Gav
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Happy New Year to you all, I've not been around much these last few months for one reason or another, all too boring and depressing to go into, but I've started the new year with the aim to expand my turning from pens.
So, I tried a couple of bowls.
I had some blanks lying around one was quite small about 6" and the other quite big, maybe 10".
The small one went well, took a few shots to get the chisel work ok, and a few close calls with catches, and a lot of sanding!
The big one nearly killed my poor little lathe, it was at capacity, and as I've already realised there's a small wobble whenever I put my G3 chuck on, then added to that the massive blank, i nearly shook the garage down!
But the blank was there and had some old woodworm in it, so it was only really good for practice/ruining!
Time (and fear) got the better of me for the big one, so I left it shallow and rough, but had a go at a friction polish finish.
The small one was given a finish of BLO and despite one deep gouge where I caught it with the shoulder of a gouge, i'm quite happy.
I've learnt a lot from these two practices, and am really looking forward to trying a few other (smaller) pieces.
Quick question...
I'm looking to make a shaving dish for lathering, what's the best finish in terms of waterproofing wood for such a use?
Gav
So, I tried a couple of bowls.
I had some blanks lying around one was quite small about 6" and the other quite big, maybe 10".
The small one went well, took a few shots to get the chisel work ok, and a few close calls with catches, and a lot of sanding!
The big one nearly killed my poor little lathe, it was at capacity, and as I've already realised there's a small wobble whenever I put my G3 chuck on, then added to that the massive blank, i nearly shook the garage down!
But the blank was there and had some old woodworm in it, so it was only really good for practice/ruining!
Time (and fear) got the better of me for the big one, so I left it shallow and rough, but had a go at a friction polish finish.
The small one was given a finish of BLO and despite one deep gouge where I caught it with the shoulder of a gouge, i'm quite happy.
I've learnt a lot from these two practices, and am really looking forward to trying a few other (smaller) pieces.
Quick question...
I'm looking to make a shaving dish for lathering, what's the best finish in terms of waterproofing wood for such a use?
Gav