Moon & star.

[Jonzjob]

We went over to the S/W U.K. a couple of weeks back to see family there. We wanted to take something for a good friend who lost her husband a year back and as he was a real star I thought of this

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f180/Jonzjob/Moon%20amp%20star%201a_zpsy9ufpreg.jpg (http://s47.photobucket.com/user/Jonzjob/media/Moon%20amp%20star%201a_zpsy9ufpreg.jpg.html)

The star is made from the piece that came from the moon's centre.

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f180/Jonzjob/Moon%20amp%20star%203a_zpsdfkswtit.jpg (http://s47.photobucket.com/user/Jonzjob/media/Moon%20amp%20star%203a_zpsdfkswtit.jpg.html)

Getting the ballance between the 2 was tricky, but I am very pleased with the result. The wood is leylandii and came from one of the trees (82 of the things) that I had to cut down. The first time I turned it I was really surprised at how lovely the grain is. So it ain't all bad as a tree ?

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[turnerted]

This looks great . Can you give some idea of how you turned the moon ?
Ted

[Jonzjob]

No problems there Ted. I use a screw chuck and turn a disk the diameter of the moon. That's sanded to smooth, down to about 400 grit. The I draw a circle with the center about drill another hole about 3/4 to 1" from the center. The blue dot is the first center, the red the second.

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f180/Jonzjob/Screen%20Shot%202016-10-14%20at%2013.23.39_zpsorpdg5rx.png (http://s47.photobucket.com/user/Jonzjob/media/Screen%20Shot%202016-10-14%20at%2013.23.39_zpsorpdg5rx.png.html)

Then mount the disk on the second hole, experiment with the thickness and the points and turn down to slightly less than 1/2 way. Finish the shape and sand. Then turn the disk on the screw chuck so you have the other face outwards and turn down the same as the other face, finish the shape and sand as before. Remove from the chuck and saw carefully around and inside the inner surface of the moon. I use my band saw. Then I use a drum sander in my pillar drill to sand the sawn surface to shape. To hang it I drill a 1mm hole in the top and push some 3lb fishing line into the hole with a sliver of bamboo and supreglue it in place.

Any queries, please ask and I hope the description makes sense??

I forgot to say that it's quite fun when you come to sand the inside face of the thing when it's still on the lathe after you have turned the inside face to shape, but it's much easier than doing it after it's cut off!

[turnerted]

Thanks John
I have used a similar technique to make a ring frame with an offcenter hole but I couldn't see how to make it offcenter enough to make a moon . Finishing it off the lathe makes sense .
Ted

[Jonzjob]

Don't forget that the second, offset, cut is a smaller diameter than the outer jobbie. If you draw it, with a compass, then you can decide just how you want it to look and it gives a guide to the start.

I forgot to say that before I reverse the disk for the back face of the second cut I drill a small hole, about 2mm, through to indicate just where the inner face is. Then when the disk is reversed the inner cutting line can be drawn by simply putting a pencil on the hole and hand wind the disk to show where you have to cut to. It took longer to trype it down than it does to do it!!