MY first hollow twist

[Jim Becker]

Kewel...and "air filled" bonker!

Seriously, very nice job. Based on articles I've read and demonstrations I've seen, these things require a lot of patience to make and you did an outstanding job on it.

[Mark Pruitt]

Fantastic piece and I'm with others asking for a tutorial!

Chris, if he enters this in the skew contest I think I might already know the outcome.

Robert, that's an awesome piece. Looking forward to seeing how you did it.

Mark

[Frank Fusco]

OK, now I quit and take up knitting. Howjadodat?

[Chris Barton]

Chris, if he enters this in the skew contest I think I might already know the outcome.

Robert, that's an awesome piece. Looking forward to seeing how you did it.

Mark

Not to question Robert's integrity but, I see a couple of details that would make me wonder about all of it being done with a skew. I think he was pulling our legs (collectively)

[Jim Becker]

Chris, the piece could easily be turned with a skew since the spiraling is done manually after the spindle is completed. Without using some form of ornamental lathe, you can't "turn" a spiral...

[Chris Barton]

Chris, the piece could easily be turned with a skew since the spiraling is done manually after the spindle is completed. Without using some form of ornamental lathe, you can't "turn" a spiral...

Hence, the piece isn't turned with a skew. It might be started with one but... Also, there is another feature on that piece that can't be made with a skew. Can you find it?

[Andy Hoyt]

...... Also, there is another feature on that piece that can't be made with a skew. Can you find it?

It is the "Dug Fluties".

You guys need to do some "research" to find out what kind of lathe Robert fires up every day.

[Gary Max]

Maybe a Legacy ?????????????

[Jerry Strojny]

I'm in for a turorial. That looks very cool.

Spiral....with nothing in middle....amazing....I'm so lost...

[Chris Barton]

It is the "Dug Fluties".

You got it, good for you Andy!

[ROBERT SCHUMAN]

HI EVERYONE!

Thank you for all the hoop la , but as Andy has pointed out that I did not turn the newel with a skew sorry ,It was a joke ,I did not intend it to be taken seriously . I just got home from work so , Ill explain a bit. I use a hydrolic duplicator. I make a pattern to within thousands of an inch , make a blank, set up the machine dial in the diameter, and turn the post takes ten minutes. I then tear the lathe down set up the mechanism for fluting twisting etc. set up the correct gears and with a bit of luck . walla! ITs not that easy and there is a million small things that go bad. but thats it . I did turn a hickory bowl at break time today. bout ten inches two inches deep it was fun....

Bob

[Chris Barton]

HI EVERYONE!

Thank you for all the hoop la , but as Andy has pointed out that I did not turn the newel with a skew sorry ,It was a joke ,I did not intend it to be taken seriously . I just got home from work so , Ill explain a bit. I use a hydrolic duplicator. I make a pattern to within thousands of an inch , make a blank, set up the machine dial in the diameter, and turn the post takes ten minutes. I then tear the lathe down set up the mechanism for fluting twisting etc. set up the correct gears and with a bit of luck . walla! ITs not that easy and there is a million small things that go bad. but thats it . I did turn a hickory bowl at break time today. bout ten inches two inches deep it was fun....

Bob

Yeah, yeah, yeah... Tutorial still riquired.

[ROBERT SCHUMAN]

OK I will but it will take some time,to collect data, are you interested in the hollow part or the whole process? I will be turning a 6 1/2 inch canary wood twist for a client thursday and friday afternoons but it is not hollow.Will that do for now?It will be the same set of steps minus one or two.

Yeah, yeah, yeah... Tutorial still riquired.

Bob

[ROBERT SCHUMAN]

Just for the record I have about a thousand hours in on skews....

Bob

[Jim Becker]

Just for the record I have about a thousand hours in on skews....

I would be insane after about 10 minutes with one....