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    Default WIP Euc burl hollow vessel with spirals

    This is the last of my large chunk of Eucalyptus burl. Its got some issues with cracks or perhaps voids might be a better word. After roughing it out I found was ready to come apart. It has been roughly hollowed out to around 25mm+ wall thickness. As you can the fault line just about goes all the way around and is very deep. Glued up with 5min epoxy and taped to prevent it running out, will leave it over night to fully harden up.


    The blank was around 150mm or 6" square and it will have 15 spiral set carved into it, well that's the plan at present and possibly a dark hardwood collar of Gidgee or Sally Wattle depending on what I have. The plan is 15 spirals at the moment I tend to keep the final embellishment decision flexible as well as the finish.
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    Best of luck Hughie
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    Wow you are keen. How did you stop the resin just draining away? Or did you fill the cracks, cover with gaffa, then keep it spinning to ensure the resin stayed near the surface

    Looking forward to progress.
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    Quote Originally Posted by dai sensei View Post
    Wow you are keen. How did you stop the resin just draining away? Or did you fill the cracks, cover with gaffa, then keep it spinning to ensure the resin stayed near the surface

    Looking forward to progress.
    Yep tape to keep the glue in and did a spin for a few minutes to boot, you must have been looking over my shoulder .

    Did a little more today, finished hollowing with the steady and some more glue to the voids as it was still flexible on one side. Seeing that its going to have spirals the wall thickness is fairly heavy.One thing about this burl as you hollow it out and blow out the chip etc after awhile half of the dust blows through the voids and cracks.Its time to pay careful attention to the wall thickness
    Now to the collar, its being turned from Belyando Blackwood (Acacia argyrodendron) also known as Black Gidgee, Blackwood.
    treename for a little more info courtesy of Vern and his web site
    Its hard with a fair amount of silica, it made short work of my Henry Taylor 1/2" gouge edge. Glued in with black CA inverted to get all the glue to run into the joint area. I'm toying with the idea of using the same wood for the foot as contrast to the body.
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    All power and praise to you Hughie!!!

    I am neither brave nor skilful enough to tackle such a wondrous task!!!

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    Ok now I am confused, the black CA I have is a rubberised CA, for when you want the glue to remain flexible (like gluing down velcro hook on your sanding disc sander). Is there some reason for using this, or is your glue different to mine?
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    Pulling up a chair for this one. It's gonna look great if it stays together.
    Good luck hughie.
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    Quote Originally Posted by dai sensei View Post
    Ok now I am confused, the black CA I have is a rubberised CA, for when you want the glue to remain flexible (like gluing down velcro hook on your sanding disc sander). Is there some reason for using this, or is your glue different to mine?
    Its a loctite product, not rubberized as far as I know, cant remember the number will get it later and post it up.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hermit View Post
    Pulling up a chair for this one. It's gonna look great if it stays together.
    Good luck hughie.

    Cheeky Buga If! Sheesh! Some of you guys, damn pessimists.

    Should be ok I have turned 70-8-kgs of this burl over the last year and this WIP is fairly basic I haven't gone into a lot of detail .
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    Quote Originally Posted by hughie View Post
    Its a loctite product, not rubberized as far as I know, cant remember the number will get it later and post it up.
    Nah, mine is not a locktite product. Might get some if it is not rubberised as black would come in handy from time to time
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    Quote Originally Posted by hughie View Post
    Cheeky Buga If! Sheesh! Some of you guys, damn pessimists.

    Should be ok I have turned 70-8-kgs of this burl over the last year and this WIP is fairly basic I haven't gone into a lot of detail .
    Ha. Didn't mean to cast aspersions on your ability hughie. I'm sure it will stay together.
    I think I'm still coming to grips with just how well some timber does stay together on the lathe with an experienced turner.
    Even with the resin, I suspect I'd manage to make it fly apart.

    Looking forward to the finished product.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hermit View Post
    Ha. Didn't mean to cast aspersions on your ability hughie. I'm sure it will stay together.
    I think I'm still coming to grips with just how well some timber does stay together on the lathe with an experienced turner.
    Even with the resin, I suspect I'd manage to make it fly apart.

    Looking forward to the finished product.
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    Quote Originally Posted by dai sensei View Post
    Ok now I am confused, the black CA I have is a rubberised CA, for when you want the glue to remain flexible (like gluing down velcro hook on your sanding disc sander). Is there some reason for using this, or is your glue different to mine?
    Loctite 480
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