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  1. 16th November 2004, 06:46 PM #1
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    Hi everyone! My first post.
    I recently saw a cretan curve picture on another site whilst surfing(thats how I found this site).
    Does anyone know how to do one?
    The picture I saw , first (lathe)turned a gentle curve then you(pencil) draw an "s" curve, cut away waste use rasps etc and end up with a cretan curve. My problem when trying to make one is that I end up cutting away what I have turned so I presume I am doing something wrong even though I end up with a curve.
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  3. 16th November 2004, 06:49 PM #2
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    Would love to help, but as everyone on this BB would know, Im not a cretan.
    Welcome to the BB BTW.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ozwinner
    ... but as everyone on this BB would know, Im not a cretan.
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    And to who(m) so ever(and/or what) do you accredit that authority? :confused:
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    Quote Originally Posted by ozwinner
    but as everyone on this BB would know, Im not a cretan.
    Al
    Hei Al, seems like we need a poll on this

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    Quote Originally Posted by ribot
    Hi everyone! My first post.
    I recently saw a cretan curve picture on another site whilst surfing(thats how I found this site).
    Does anyone know how to do one?
    The picture I saw , first (lathe)turned a gentle curve then you(pencil) draw an "s" curve, cut away waste use rasps etc and end up with a cretan curve. My problem when trying to make one is that I end up cutting away what I have turned so I presume I am doing something wrong even though I end up with a curve.
    Basically it is a spiral. Look at how you do barley twist on a straight length and apply the same to a curve.
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  7. 17th November 2004, 03:40 PM #6
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    I was expecting cretan jokes,however I do believe it is pronounced similarly to Crete.

    Thanks for the advice, so I guess the quickest way to make a curve is rasps and carving tools?
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