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2nd June 2019, 04:28 PM #1GOLD MEMBER
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Acorn - Queensland red gum - she-oak
I had been wanting to make one of these for a while and albeit the dimensions are a bit off ie the pod cap rim is a bit wide, I sort of forgot about that bit and was more focused on the over all shape as opposed to relative sizes. This is my first jam chuck exercise, well I used the lid as the chuck before shaping. It is such a bug fit I had to drill a 1.5mm hole directly up the stem to let the air out when I close it. I will get there but as a first 2 part turning (non laminated/glued) piece I think it came out ok. Finished with eee and then shellawax glo.
C&C most welcome, and yes there are a few sanding marks in the lid. I have to redo the lighting in my shed as it's really bad.
the daughter is happy with it and our Guinea pigs eyes lit up when he saw it..... just kidding.
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I still have a piece left in the chuck so I might put the top back on using a tenon or use the wider jaws and trim the lid to a better dimension (only came to me whilst I was typing this.
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2nd June 2019, 04:40 PM #2GOLD MEMBER
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Looks good . I've yet to try one off these .
Ted
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2nd June 2019, 06:04 PM #3SENIOR MEMBER
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damn nice, fantastic, great finish too
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2nd June 2019, 06:35 PM #4
Hi Fumbler , look good mate , well done , I think the top
could be a bit smaller , but still looks good ,Cheers smiife
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2nd June 2019, 08:10 PM #5GOLD MEMBER
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It's a reclaimed old fence post and the splits just kept coming. I picked it up from Scott's head Jan 2018, the guy was renovating so I asked what he was doing with them and he said fire wood!! So I managed to scrounge 3 posts. They were very old and weathered, and as the floors kept showing up I kept pouring more and more CA into the cracks, I basically forgot to go back and check the diameters to see how they would look. The daughter is over the moon though which is the main thing. I have more left over of the she Oak so might make another one better proportioned this time.
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2nd June 2019, 11:40 PM #7SENIOR MEMBER
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Fumbler, pretty nice job on getting the shape on the nut. The lid does need some help. When you make the next one, round over the bottom edge of the top a little. If it's a little larger than you like, it won't be so noticeable as this one. If you can re-chuck this lid, do it and you'll see that the size is not as bad as you think.
It also looks like when you were removing the excess inside the lid, the center broke off, leaving a tear out that is hard to cover up. In the future, work towards leaving a small nipple with each pass. When done, remove the nipple with a power sander. I've found that this works for me really well. ..... Jerry (in Tucson)USA
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3rd June 2019, 08:04 AM #8GOLD MEMBER
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Cheers Nub, no, nothing broke off. I wish i took "during" photos. This wood is extremely hard and I cleared out the lid first, I think I didn't have a sharp enough edge on my round nose scraper and yes there was a bit of tearout that I found hard to correct, mainly due to the splits and the vibration through the tool from the splits. But the photo I have put here will show you where I went wrong. That dark ring you see at the base of the stem is CA glue that I thought I had cleaned off but obviously hadn't.
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I turned down with the lid cavity to the right, and the stem connected to the piece pictured, you can see where I separated. And the divot you see in the finished lid was where I brought the tail stock up. Which served well as I was able to use that to drill the 1.5mm air hole. Something I probably wouldn't need if I thread the next one.
thinking about it now I should've spent more time finishing the inside cavity, then turned down the bulk, separated and turned it round expanding the jaws out into the spigot, then finished the outside.
I made a few mistakes on this one but as we live and learn, hopefully the next one will turn out more like an Acorn rather than a nut with an oversized beret on.
im nervous about remounting as when I generally try and repair mess ups I make them worse, I've even destroyed one or 2 in the repair process. So, as my daughter is stoked and not as picky as myself, I'll leave it and make another one.
i do admit the nut came out nice, and as it was from a downed riverside she-Oak, I have limited supply. I went round to a friends house to say hi and he told me a branch came off the tree out in the park and when he said what it was I left him standing there as I legged it out there with a saw to grab me some. Then sealed the ends and left it. Just wish I got more.
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