First attempts

[davol]

HI All
Having dabbled with woodworking for the past five years or so (since retirement). In early 2007 I began to read the posts in this forum with a view to buying a lathe and trying my hand at turning (never done any before).
After much research, most of it on this forum. Two weeks ago I successfully bid on E-bay (£420) for a three year old Nova 3000 lathe.
This came complete with : supernova chuck, extra set of spigot jaws,
eleven chisels (4 Robert Sorby 4 Crown) and approx twenty turning blanks of various sizes and timbers.
Results so far:
1. small bowl NO COMMENT not worth a pic
2. bowl/dish. 230mm dia x 30mm. This was inspired by Johnboy's post on the safe way to turn a square bowl.
3 Pepper mill. 60mm dia(max) x 270mm tall. Note the tear drop flaw is natural.

Thats all so far, many thanks to the forum, keep turning

MODEDit, removed picture links. Although working, they are massive - and Chas has reduced them to a more manageable size below.

 

[davol]

help I seem to have messed up the pics

 

[jasonB]

Its not you, as a new member the span protection stops you posting for a while, one of the Mods will be along to sort you out.

And welcome to the forum

Jason

 

[Bodrighy]

Welcome to the slope...look forward to seeing the pics. As said, not you Mod will sort out soon.

Pete

 

[Paul.J]

Hello and welcome Davol.
Look forward to your piccys
Bit of a bargain again on the lathe and equipment :shock: Well done.
Paul.J.

 

[TEP]

Hi davol, and welcome.

I'm a newcomer on the forum myself, only been here a few weeks.

Good buy with the lathe, I use a Nova 3000 myself, I've converted mine to variable speed.

Good luck with your turning.

 

[CHJ]

Welcome Davol.

EDIT:
Picture host references changed now that picture sizes have been amended.

 

[CHJ]

If that is an example of your starter work we are all going to have to pull our socks up.

Edit: duplicate picture references removed.

 

[PowerTool]

Hello and welcome

Like the hexagonal piece,very nice.I thought Johnboys post on turning a square bowl was very useful,but never thought of using the idea in the way you have. (Might have to think of it myself at some point... :-$ )

Andrew

 

[davol]

Chas, thanks for dealing with the picture problem.
I will try to adjust the size in future.

davol

 

[wood yew believe it !]

hello and welcome davol ! very nice pieces, do like the hex dish! =D>

 

[Bodrighy]

What's really impressive is making a hexagonal dish with 8 sides. :lol:

Actually measuring off 40 degree angles is probably a lot harder than 60 degree ones. Really impressive pieces though. I like the contrasting woods. Works well.

Pete

 

[PowerTool]

What's really impressive is making a hexagonal dish with 8 sides. :lol:
Pete

Okay,I meant octagonal (What's worse is I actually counted them first as well....)

Andrew

 

[Paul.J]

Very nice Davol.
What timbers heve you used.
Paul.J.

 

[davol]

Hi PaulJ.

In both peices the light wood is beach, off cuts from when I made a butchers block. The dark wood, I am told is american walnut, small blank that came with the lathe.
davol