Some of my 2015 Challenges and Churnings.

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Thanks for the input Derek, understand the preferences, fortunately the destination for these pieces has a very eclectic clientele, sometimes the most obscure forms get taken up in preference to the conventional.
 
CHJ":3a9k7kzt said:
Thanks for the input Derek, understand the preferences, fortunately the destination for these pieces has a very eclectic clientele, sometimes the most obscure forms get taken up in preference to the conventional.

It would be very boring if we all liked the same things and as you have said they are for a certain type of person who likes this kind of shape who are we to argue if that is what they like :wink:
 
Short session before the afternoon Rugby on the box and a glass or two of the Hop nectar:-
Started on the bench bits with a view to making some lids, don't know what they will be used for but the inspiration for that is somewhat dependant on how successful the first stage turns out.
First prepare a set of base wood blanks that will take a reasonable amount of turning detail, diameter not critical but one face surface has to be absolutely flat.
Walnut:-
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Match to suitable thick veneer slice and mark selected circle area and number both as matched pair.
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Over to the bandsaw to roughly trim circles.
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Move over to the sander to flatten one side of the veneers, and wonder what we are going to do with the off-cuts other than firewood bag.
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So now have a stack of carrier blanks and thick veneers.
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Set up for Gluing session.
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And remember why you should have bitten the bullet and got those extra clamps, or next time make sure veneers are constant thickness to enable multiple stack clamping.
 

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Dalboy":1zyrbw1m said:
watching with interest Chas I am intrigued
Next stage is to clean them up into basic Blanks and check wood patterns etc. could take a while.
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As to whether they stay flat topped, domed, hollowed and square edged or rounded will possibly be influenced by whatever Pot or Box they get married with.
Just looking for a change that just shows the wood character off without central knobs .
 

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Did not take as long as expected, batch use of chuck jaw setup etc. speeds things up.
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Took me longer to carry out the week overdue shop clean up, not helped by the couple of large chuck mounting off-cuts forgotten about buried in the shavings that found their way into the extractor fan, of course some helpful individual had to ask " What are you going to use for the main bodies" :duno:
 

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Been rather a lot of diversions away from the shed for a couple of weeks or so due to a family bereavement but there have been one or two projects completed outside the public view.

One little item that got finished and posted off to a Grandson who is into competition shooting was this little handle:-

Walnut with a 5mm Brass thread insert to fit end of ramrod, main criteria being that in the event of accidental discharge it would be polished and shaped so that it would pass through the hand without removing digits and limit bruising.
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For a replica version of one of these Pattern 1853 Lee Enfields:-
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Sorry to hear of your family bereavement Chas.

Things like this are what makes turning interesting the handle is well shaped for the purpose and well finished I am sure that the grandson will be well pleased with it
 
Dalboy":3lvhtsmy said:
....I am sure that the grandson will be well pleased with it
He seemed that way this evening via Skype, it arrived in the Bavarian post this morning, he's still rather hyper about the firearm but having to cope with some frustration as he's still awaiting the bullet mould and gage block to arrive from Italy.

Sometimes the simplest little jobs provide a disproportionate amount of satisfaction.
 
Just finished another project requiring a bit more care in stock preparation and on lathe support, not really a WIP but a few snaps of the various stages I needed to get it together in one piece so to speak may be of interest to some.

Assembled from Ash & Walnut with a generous amount of Cascamite.

Basic Body Barrel, nominal 200mm dia. for starters.
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Note Long Jubilee strap at chuck end reinforcing the stud clamps and the wood screw drives in the tailstock spreader plate.
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Note withdrawing of the drive screws as blank is roughly trued up and end face clean up started.
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First end face trued square to rough turned cylinder.
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Blank turned round in chuck for cleaning up opposite end.

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Socket cleaned up in bore to take base tenon.
 

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Prepare rough base piece, cut mounting Socket, turn round and cut base mounting spigot and clean up internal base surface.
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Glue up off lathe, leaving base on chuck to maintain concentricity and free up lathe for other work.
 

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Start on top ring, cut mounting socket.
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Remount Base and Barrel, hollow out centre, form socket on top edge to take top ring spigot whilst some rigidity remains, finish outer contour to match.
 

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Form Top Ring mounting spigot and form inner surface curve.
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Then Glue up off lathe.
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Clean up Top ring and form socked for collar lip.
 

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Prepare internals of collar to fit top ring socket, and internal spigot to hold when reversed.
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Part finish off collar top flare and mark centre for location and support aid.
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Glue collar in place, this time on lathe with support to ensure concentricity.
 

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Start forming Base Foot, open up the collar and form lid lip flange.
 

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Using wooden Jaws.
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Remount and finish off foot.
 

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All that remained was to make a suitable tight fitting lid.
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And to give it a bit of a polish.

Finished Dimensions:-
240mm High X 180 mm Dia.
 

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