candelstick

[kruger]

laurel candelstick.
finish with Danish oil.
all comments are welcomedev:

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[regulated]

I like the style of these. I was at the QLD woodturners display at the botanical gardens the other week watching how he did them. Awesome. Just didn't get time to ask where he bought the jig to do them.

BJ

[kruger]

I like the style of these. I was at the QLD woodturners display at the botanical gardens the other week watching how he did them. Awesome. Just didn't get time to ask where he bought the jig to do them.

BJ

hi,
it is no necessary to buy a dedicated chuck to do this.
yes it is a great help.
you must only move the wood between the teeth of your chuck
go on youtube and you can read videos on how to do.

cheers.

[Skew ChiDAMN!!]

Another method is to turn the "bowl" of the candlestick/goblet/whatever first, in a chuck. Then turn a plug to fit snugly into the mouth of the bowl.

Remove the chuck, replace it with a drivespur & tailstock and turn the stem between centres, simply offsetting the spur to create the off-centred turnings.

Just as a side note, this method can create effects that aren't possible with an off-centred chuck. eg. if you move the drive-spur end in one direction and the tail-spur end in the opposite direction then at some point along the spindle everything will be centred. Turning a cove at that point will leave the spindle centred instead of offset, but the turned profile will be on a diagonal!

(Oh well... at least I know what I mean. )

[joe greiner]

Nice work, kruger.

There's a two-part series in the AAW Journal, Fall and Winter 2007, Vol. 22, Nos. 3 & 4, by Barbara Dill, with suggestions for relocating the drive spur and tailstock centres, as Skew advises. Google ["barbara dill" multi-axis] for more, if the Journal is hard to get.

Joe

[Skew ChiDAMN!!]

I'd also meant to say nice work, Kruger. (I sidetracked myself. )

Finished with DO, you say? Good job! I love DO, but always seem to have trouble applying it to "intricate" pieces. I think I leave areas too thick, which become matt with further coats.

[kruger]

For me, multi axis or of center is different for eccentric turning.
With multi axis we work with the tail stock and the drive spur.
with the eccentric turning, the piece is only in a chuck and the tail stock is of.

joe,

if you can send me the article "Fall and Winter 2007, Vol. 22, Nos. 3 & 4, by Barbara Dill"' it will a great gift for me

skew,
thanks for your comments, it is always "profitable" good for my work.

all,

i hope these links will help you.

http://www.escoulen.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jni6Qnth844 that is one of the chuck that Escoulen sell.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAReK...eature=related
look also at the videos at the right.

good night
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[joe greiner]

kruger, until a few minutes ago, my only copy of Barbara's articles were the paper version. Copying, etc., could be awkward. With Google's help, however, I found this site: http://www.ptwoodturners.org/turning_tips.htm
Near the bottom of the page, download Barbara's pdf file. In only two pages, it contains the essence of her articles. The only things truly missing are WIP photos.

There are about a dozen AAW members in France, but no local chapter it seems. Surnames Averly, Bocquet, Chambrion, Changala, Delaplace, Deletraz, Escoulen, Fulhaber, Maignan, Naigeon, and Oudet, might make the Journal available, but the above pdf file is enough to work from. I didn't check all of Google's hits; might be more in those too.

Australia has about 60 AAW members, with a local chapter in Balnarring VIC.

Joe

[Ed Reiss]

Hi Kruger...

Appears that you've got a serious case of head/tailstock misalignment!!!

But since the turnings are coming out decent, don't touch a thing to make it better!!!

Say...you could even do some off-center stuff since the h/t alignment is off!!

Just havin' a bit of fun...nice turnings

Cheers,

Ed

[Texian]

Kruger,
That's a great looking piece, but it looks a bit top heavy. Am wondering if it would look more balanced if the top section were rather shorter. Just a thought.

Oops, first post here and I am being critical. Not the best way to make friends. Sorry about that.