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WIP Yew

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Seeing Pierre's WIP I thought I would follow suit and attempt one as well with some yew this could all end in tears.

I was having a sort out of the area between my wood store and the garden tool shed and found some logs which I had not converted luckily they have all been covered and the sun does not hit that spot.

Anyway I found a couple of pieces of Yew and one of them cried out to be turned so out with the chainsaw and cut it into two blanks but instead of the cross grain I have gone with end grain. First picture shows the log before chainsaw attack. Then the first half having the faceplate attached first use of this plate had to go for a cuppa battery on the drill ran out once charged enough to drive in the last screws.

Mounted this in the chuck jaws and done some turning of the outside I then decided that the best bet was to hand sand with my discs mounted in the cordless drill which by this time was fully charged and a quick coat of sander sealer. Hopefully turn the blank around tomorrow after I have cut the chucking point which will be the foot as well.
 

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More photo's and that is today's shed work more tomorrow time for another cuppa.
 

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At first it did make the lathe shake a little now it seems to have settled down so moved up to the next speed slight wobble but not as bad as when I first started
 

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Over night I noticed a couple of splits no problem will add character to the finished bowl.

Well today finish off the base and form the chucking point to fit my 3 1/2" jaws.

Once done turned the bowl to start the inside removed the faceplate and snapped the head off of a screw(see photo's), no problem just work down either side of the offending screw and out it came no problems. This piece of yew ain't half hard.

Managed to hollow out and hand sanded I was not going to sand with the lathe running I respect all parts of my body and wish to have all bits attached when I have finished:rolling:.

I had a couple of tear outs on the edge leaving some white patches so a little sand and the pyrography machine came in use to make the patches match. Still need to sort the chucking point and put the finish on as I have only sander sealed the bowl.

The next photo's will be of the bowl finished
 

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Thanks guys am working on the finish at the moment. Spent today cleaning the workshop and giving the bowl a sand down to 400grit also applied the sander sealer and now in the progress of applying the top coats just waiting for that to dry so I can do the bottom.
 
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