Jenx
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Hello ...
managed to find a little time at the weekend to play with the lathe a while.. and to continue learning, hopefully..
I have a question, but first, thought I'd show you my "Bowl efforts number #2 & #3", and the other 'thing', which I personally dont like at all.. but the family wanted to use it, seeing as I'd made it :?
The thing I don't like is this lamp... I liked the base, but basically detest the stem.. i guess its all 'learning' but to me, its not nice at all... never mind, some you win, some you lose, l suppose...
Then there's second and third efforts at 'Mr Bowl' ...
This one, - i liked the spalted beech timber.. the outside of it ended up with areas that reminded me of the markings of a Boa Constrictor !
Then this one ... a bit of an odd-ball shape perhaps though ! ( its sycamore, I think )
I'd really struggled with the bowl gouge on the first bowl I'd tried.. this weekend, having got some advice from some of you by PM, I tried again, and got on a little better with it. - Still find dealing with the end-grain in the two positions as the disc rotates, quite a challenge though ( sorry if my terminology isn't the best ! :wink: )... I've made a jig to make the sharpening process a bit more simple, is this difficulty down to tool sharpness, or a clumsy hand, / tool control, or a bit of both ? or perhaps something else ? The jig helped me a lot.. at least I can grind a 'constant' bevel now, which I was really struggling to do, solely by eye/hand, when i first tried it.
Anyways... I know this is perhaps jumping the gun a bit, and maybe trying to run before i can walk.. but a friend of mine asked me to have a go at making a drinking goblet for her. -- she wants a large vessel, with the 'inverted trapezoid' type of bowl to it, rather than the 'tulip' type of shape.. she's a friend from the 'biking world', and likes a decent volume of beer in her cup... Whether i'm up to the task is a seperate question in itself, but blind faith and panic will see me achieve 'something' :wink: ... however, the thing i wanted to ask is...
what wood should I attempt this out of , and what, if any, type of finish should I impart to the thing ? It will ( assuming it can be made 'after a fashion' ), get used to hold beers / ales
Any advice would be very welcome.. ( other than 'close the shed door, Son and go fishing instead ! ' )
Thanks in advance...
much appreciated !
Alun.
managed to find a little time at the weekend to play with the lathe a while.. and to continue learning, hopefully..
I have a question, but first, thought I'd show you my "Bowl efforts number #2 & #3", and the other 'thing', which I personally dont like at all.. but the family wanted to use it, seeing as I'd made it :?
The thing I don't like is this lamp... I liked the base, but basically detest the stem.. i guess its all 'learning' but to me, its not nice at all... never mind, some you win, some you lose, l suppose...
Then there's second and third efforts at 'Mr Bowl' ...
This one, - i liked the spalted beech timber.. the outside of it ended up with areas that reminded me of the markings of a Boa Constrictor !
Then this one ... a bit of an odd-ball shape perhaps though ! ( its sycamore, I think )
I'd really struggled with the bowl gouge on the first bowl I'd tried.. this weekend, having got some advice from some of you by PM, I tried again, and got on a little better with it. - Still find dealing with the end-grain in the two positions as the disc rotates, quite a challenge though ( sorry if my terminology isn't the best ! :wink: )... I've made a jig to make the sharpening process a bit more simple, is this difficulty down to tool sharpness, or a clumsy hand, / tool control, or a bit of both ? or perhaps something else ? The jig helped me a lot.. at least I can grind a 'constant' bevel now, which I was really struggling to do, solely by eye/hand, when i first tried it.
Anyways... I know this is perhaps jumping the gun a bit, and maybe trying to run before i can walk.. but a friend of mine asked me to have a go at making a drinking goblet for her. -- she wants a large vessel, with the 'inverted trapezoid' type of bowl to it, rather than the 'tulip' type of shape.. she's a friend from the 'biking world', and likes a decent volume of beer in her cup... Whether i'm up to the task is a seperate question in itself, but blind faith and panic will see me achieve 'something' :wink: ... however, the thing i wanted to ask is...
what wood should I attempt this out of , and what, if any, type of finish should I impart to the thing ? It will ( assuming it can be made 'after a fashion' ), get used to hold beers / ales
Any advice would be very welcome.. ( other than 'close the shed door, Son and go fishing instead ! ' )
Thanks in advance...
much appreciated !
Alun.