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24th May 2006, 02:41 AM #1
my latest effort
I grabbed a branch off the melaluca and turned this - I think the tools need sharpening and the wood has a crack but .... still I like it.
Jenny Brandis, Kununurra, West Australia
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24th May 2006, 07:39 AM #2Woodturner
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A pleasant little dry flower vase.
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24th May 2006, 10:43 AM #3
Nice work.
Don't worry about cracking too much, it can really accentuate a piece if handled nicely - I did a how to in this forum (filling it with coffee). It worked better than I expected.
Anyway, again, nice work.
Cam<Insert witty remark here>
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24th May 2006, 11:18 AM #4
crack n that
.... still I like it.
Hi Jenny cracks are fine, there's at least one pro turner that has made a lot of money out of cracks.....ron kent..
I like the effect of the banding nice going
hughieInspiration exists, but it has to find you working. — Pablo Picasso
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25th May 2006, 03:38 PM #5
Hi Jenny,
Nice to see you have been busy improving your work and boy, it has certainly improved
Love the little vase and am glad to hear that you like it, as that's the most important part, oh and that you enjoyed making it and will make many more
(and post pics here for us to enjoy )
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25th May 2006, 04:17 PM #6
and then there were two
The positive feelings I got from making the 5cm pot made me look at other bits lying around the workspace (thanks hubby)
I found the offcuts from the acrylic pen blanks and araldited them to 5cm bits of jarrah (which I had rounded one end down to fit in the jacobs chuck) - left them set overnight .....
And this is the first effort. It is just 2cm tall and makes the other pot look chunky. The second attempt seperated at the join so I should have added more araldite? I have now added 10cm jarrah to the other end of two so that tomorrow I can have a go at making east midland bobbins with the acrylic in the boby. Will let you know how that goes too
I think I will try to make some mushrooms from mango branches. How do I keep the bark on the turning?Jenny Brandis, Kununurra, West Australia
The best wood is at the top of the tree ......
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25th May 2006, 04:41 PM #7
Woohoo! 1000 posts...
Sorry, my personal celebrations aside...
The trick to leaving the bark on is to cut it in winter and turn it wet. Then the bark has a BETTER chance at staying on, but it still is guaranteed. At least, that is what I have read, but I haven't had too much trouble with keeping the bark on the bits of apricot tree that Sheddy gave me that was cut recently.
As for the actual turning, just turn it normally and sand carefully (preferably with something supporting the sand paper).
Cam<Insert witty remark here>
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25th May 2006, 05:26 PM #8
Cam,
You've been a busy boy with your posts, now get back into the shed and make something .
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25th May 2006, 05:27 PM #9Originally Posted by Tiger<Insert witty remark here>
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25th May 2006, 05:45 PM #10Originally Posted by CameronPotter
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25th May 2006, 05:47 PM #11
Now that this thread is nicely hijacked...
Ozwinner (Al) is a brickie and I have also heard reference to him running "The Craporium" (which I believe is a shop).<Insert witty remark here>
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26th May 2006, 04:57 AM #12
Jenny, if the bark wants to come loose, super glue (CA) at the point where the bark joins the wood will make it beg to stay attached!! )
OGYT
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26th May 2006, 04:20 PM #13Hewer of wood
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What OGYT said, but go for a very small bead cos the bark sucks it up and darkens, and you may not want that.
Cheers, Ern
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