Well, I gave multi axis bowl turning another shot today with much better results.
I took pics along the way.
I started off with a mesquite bowl blank, mounted it on a screw chuck, turned the outside and turned a tenon.
I mounted the faceplate and block and then cleaned up and resized the recess to fit the tenon on this bowl.
I mounted the bowl to the block and then trued up the face.
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Then I took the extra step to measure out where the depressions would be and which position the faceplate needed to be to get the diameters I wanted. The big depression was with the faceplate 1" from center, the small depression was with the faceplate 2" from center on the opposite side.
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I started out with the big depression so there would be less unbalanced weight when I moved the faceplate to the 2" mark for the smaller one. I sanded the 1st depression and then moved the faceplate for the 2nd one.
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The turning was done at about 550 rpms. Imagine yourself turning during a small earthquake and you'll know what it feels like in my shop. Since my shop is a cargo trailer, when the lathe vibrates or rocks, the shop and everything in it vibrates and rocks and anything left on the edge of the workbench or a shelf, will find it's way to the floor.
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After sanding the 2nd depression and the face, I drilled some holes sized for some brass and aluminum rods of varying sizes. I CA'd the rods in then cut them as close as I could with a hacksaw. Then taking very light cuts, I trued up the face and then sanded.
I applied antique oil to the natural wood areas, then applied black gesso to the face. When the gesso was dry I sanded lightly to expose the brass and aluminum, then applied a coat of antique oil. It still needs some buffing and it's 7 1/4" x 2".
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Thanks for looking!
Comments and critiques are welcome.
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