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How I made this two for one

Woody

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A malle burr with two two bowls in one bit of wood note the injury I now call it an ouch bowl my own fault I tried to hold it and flatten the bottom on my button jaws it dont work
First I fitted two very light home made small face plates that will grip in my jaws I made mine with aluminum but they could be made out of hard wood and fitted just one at a time this will help with the balance but you must fined the two centers first before you start turning
First stage is to get what is going to be the face flat fix your first face plate on the face side then find the right speed because it is completely out of balance and it will be all the time so start of slow and build the speed up sorry but I cant remember what speed I used was to make two spigots one at a time when you have made the first spigot and are on to the second keep stopping to cheek on the middle of the piece of wood so that you get an even surface but yoe may have to do quite a lot of sanding by hand the spigots are 1 3/4" to fit the O'Donnall jaws from Axminster but any will do

Then turn it over and make the bowls one at a time again keep stopping as you progress on both bowls just follow the same method as when you do the bottom as for the finish I used sanding sealer and paste wax all off the lathe O hope this will be of help to somebody out there and happy turning
 

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Woody

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Last photo note I left it quite thick I think this helps to balance the whole thing up and that is that enjoy I will be happy to answer any questions you may have the only stupid question is the one you dont ask
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Sorry but there are a few grammar mistakes I tried to edit but I was to late but I'm sure you will get the gist of what to do senior moment and it has been a while since i dine one of these good luck
 

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My mind is boggling at the ingenuity of this piece ...wow it's fantastic. Thanks, Woody for showing and the tutorial .:claps::claps:
 

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Hi Woody thought I would jump in before we go further on this to say I had to look twice myself. Good value adding at your purchase price you would probably pay that over here for the Mallee.

You set a great pace with your turning ahead of the pack. The last big bowl I did was around nearly a metre full of holes and the pukker factor was extreme using Ash Burl, decided to go small with pens etc.

Neat change of design also cause you cant ship Burl with bark on it out of here it sure helps to know at purchase just what you have to work with. Our losses are high with Burl mostly wet and with bark raising the cost no end cause when you buy it the price before debarking and drying is the weight you pay for.

Breath of fresh air to see such work using Aussie timber that I really love.

Kind regards Peter.:thumbs:
 

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What can I say?
Awe stricken, nae gobsmacked, hope the wound heals quickly luckily it wasn't worse ta care that man.
 

Jim

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Lovely piece of turning Woody, and thanks for the tutorial ... The bar is set high, so i will wait awhile to make my charge ... :frenchkiss:
 

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Oi you be careful dad bloody hell, its me that gets urt not you init?
lovely bowl but a what price?
 
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