Yesterday after work I grabbed a log of dalbergia sisso (indian rosewood) to turn a HF. I really like turning this wood, it's got great color, turns very nice and is pretty stable.
Put it between centers and started roughing to a cylinder. This chunk is about 9" x 7" + or -.
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All roughed and ready to attach to a faceplate.
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The center is drilled and the neck and shoulder are at final dimensions. I will turn down the sides in stages after the neck and shoulder are hollowed to final thickness. That leaves me the most support during the hollowing process.
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Hollowing is complete and the piece is sanded to 800 and ready to be parted of so the bottom can be finished. (the crack was filled with CA).
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Mounted with a jam chuck to clean up the bottom and has a coat of BLO. I will be left with a little nub that I will clean up with a chisel. The jam chuck has a tenon to fit the diameter of the HF opening, it is not a tight fit so there isn't to much pressure on the sides of the neck, it mostly just keeps the piece centered. There is just enough pressure from the tailstock to keep the piece turning.
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The finished piece is 4 1/4" tall x 5" wide with just the 1 coat of BLO, I will finish it up with several coats of WOP.
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Thanks for looking!
As always, critiques and comments are welcome!