woodturning

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So this thread hasn't had any posts for a while...

 

Thought I'd share this - a Yew hemisphere (sort of) 320mm diameter, ratchet strap chucking

 

This ended up with a wall thickness of about 7mm, after rough turning it too about 35mm wall, kiln dried it down to about 5% MC only moved a few mm on diameter, was tempted to leave it thick walled, but turned an under cut rim instead to give the impression, but make it light weight.

 

Quite pleased so far, finish oil still to apply, thinking of using Treatex hard wax oil (any one used that before, mate tested it, with good results, very water resistant). This is almost has a perfect radius, although a slight surface undulation can be felt, due to sanding - if I make something like this again I'll make a concave sanding cup to match the rad. which should help prevent any unevenness.

 

More pics to follow once finish is applied.

[slackbladder]

love it

[delabodge]

thats brilliant,,,,,

[Ian Leach]

:thumbup:

 

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[bobh]

3 firsts for me yesterday.

 

1. got my first scroll chuck

2. decided to make my first goblet

3. thought I'd go the whole hog and do my first captive ring at the same time.

 

From the photo it looks like the finish could be a bit better and I think the ring would look better if it was a bit bigger but fairly happy for a my first time.

 

Any advise welcome

 

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bobh, pretty tidy goblet, especially for you 1st go at one.

 

I finished the Yew hemisphere off a few weeks back.

 

I don't recommend Treatex hard wax oil for something like this, I really struggled to get a good finish, after re-applying it more times than I would have liked, I sanded it back and applied bees wax, which I then buffed. Hopefully the hard wax oil will have penetrated the wood to provide the sealing properties I was after.

 

I think it is possible to get a good finish with this product, but I need to experiment more, it's water resistance is really good... but I don't have time for that at the moment.

 

Lesson: don't experiment with a new finish on something over a foot in diameter!