Thread: Tis' a miracle to be sure

On the wings of wood, it almost looks like its floating.

For a while I could not visit the forum.
Today the first message I see is yours!
I am speechless. It is beautiful.
CONGRATULATION.
I think I'll never turn such a birl. We do not have raw material that large.
You are real lucky down under.. I might visit you one day

That piece sure is gorgeous!!

Brilliant stuff. I guess the stubby makes out of balance marginally less frightening, still must take some nerve.

how did you chuck it? i am still learning and cant figure out how you did it?
Robert

Thanks everyone for the comments - very much appreciated

Originally Posted by robatman

how did you chuck it? i am still learning and cant figure out how you did it?

I started with it screwed to a standard faceplate (as in pic 1) to shape the bottom. Because there was no solid wood on the base and not wanting to lose any thickness to a tenon, I glued a waste tenon from a previous project on the base (as in pic 1 also). I sized the tenon to suit my Vicmark step jaws (90mm) and held it by that to turn the top and hollow the bowl. With the top finished, I then reversed the piece onto a waste piece shaped to roughly fit inside the bowl and held the piece in place with the live-centre to turn away the tenon and finally removed the pip left where the centre was holding it by hand. Hope that made sense

Originally Posted by La truciolara

We do not have raw material that large.
You are real lucky down under.. I might visit you one day

That was the baby of 3 pieces - drop in and I'll find one for ya! You would be most welcome La Truc.

Originally Posted by powderpost

How many pairs of jocks did you bite in half?

Remember the old movies where the hero was tied to a conveyor heading towards a huge blade swinging back and forth over the belt! - felt (and sounded) just like that - was sure it was gonna clip me ear before I got done with it!

That is the sort of work that got me into this addictive hobby. I can only dream of the day that I have the guts to try something like that

Hey Vern,

With success like that you know you've made the right choice with the Stubby.

Very impressive piece of wood turning

Oh Vern,

well done. it looks like flames in the first pic when its mounted on the lathe. Wooden fire.

Great job Vern - outstanding. Top points for daring too, must have been scarey at times.

Peter

What else can I say WOW