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    Ahh, my Nan used to hand knit socks for us, God rest her beautiful sole. And bed boots, bright colours all the wood scraps I guess, probably gave us night mares.
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    Quote Originally Posted by tea lady View Post
    I got very good at roughing down blanks with the skew. Now I'm starting to get a really good finish "off the chisel".
    Practice makes perfect, eh?

    Good stuphph TL. Await the finialished article with baited breath.

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    That's the way TL. Bite off more than you can chew then chew like hell!
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    OK, That's it. We have officially 'done' finials for this challenge



    All boxes from now on will be nice and smooth on top, with maybe a subtle knob at most..


    This decree has nothing to do whatsoever with the fact that I suck at finials really badly

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    oh, and nice work AM

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    Quote Originally Posted by tea lady View Post
    The box is in Honduras Mahogany. No finish yet, cos I was wondering what to do. If I apply Shellac at this point can I glue the finials in their holes after?
    Quote Originally Posted by kdm View Post
    And to answer your question, you don't want any finish in the holes or the glue won't take.
    'Tis a bit late now, but is there any particular reason that you drilled the holes before applying the finish?

    It would've been a lot easier if you'd finished the box and then drilled the holes...
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    Nice work Tea Lady.
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    Tea Lady,

    I've said it many times before that you turn much better than I do.

    But the Little Grasshopper here thinks that you need (at least) to make your finials "pointy". And sharper in the detail.

    I know you are working without decent tail-stock support, but you should be able to use your fingers to steady the work and go truly "fine". You have the eyes and hands for it (I don't just yet), but please test yourself. I think/ know that you've the basics down pat, so go that little extra step at the finish. Think of a taper from 1mm down to nothing, with a .5mm detail in the middle.

    If the wood you are using won't hold the detail.... Well, that's another matter.

    Now are you visiting this weekend or not? I have some firewood (ie redgum stumps) for you. No promises about quality though......

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    Quote Originally Posted by Skew ChiDAMN!! View Post
    'Tis a bit late now, but is there any particular reason that you drilled the holes before applying the finish?

    It would've been a lot easier if you'd finished the box and then drilled the holes...
    First I was thinking I'd stick the finials on and then shellac, or spray laquor or something. Now I don't know.

    Quote Originally Posted by jefferson View Post
    Tea Lady,

    I've said it many times before that you turn much better than I do.

    But the Little Grasshopper here thinks that you need (at least) to make your finials "pointy". And sharper in the detail.

    I know you are working without decent tail-stock support, but you should be able to use your fingers to steady the work and go truly "fine". You have the eyes and hands for it (I don't just yet), but please test yourself. I think/ know that you've the basics down pat, so go that little extra step at the finish. Think of a taper from 1mm down to nothing, with a .5mm detail in the middle.

    If the wood you are using won't hold the detail.... Well, that's another matter.

    Now are you visiting this weekend or not? I have some firewood (ie redgum stumps) for you. No promises about quality though......
    I wanted the thinness to be fairly similar over all of the finials, and I want some of them to be really long, so it meant the shorter ones aren't as thin as they could be. I've got a little Sassy box on the lathe at the moment that will have a REALLy thin finial.... hopefully.

    Yes. Coming on the weekend. Stopping off on the way home on Sunday, about lunch time.
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    Great work!
    This is probably a dumb idea and too late to do but I am wondering if the completed work may need some legs because it might end up looking like a spiny animal when all the finials are attached??

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    Quote Originally Posted by JMB View Post
    Great work!
    This is probably a dumb idea and too late to do but I am wondering if the completed work may need some legs because it might end up looking like a spiny animal when all the finials are attached??
    Or maybe eyes? Prolly look a bit like a tumble weed. (Eyes! That gives me an idea. )
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    Quote Originally Posted by tea lady View Post

    Yes. Coming on the weekend. Stopping off on the way home on Sunday, about lunch time.
    I hope you find the place. Please don't get lost!

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    Quote Originally Posted by tea lady View Post
    I got very good at roughing down blanks with the skew. Now I'm starting to get a really good finish "off the chisel".
    Looks like you've progressed up a class or two...

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    Default Just showing off.

    Here is one straight "off the chisel", and my 20th finial (Sanded though. ) Not bad eh? Just wait till I've done 48.
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    Wow, you're getting good at these things!

    Mind you, by the time #48 rolls around

    Cheers,
    Dave
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