Thread: Moulthrop turners - vid

Originally Posted by rsser

Point 8.07 mins on this vid:

The Highland Woodworker - Summer Special 2013 - YouTube

Nice work. Not a fan of gloss finishes on figured timber. Why would you want to be distracted by reflections?

Me either, but maybe that is what his buyers want. A gloss finish does give more contrast in the figure.

Looking at these:

https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&...mg.y2gqlNgwGOg

Some are glossy, some not so. There are three generations of Mouthrops, so there are likely different ideas.

Originally Posted by rsser

Not a fan of gloss finishes on figured timber.

+1

The use of a pin in the rest for the bowl outside is a bit of a puzzle. Can see the point when hollowing, but outside, why not work from the centre out and ride the bevel on the 'land' you've formed.

It occurred to me that the Mouthrops used green wood and soaked in PEG, which only allows for a polyurethane finish. Here is some more on the Mouthrops:

Philip Moulthrop Studio Tour - May 2012

http://cool.conservation-us.org/cool...06/pine_06.pdf

Originally Posted by rsser

The use of a pin in the rest for the bowl outside is a bit of a puzzle. Can see the point when hollowing, but outside, why not work from the centre out and ride the bevel on the 'land' you've formed.

Going by the patterns on most of their pieces, they are 'spindle' turning; ie the grain is running parallel to the axis of the lathe. This accentuates those spalting patterns that are so typical of their work.

That would be why they turn from larger to smaller diameter on the outside. But that still doesn't explain why they need a fulcrum pin to do this.

Perhaps just a practice that developed over the generations.

Like you Ern, I can't see any advantage on the outside.