain moving it and setting up. I finally learned to turn without it. This does take time and the right equipment to get there. However 12 inch deep is ambitious, Good Luck. Oh and remember small cuts, even with support it is more effective . Think you nailed the shape. We had a demo at our last club meeting where one of the guys makes a two part vase and puts it back together after he hollows it with a box joint. It was very interesting.
June 26, 20223 yr Great start Rusty! Also, thank sir for tagging your topic, very effective tags and accurate, thanks sir!
July 15, 20223 yr Wow! Anyone who wants to get into turning wood but the spouse says, "No More TOOLS!" . . . show her this vase.
July 15, 20223 yr boy howdy, love cherry, one of my favorite species. I'm just learning to get back at the lathe, i'm slow to remember sharpening and my biggest let down is the actual turning getting tool marks out so i don't have to be come a full time sand man, figure with more lathe time i'll work thru it, sure do enjoy watching a skilful turner pull a piece to gether, thanks for sharing rj in az
July 19, 20223 yr On 6/10/2022 at 11:33 PM, RustyFN said: I started with a piece of cherry 6” by 6” by 12” long. Beautiful project. Thanks for the pictures! Did you acquire the blank ready-to-work? Or did this come from a tree known to you? Kiln-dried? Or 'perfectly aged' (like me)? I'm looking at the ring pattern - would this have been near a major intersection of branch to trunk?
July 19, 20223 yr Author 3 hours ago, Woodman said: Beautiful project. Thanks for the pictures! Did you acquire the blank ready-to-work? Or did this come from a tree known to you? Kiln-dried? Or 'perfectly aged' (like me)? I'm looking at the ring pattern - would this have been near a major intersection of branch to trunk? This was part of a 6” by 6” by 8’ piece I bought from a guy that has a bandsaw mill. It was wet.
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