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Frederick

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Never turned Elm before. Here is the latest effort. Roman ogee bottem with a slightly concaved top. A simple style but I liked the grain.

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Taken with my new camera. Hopefully these will be of a better quality or even the correct way up:funny:

Nope, still upside down :rolling:

Cheers all
Frederick
 

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Very nice shape, great pictures too, just have to turn my phone upside down now:face::face:
 

Frederick

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Nicely done Frederick, lovely grain. Has the new camera got a manual? lol.

Hello John

Yep it has a manual but but nothing is mentioned on transfering photographs. I have even tried holding the camera upside down :funny:
Still I don't supose it matters that much.

Cheers
Frederick
 

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Nice looking project, I haven't turned a lot of elm but CNC machined quite a bit, it is one of those types of wood that frustrate me. It either machines really nicely or is a nightmare for stringy bits & fuzzies. Still not figured out how to tell which way it will machine BEFORE utting it on the CNC lol
 

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Nice bowl Frederick. I have some Elm which I need to turn sometime in the future
 

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Nice looking project, I haven't turned a lot of elm but CNC machined quite a bit, it is one of those types of wood that frustrate me. It either machines really nicely or is a nightmare for stringy bits & fuzzies. Still not figured out how to tell which way it will machine BEFORE utting it on the CNC lol

Hello Martin,

Thanks for the post. I agree with you. The blank looked absolutely awful when it arrived. Some bits turned ok, others were hard going, Thank goodness for electric drills, pads and sandpaper.

Cheers,
Frederick
 

Frederick

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Nice bowl Frederick. I have some Elm which I need to turn sometime in the future

Thanks Derek, it was an education I must say. I did think that this one was going to be a fail. It took over two days, on and off but worth it. I am enjoying woodturning. pleased I took it up.

Cheers,
Frederick.
 
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