jefferson
14th October 2008, 04:42 PM
As many of you may have noticed, my two long-term turning aspirations are:
1. redgum and ash between centre work for table legs
2. lidded boxes (for which I have some delightful 4 by 4 blanks).
I've been turning some shallow bowls / platters, trying to learn some more about tool craft and use. An easy option I guess, using mostly my Ci1 Rougher and my ever-reliable HD scrapers where I stuff up with the gouge.
So I was thinking today what to do with some of my 4 by 4s (of which I have plenty across maybe 8 species), pending the success of the turn-on this weekend. Should I just try to make smallish bowls instead of cutting into end-grain for boxes?
On one hand, the hollowing process will be much easier. On the other, I avoid the hard tasks of learning tool control. The product turned either way will be different, so I was wondering what the preferences are out there? Plain grain if turned as if between centres, then chucked and hollowed, or wavy grain if turned like a bowl?
Oh, and I did notice that DJ has a new table saw! How he got it off the pallet alone is beyond me, but maybe I can offer some help in return for the gems he's provided with my VL300 - which I might add is still vibrating at times. First suggestion is to gets a decent outfeed table!
Jeff
1. redgum and ash between centre work for table legs
2. lidded boxes (for which I have some delightful 4 by 4 blanks).
I've been turning some shallow bowls / platters, trying to learn some more about tool craft and use. An easy option I guess, using mostly my Ci1 Rougher and my ever-reliable HD scrapers where I stuff up with the gouge.
So I was thinking today what to do with some of my 4 by 4s (of which I have plenty across maybe 8 species), pending the success of the turn-on this weekend. Should I just try to make smallish bowls instead of cutting into end-grain for boxes?
On one hand, the hollowing process will be much easier. On the other, I avoid the hard tasks of learning tool control. The product turned either way will be different, so I was wondering what the preferences are out there? Plain grain if turned as if between centres, then chucked and hollowed, or wavy grain if turned like a bowl?
Oh, and I did notice that DJ has a new table saw! How he got it off the pallet alone is beyond me, but maybe I can offer some help in return for the gems he's provided with my VL300 - which I might add is still vibrating at times. First suggestion is to gets a decent outfeed table!
Jeff