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    It's looking good so far... should be a very nice piece if you can coax it through to a final form.

    It certainly looks like it's good practice for all the 'kludges' one needs to know to keep a piece spinning safely!
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    Ah woodturning I used to do it onced.

    Will keep an eye on this one.

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    Hardenfast.......on a different matter...how big is that shed of yours. Bloody hell, I 'd love to have that much room.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Skew ChiDAMN!! View Post
    It's looking good so far... should be a very nice piece if you can coax it through to a final form. It certainly looks like it's good practice for all the 'kludges' one needs to know to keep a piece spinning safely!
    Thanks Skew. And yes, I think "coax" is probably the right word in getting this to a finish. Although, the improvement in stability is quite miraculous since the Aus Cedar rim had been affixed to the top. Putting a chisel on it now seems to be quite safe, even at a reasonably good speed. Good tip for the kludges, whatever they are. Going to try filling those termite holes with clear resin next.

    Quote Originally Posted by plt43 View Post
    Coming up nicely. Just as a suggestion - to be described when finished not as "first bowl in five years" but as "five years in the making" ? phil
    G'day Phil. I'll keep the name change in mind. I'm determined not to spend too much time on this in total, although there will be a lot of brief sessions along the way. I started dribbling resin into the termite holes this afternoon. Just mixing up quite small batches and filling the holes until they stop running. Finding out that some don't. Perseverance.

    Quote Originally Posted by Redbeard View Post
    When you see what some of the YouTube turners work with this is a walk in the park. At least you've got the gear and the space to give it a red hot go. I reckon you're onto a good thing there, keep it up. Cheers. Redbeard
    Yes, there's some great stuff on the "Tube" now, Redbeard. Great for new ideas & techniques - whatever you want to do. I'm going to have a shot at a few "Bowls from a board" next. Have you seen those?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hardenfast View Post
    ... "Bowls from a board" next. Have you seen those?
    I've seen a few variants on Bowls from a board, from just gluing a few pieces together to make a bigger blank to the full slice-n-dice of a segmented bowl. I've done a couple of the former but don't have the patience for the latter. I keep threatening to go out and hunt down a 10 by 4 stick of hardwood and chop it up for cheap blanks. Good bowl practice I would think.

    You seem to have a bit of a knack for the segmented bowl game, that's the answer to those who call us "wood wasters".

    Keep at it the ugly lump of pine. You might find something amazing inside.

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    Quote Originally Posted by skot View Post
    Hardenfast.......on a different matter...how big is that shed of yours. Bloody hell, I 'd love to have that much room.
    Yes, it's a nice big shed Skot - long time coming. It was supposed to be fully fitted out with 415V power and bathroom + amenity room by now, but I've had a little subdivision project which has been going sideways and taking up a lot of time and resources. In the interim I'm happy with what I've got, which is much better than some have to play in, I'm sure.
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    So I got to spend a little time on this bowl project over the weekend. Again, I'm determined to keep my time to a minimum and spent around 45 minutes on Saturday and another 30 minutes on Sunday.

    The segmented Australian Cedar rim I fitted to the top of it worked very well to stabilise the piece and I was able to start turning the outside into something like the desired shape. Earlier in the week I started to mix up small batches of clear resin and began dribbling it into the termite galleries. Haven't used resin in timber projects before so this was quite interesting. I had no way of knowing whether the termite tunnels went right through into the outside, so just kept filling them until most had stopped oozing - some didn't. Once the resin dried I turned the outside a little more and found that the sides of the bowl felt far more rigid.

    However, the base was a maze of termite damage and I didn't think It was salvageable. I decided to fit a stabilising ring of Aus Cedar onto the base which would match the top. I cleaned up another piece of the dirty old stock I had (remarkable transformation) and then cut the segment pieces quickly on the drop saw, again using the thin slices of Kauri Pine as contrast. While this was drying I cut a flat base on the bottom of the pine and then sat it on the bench with some weight on the Cedar ring while the glue dried. This seemed to work just fine.


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    While waiting for the glue to dry I try to catch up on other projects in the shed, such as cleaning up and restoring some of my old machinery. For example, I have a few nice old Waldown industrial grinders on their original fluted pedestals which were originally 415V power. I fitted all new bearings and converted the heavy duty motors to 240V and am in the process of fitting variable speed controllers to them. I have just finished wiring the first one and tested it - it was a little tricky as I wanted to retain the emergency stop button in line with the speed controller. Beautiful old Australian made equipment that is irreplaceable now, and which runs without a hint of vibration. Once they are fully operational I will strip them back and give them a nice coat of Waldown hammered blue. Little side-track there.

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    Once the glue had dried on the segmented base I was able to put it back on the lathe with the chuck fixed onto my temporary particle board + formply backing plate - great improvement in appearance and stability. I then put a forstner bit in the drill chuck and centred a new chuck mortise on the base. I was then able to turn the bowl around and mount it from the base. I unscrewed the formply panel and then used the beautiful Vicmarc 18mm bowl gouge to turn off the pyneboard base I had glued to the segmented Aus Cedar rim, so I could have a look at the inside of the piece.

    I think I've run out of image upload space with this post so I'll add a couple more in another short post.
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    Once the pyneboard was gone I was able to start cleaning up the inside of the bowl and thinning down the walls. The intention is to get it thin enough to see light coming right through clear resin in the termite holes. If you look closely at the centre image you can begin to see some light penetration already happening. I will need to fill in all the cracks with resin to keep it safe and continue to top up the tunnels. Little by little in between other chores.

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    Hardenfast

    Looking good, will make a lovely lamp.

    Doesn't the resin make a wonderful mess when you start to turn it?

    Patiently looking forward to the next instalment.

    Cheers
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    Cheers
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    Hard, Looks wonderful, nice save.
    So much timber, so little time.

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    Default OK - So finishing up on this one

    I decided to finish this project a little short of my original scope to keep it within a reasonable time frame. I had originally intended to fill all of the termite holes and and cavities with clear resin, but I found it to be too time consuming. I managed to fill quite a few of them, and to ooze the resin into most of the cracks in the piece and this enabled me to turn the walls of the bowl down to around 10mm in thickness without any significant fear of calamity. I gave it a very rough sand and you can clearly see daylight through many of the termite galleries, as in the 4th image below.

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    Having achieved a reasonable shape and consistent thickness I spent another 5 minutes sanding it to an acceptable level for sealing. There are far too many termite holes and imperfections to try for a waxy finish, so I will give it a few coats of Wipe On Poly in gloss finish. A quick sand between coats and there it is.

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    I'm happy with the final result for this piece given the crazy condition of the starting components. It serves as a momento from our previous residence with all of the imperfections & irregularities that give it some character. The wife thinks it's brilliant, so that's a bonus. It has also served as a training exercise in dealing with unstable pieces, and for my first experience in turning with resin. I also hope it was of interest to some here.
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    What do you say to a man with a large collection of meat cleavers on the back wall of his rather palatial shed but...

    "Nicely done, Hard, nicely done".

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    Quote Originally Posted by Redbeard View Post
    What do you say to a man with a large collection of meat cleavers on the back wall of his rather palatial shed but...

    "Nicely done, Hard, nicely done".

    Cheers
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    Thanks Redbeard. I'm glad to be finished with this one and hand it over to the wife.

    You like the cleavers? I've collected them from all over the world and from many famous makers. I particularly like the American two-handed "hog splitters" which are around 34" (870mm) long overall. Most find it a somewhat macabre collection, but I view them all as beautifully made tradesman tools which have required great care in their usage and sharpening over the years. Just the same as my collections of chisels and hand planes etc.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hardenfast View Post
    Thanks Redbeard. I'm glad to be finished with this one and hand it over to the wife.

    You like the cleavers? I've collected them from all over the world and from many famous makers. I particularly like the American two-handed "hog splitters" which are around 34" (870mm) long overall. Most find it a somewhat macabre collection, but I view them all as beautifully made tradesman tools which have required great care in their usage and sharpening over the years. Just the same as my collections of chisels and hand planes etc.

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    Macabre? Possibly.

    Impressive? Certainly.

    I have a friend who collects old school toasted sandwich presses so no, I see no problems with your collection. At least if the zombie apocalypse comes you'll be well prepared.

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    Cheers
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    I really like the bowl
    Your perseverance certainly payed off in the end.

    Cheers Matt,
    Not sure what too say to a collection of meat cleavers, especially considering I’m sure I’m at least 33 percent meat still.

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