had a go at turning air

[texx]

first attempt at turning air , just wanted a change from pens and i have not turned any bowls or the like for a fair while .
i watched a you tube clip on turning a winged bowl and thought i would have a crack at it .
not for the faint hearted thats for sure i liken it to working on an aircraft prop while the engine is running .
the wind off the thing blew everything straight into my face ,also tested out my little pen lathe ( didnt use my bigger lathe ) .
had it running at max revs and i thought she might of started to hover around the workshop but she never .
started with a chunk of 80 x80 x250 maple for the bowl and used a bit of red cedar for the lid .

johno

p.s. i know its rough but its ok i think though i can see room for improvement thats for sure .

[sjm]

Looks good, lovely shape. I think a dark oil would finish it off nicely.

[issatree]

Hi Johno,
That is a great job for 1st. go.
Did a similar thing years ago with a small log of wet Oak, with the Screw in the centre, & ended up with a long Platter. Used the Expansion Jaws to finish it off. Great fun.

[mkypenturner]

can't compalin with that for a first :2tsup: well done

[Ad de Crom]

Amazingly well done :2tsup:
Ad

[artme]

That is gdarned good Texx!! Congratulations.:2tsup::2tsup::2tsup:

Turning air is probably lots of fun. I imagine it cuts easily!:D

[texx]

not sure about it being fun , but it sure keeps you allert .cant afford a lapse in concentration , only got one knuckle once ,:U:B

johno

[DavidG]

Glue a piece of scrap on each side, then cut it off when done.
Saves bruises.

[texx]

Glue a piece of scrap on each side, then cut it off when done.
Saves bruises.


sounds a bit to easy and not half the thrill , i watched the following vids and did it exactly the same way he did .

Winged box part 1 - YouTube

[Ozkaban]

Glue a piece of scrap on each side, then cut it off when done.
Saves bruises.

I poked my finger into a bowl that I was turning like this about 18 months ago - let it drop below the tool rest. Two beautiful gashes about an inch long down the back of my index finger. I can still see the lines clearly... Nearly cleaned up the tendons too, but the doc pulled the wound apart and had a good look around at the bone, etc before stiching it up. Not recommended :rolleyes:

Have tried similar since, but with the blocks glued on. Well worth it. The other benefit is the corners don't get rounded off.

Cheers,
Dave

[woodhunt]

Maybe a pair of those 'road rage' bike gloves would be in order- the ones with the carbon fibre knuckles:U

[Ed Reiss]

Livin' dangerously...way to go Texx :2tsup::2tsup:

[Sawdust Maker]

Nice work Texx

and thanks fo posting the video

[munruben]

Nice work, looks great. :2tsup:

[Yonnee]

That's awesome Texx.

For those watching the rest of the videos, have a look at part 4 at about 7:15, where it nearly grabs the sand paper out of his hand...

[smiife]

hi texx,
looks good to me ,well done,
watched the video too ,he cranks it up pretty
fast even when sanding :doh::doh:is that what i am doing wrong:?:?
cheers smiife

[specialist]

Very nice, but I can think of a number of ways to cut my finger off with less pain though.

Robert

[dr4g0nfly]

Ah, the old 7" bowl from a 2" branch - always an interesting turn and well executed, well done.

Room for improvement! - we've all got that?

[NeilS]

... not for the faint hearted thats for sure i liken it to working on an aircraft prop while the engine is running .


... and the larger the span the deeper the roar and the more those wings flex....:o

Well done...:2tsup:
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