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31st Aug 2009, 09:53 PM
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Gooday all.
Finished this this afternoon. I sort of lost heart halfway through because it has a huge split right across it and threatened to fall in half.
Timber is Blackwood finished in Lacquer.
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31st Aug 2009, 11:48 PM
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 Talk about leaving it till the last minute. 
Bit of miniature (for Robbo ) multi center turning.  |
1st Sep 2009, 06:15 AM
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Looks good from here. 
So how did we fix the split  |
1st Sep 2009, 08:12 AM
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I like it, looks kinda like an asian garden temple  |
1st Sep 2009, 10:11 AM
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Glad to see you come and play
The colours are so different between the pics  Are there two boxes?
Cheers,
Dave
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hmmmmmm....must'a used your "half~round" lathe for the box 
Looks good Robbo
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1st Sep 2009, 05:48 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tea lady  Talk about leaving it till the last minute.
Bit of miniature (for Robbo ) multi center turning. | Yep, had to get my glasses to see it. Quote:
Originally Posted by artme Looks good from here
So how did we fix the split | Thanks Artme. I didn't. For the normal cracks in the timber we use I would need 20 litre drums of CA.  Quote:
Originally Posted by Calm | Yep. It is sort of real turning. 
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1st Sep 2009, 05:54 PM
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Originally Posted by ElizaLeahy I like it, looks kinda like an asian garden temple | Thanks Eliza. That was the influence behind it. The bottom was going to be the same but it kept cracking around the edges. I got cheesed off and just rounded it over. Quote:
Originally Posted by Ozkaban Glad to see you come and play
The colours are so different between the pics Are there two boxes?
Cheers,
Dave | No, only one. The first pic is in full light, the other is partly in shadow. Quote:
Originally Posted by Ed Reiss | Nah, my hands just move quick.  Thanks Ed.
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1st Sep 2009, 05:58 PM
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Did you do it on your long bed lathe?
That's what might have caused the cracks?
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