Pfffft. I fully expect to bring it to the next Five Barns so I can finish it there :P
-Joe
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Pfffft. I fully expect to bring it to the next Five Barns so I can finish it there :P
-Joe
Hey gang! Haven't posted in a while, so I thought I'd post up a picture of a winged mulberry bowl I made at Bill Grumbine's picnic this year. This is about 16" across at its widest. I turned it on...
Beautiful work, especially for a first! I would have a similar comment to the other posters: the base is too fat for the rest of the form. Make the foot smaller and make the transition from the...
Strangely enough, whenever I get anything remotely head-sized in my hands I have to see if my noggin fits in it. Wife brings home new colanders, see if they fit. Make a big bowl? Right on the ol'...
Made as a gift for a friend who dropped a giant oak crotch off at my house last year. Roughed and dried almost a year ago, finish turned today. Buffed and waxed. 8 1/2" in diameter. I just...
I, too, like the Craft Supplies Crush Grind kits. They go together quickly, and I really like the freedom of not having to worry about the top knob. Just make sure you follow the directions :)
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I do think the base is a bit small. To be honest, I think it would look great with the base gone entirely.
Other than that, I think you nailed the form. It really flows well and has good...
Thanks! They are burned in. I cut guide grooves for them by laying my parting tool on its side and lifting the handle up so it cut a vee like a scraper. I used to use a skew, but this makes a...
Not you too! My wife said the same thing :P
hehehe thanks for the kind words :)
-Joe
Make a rolling pin! Er...how's that saying go?
I was trying to make a cherry and walnut peppermill for a Christmas gift and had a small...issue...with my measurements. By the time I realized it,...
Here we go. My last blank cutting extravaganza:
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b162/nostalgia75/Turning/bowl_blanks.jpg
Notice how they look just like the ones pictured at Bill's site -...
To expand just a bit on what the other folks already said...
A log loses moisture more quickly through the end grain than the edge grain. Imagine a log as a bundle of drinking straws, and you'll...
I decided to omit that step :)
I finish turned it, then left it in my kitchen for two days before gluing in the mechanism. It went a little oval, but things still fit.
I don't think I'd chance...
I recently bought some of Craft Supplies' Crush grind kits, and decided to try a mill this weekend.
Wood is sycamore, since that's what I seem to have on hand lately ;) The kit is very easy to...
Thanks! That seems to be the universal feeling. Amusingly, it's the only piece of wood I didn't pay for :D
I forgot to add the source of those cool droplet stoppers to my first post: Craft...
Thanks for the compliments :) They're oodles of fun to do. I'm never quite sure what they'll look like until they're almost done. It's an organic process - the forms kinda grow on the lathe.
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Haven't posted any work in a while. Here's some bottle stoppers I finished today. They're lots of fun, and go quickly.
Woods are (left to right) thuya burl, some mystery wood that burns my...
Thanks, Mark. I was excited to see your interview recently, too! I've been really impressed with how quickly your turning has ramped up.
I'm looking forward to another get together!
-Joe
HA! I missed it the first two times :)
-Joe
Thanks, Randy! Good to meet you, too. I was just thinking about you today - I had two of your rests in action at the same time :)
-Joe
Thanks for the interview, Andy :) It was a lot of fun - I feel like such a celebrity!
No fair posting that without the picture ;)
-Joe
But close :)
A while ago I made this salad serving bowl for my neighbor:
http://www.fisherwoodcraft.com/images/bowl_081406_1.jpg
Now I'm working on a set of salad bowls for her. She...
Thought you might like to know, I just updated my review on the MM16:
http://www.fisherwoodcraft.com/mm.php
It turns out my trouble with the mobility kit were partly my fault :o
I've been...
That's not very nice! I'm sure the homeowner is a fine gentleman :)
I do see it! Just above and left of center, yea? Creepy...
-Joe
"Need" is, of course, subjective. I don't own either, and I have turned (what I consider) pretty nice bowls up to 15 1/2" in diameter. I use my 1/2" bowl gouge for just about everything. I may...