Willy Nelson
28th September 2012, 12:37 PM
Good Morning All
Well, I had an enforced break from turning a carving earlier in the year after back surgery. I have recovered from that, but been concentrating on the Indoor Beach Volleyball. Played in Darwin 2 weeks ago and we won the Grand MAsters, therefore, I am now a Grand Master Champion of Australia!
Anyhoo, thought I should get back into the turning, so last Friday, knocked off work early and got into the shed at 1300. I turned until 2100 that night, only breaking for a cuppa and a back stretch.
Normally I will turn a bowl or platter and only finish the top and sides. I put it away and then when I have enough, I do what I call a 'Bum sesh'. Essentially, this means fitting the 500 mm coles jaws to the VM120 chuck and arrange all the bowls and platters by diamater and finish all the bums. I do it this way as I hate mucking around with the coles jaws to get them to fit for each bowl, a longworth chuck would speed things up.
Well, I managed to finish over 30 bowls and platters including some up 47cm in diameter down to 12cm. There are even a couple of natural edge bowls (not shown) in the mix. I am now painstakingly oiling them with the Danish Oil
Other than the obvious Jarrah and Jarrah Burl, what other timbers can you see?
Oh yeah, I am posting this at 0930 WA time, on a work day as I have rolled my ankle playing hardcourt volleyball with the Navy and am off work for 7 days. I hate midday TV, luckily I have 12 games of rugby league to catch up, plus the GF Sunday.
Cheers
Willy
Jarrahland
Well, I had an enforced break from turning a carving earlier in the year after back surgery. I have recovered from that, but been concentrating on the Indoor Beach Volleyball. Played in Darwin 2 weeks ago and we won the Grand MAsters, therefore, I am now a Grand Master Champion of Australia!
Anyhoo, thought I should get back into the turning, so last Friday, knocked off work early and got into the shed at 1300. I turned until 2100 that night, only breaking for a cuppa and a back stretch.
Normally I will turn a bowl or platter and only finish the top and sides. I put it away and then when I have enough, I do what I call a 'Bum sesh'. Essentially, this means fitting the 500 mm coles jaws to the VM120 chuck and arrange all the bowls and platters by diamater and finish all the bums. I do it this way as I hate mucking around with the coles jaws to get them to fit for each bowl, a longworth chuck would speed things up.
Well, I managed to finish over 30 bowls and platters including some up 47cm in diameter down to 12cm. There are even a couple of natural edge bowls (not shown) in the mix. I am now painstakingly oiling them with the Danish Oil
Other than the obvious Jarrah and Jarrah Burl, what other timbers can you see?
Oh yeah, I am posting this at 0930 WA time, on a work day as I have rolled my ankle playing hardcourt volleyball with the Navy and am off work for 7 days. I hate midday TV, luckily I have 12 games of rugby league to catch up, plus the GF Sunday.
Cheers
Willy
Jarrahland