new turnings

[robyn2839]

here are a couple of things i made this week. the clock was mango body,and rose mahogony the rest, and the plate was black bean, i think. horrible stuff to turn unprotected. never do that again. also cleaned up shed today , wish i could learn to put up with untidyness , left sawdust on floor last night in protest after a turning session, convinced i had cured myself from obsessive,compulsive,couldn,t sleep thinking about it and had to get up some time after midnight and clean it up. oh well. bob

[BernieP]

G'Day Bob

Very nice turnings, for sale or gifts? Also nice looking setup you have there.
Greenie sent.

Cheers
Bernie

[Caveman]

Hi Bob - nice work:2tsup: and nice setup - though I don't know how you manage to keep it all so clean. Obsessive compulsive:oo: - glad that doesn't afflict me - my shed (http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/showthread.php?t=53376) wouldn't look right if it was too clean:B .

[Edit:Oh yeah - forgot to add; that black bean looks really pretty - pity it was a hassle to turn (dusty/irritable I guess???).]

[BANNED]

Hi robyn2839,
I like the wood you used on the plate, (black bean), why is it nasty to work with? never used such wood.
I had seen your workshop before, and I admire it, and the way you always keep it, nice and clean.
Keeping the workshop clean for some, is no different than driving in a clean car, for others. Nothing wrong with it.
I also notice all the nice blanks you got shelved, are you trying to "tease" us? it worked for me...!:oo: hahahahahh.
I got out of bed in the middle of the night, for a lot worse than that...!:D

Cheers
GV

[TTIT]

Nice job on the clock Bob :2tsup: - are there are knobs to go on the ends of the dowel section?? just wondering about the little tenons on the ends??
Keep makin' a mess and just leave it a little longer each time - you'll get used to it eventually. Can be real nice with wood like rose mahogany too - like having incense in there!!:U

[wheelinround]

:no: nah can't do it
can't look any more:C
getting jelouse:(

but :2tsup::2tsup::2tsup: top marks

[robyn2839]

dont sell my turnings we usually give them away for some reason,and the blackbean is famous for eye inflamation,coughing etc. and i dont know what to do with the ends of the dowells, was going to sharpen maybe?. bob

[mick61]

G`day that is one of the cleanest workshops I have seen where do you do your woodwork in someone elses :; Nice work:2tsup:
Mick:D

[Hardenfast]

Nice works Bob. I too wonder why Blackbean gives you grief in the turning process? Is it an irritant dust thing?

Also, a little intrigued as to how you did the curved frame piece for the clock?

Wayne

[robyn2839]

turned it as a ring then cut it, and blackbean is a terrible irritant, if you like i will send you some so you too can experience the terrible ordeal it gives, mind you with a respirator it is beautiful to turn. bob

[reeves]

Bob, nice turnings mate, interesting deisgn on the clock, maybe try some nice sheaok caps for the end of the dowels, rounded...

The blackbean plate has a really nice grain contrast..

as for the ultra clean shed, my wife is impressed for sure....and each to their own, feel no guilt, i sometimes wish my cleaning urge was up to strach as yrs is but not often..;-)

[OGYT]

Really nice work!!! At first glance, the Black Bean Plate looked like a segmented piece... second the thought about the oak knobs on the dowels... :)
Once, a lady, in my shed, looked around at the mess, and said, "You must be an artist, Al". I said, "not really, why?". She then said, "Well, most artists are slobs... and you certainly are a slob." :)
:secret: Now, I take pride in my messy shed. (But I do like a clean lathe!) :D

[hughie]

She then said, "Well, most artists are slobs... and you certainly are a slob." :)


Doncha just love the impertinence of generalisations.......:U