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29th August 2017, 07:04 AM #1
To burn or not to burn
I thought that as I had finished the Half Track that I wanted to just do a simple piece of turning.
Looking for your thoughts on this in regards to the question below.
I keep looking at this bowl which is not yet finished foot still needs to be taken off and more cleaning of the edge. Would this be better to have the natural edge burnt using a pyrography machine, the wife say no but can't make up my mind.
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I've included a shot of the bottom just for interest.
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29th August 2017, 07:37 AM #2SENIOR MEMBER
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Love it......
How are you going to hold it to turn the bottom?
MarkWhat you say & what people hear are not always the same thing.
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29th August 2017, 09:17 AM #4SENIOR MEMBER
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Hello Dalboy,
For what it is worth, I would not burn this. I think the unique shape and colour dictates that it
remain in its natural form. But beautiful it is. Drillit.
PS. My wife agrees with your wife - leave it alone - stop fiddling. Ever heard that. Ha Ha.
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29th August 2017, 09:20 AM #5
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29th August 2017, 11:05 AM #6
I think a burnt edge would be better, but I'd be petrified of stuffing it up
Not sure how much jam you are going to get on that for a jam chuck. Perhaps a press rather, than a jam, using the tailstock for support??Neil____________________________________________Every day presents an opportunity to learn something new
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Wonderful etherial object. Putting on my wood carver's apron, I say don't burn the endge.
If you did, I would find it altogether too easy to discriminate between the wall and the edge.
As it is now, I've got to pay attention to see it. It works the viewer's mind a little.
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A great piece . I would leave it as is, just remove the tennon . I don't see how you could hold this with a jam chuck , maybe with a vacuum chuck , but even that would be dicey . I would probably just sand the tennon off by holding it up against a sanding pad held in a jacobs chuck in the headstock .
Ted
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29th August 2017, 07:01 PM #9GOLD MEMBER
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Don't burn the edge, leave it as it is. I bet it's a break from all those small fiddle bits of the half track.
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29th August 2017, 07:29 PM #10
Dont burn it just send it to me with your Half Track.
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29th August 2017, 09:22 PM #11
Thank you all for the comments it seems that across many forum I asked this question the majority say leave as is. For some reason I just could not make up my mind in this case.
Yes a press rather than a jam, I tend to coll both methods a jam chuck as you are still jamming the piece between the head stock and tail stock, I have already put a little dimple in the tenon when I was turning the outside to aid lining up for the reverse turning.
Sorry Mark the half track is for me unless someone offers me a silly price for it and the bowl will end up on my stall
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29th August 2017, 09:40 PM #12SENIOR MEMBER
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Listen to your wife!!!! It's busy and unique enough already, don't ruin it!
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29th August 2017, 10:42 PM #13
That is a really amazing piece. Really amazing.
So much to look at. Very interesting. That will start a lot of conversations for a long time.
I'd leave it unburnt and sand the foot off on a disk or linisher.
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29th August 2017, 11:22 PM #14
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new piccy needed!!
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