DaveVman
22nd May 2019, 09:28 AM
OK so I had my first go at turning something. It's fun!
Bevin on the forums here donated a little offcut of something to me last year. I don't know what it is but I'm guessing it is QLD Red Cedar. Although it seems harder/denser than I expected once turned so I'm not sure. Either way I was pleasantly surprised by the colours in the timber. I squared it so that the pith is not inline with the axis of the lathe. So perhaps I did something clever by accident.
I squared that off cut up and then turned it. First with a roughing gouge, a tiny bit with the rounded scraper tool but mostly with a spindle gouge. Please be kind it was my first ever attempt.
I am thinking I will use this as a stem for a cake stand that dear wife wants.
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I do have two questions.
1. I don't know how to cut the ends off to make sure I have a perpendicular faces on each end. I have a parting tool and a rounded skew. However I don't know how to sharpen them or use them. I also have a hand saw.
As I write this I am thinking I should probably make a small tenon on each end and use that to join to a top and bottom plate. So I guess I attack it with a skew?
Perhaps I just answer my first question myself!
2. Note the defect in the wood on the right hand side. I originally was going to reduce the right hand side to make it tapered, avoid this defect and hopefully make it look more delicate. However the defect did not shatter while turning or sanding and it has an interesting pattern. So now I'm thinking I'll keep it as is.
(a) good idea to keep it or should I taper that end so that the stem tapers as it rises to the plate?
(b) If I keep the defect, how do I stablise it to make sure it doesn't fall out sometime in the future. and/or become unsafe for serving food. I don't think I can get CA glue in behind it but I could try to get some around the edges. Or do I need to do something with epoxy? Or another technique?
I have various waxes and oils I can finish it with. I just recently bought some SHELLAWAX CREAM 2nds from our benevolent overlord. So that seems the logical thing to use. Should I do anything special with this defect before I add finish?
Thanks in advance.
Bevin on the forums here donated a little offcut of something to me last year. I don't know what it is but I'm guessing it is QLD Red Cedar. Although it seems harder/denser than I expected once turned so I'm not sure. Either way I was pleasantly surprised by the colours in the timber. I squared it so that the pith is not inline with the axis of the lathe. So perhaps I did something clever by accident.
I squared that off cut up and then turned it. First with a roughing gouge, a tiny bit with the rounded scraper tool but mostly with a spindle gouge. Please be kind it was my first ever attempt.
I am thinking I will use this as a stem for a cake stand that dear wife wants.
454940
I do have two questions.
1. I don't know how to cut the ends off to make sure I have a perpendicular faces on each end. I have a parting tool and a rounded skew. However I don't know how to sharpen them or use them. I also have a hand saw.
As I write this I am thinking I should probably make a small tenon on each end and use that to join to a top and bottom plate. So I guess I attack it with a skew?
Perhaps I just answer my first question myself!
2. Note the defect in the wood on the right hand side. I originally was going to reduce the right hand side to make it tapered, avoid this defect and hopefully make it look more delicate. However the defect did not shatter while turning or sanding and it has an interesting pattern. So now I'm thinking I'll keep it as is.
(a) good idea to keep it or should I taper that end so that the stem tapers as it rises to the plate?
(b) If I keep the defect, how do I stablise it to make sure it doesn't fall out sometime in the future. and/or become unsafe for serving food. I don't think I can get CA glue in behind it but I could try to get some around the edges. Or do I need to do something with epoxy? Or another technique?
I have various waxes and oils I can finish it with. I just recently bought some SHELLAWAX CREAM 2nds from our benevolent overlord. So that seems the logical thing to use. Should I do anything special with this defect before I add finish?
Thanks in advance.