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A week or so back I realised that I was going to have to do some repairs on a couple of our window shutters. So along to our local wood supplier, Audoise d'Bois, and got what the French call trois ply for the horizontal and diagonal battons. It's ply with attitude, 3 ply at 1 1/4" thick!. After I had done the repairs I had a bit left. About 6" X 14"
and wondered what it would turn like. So I cut it in 1/2 and glued the 2 bits together to form a 2 1/2" 6 ply square, hot glued it to a chuck and spun it up. It's just pine and not a lot to loose. With the plies being so thic there's not much glue so not much of a turning problem and this was the result
Just less than 6" diameter, finished with a couple of coats of hardwax oil and microcrystaline wax. I like it :mrgreen:
I had to make a new one for the second side, si I have some more to play with now. It turns quite nicely too 8) 8)
and wondered what it would turn like. So I cut it in 1/2 and glued the 2 bits together to form a 2 1/2" 6 ply square, hot glued it to a chuck and spun it up. It's just pine and not a lot to loose. With the plies being so thic there's not much glue so not much of a turning problem and this was the result
Just less than 6" diameter, finished with a couple of coats of hardwax oil and microcrystaline wax. I like it :mrgreen:
I had to make a new one for the second side, si I have some more to play with now. It turns quite nicely too 8) 8)
