Gary Beasley Posted May 31, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2020 It can be when it all goes to plan. Equally frustrating when it screws up, which is not uncommon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Gary Beasley Posted August 31, 2020 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted August 31, 2020 Finally dusted off the lathe and got to work on some pecan slabs given to me by a fellow woodturner. The slabs were out in the weather for a good while and had splits everywhere but I was able to cut enough solid wood out of them to get a good handful of blanks. The nice part was the spalting inside, seems to have caught it at just the right point. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted August 31, 2020 Report Share Posted August 31, 2020 Really nice work Gary! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted August 31, 2020 Report Share Posted August 31, 2020 I really like the top one, great job!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Gary Beasley Posted August 31, 2020 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted August 31, 2020 Just sanded this one out and wiped it with poly 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted August 31, 2020 Report Share Posted August 31, 2020 Wow, those are pretty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted September 1, 2020 Report Share Posted September 1, 2020 Agreed. I think I like the last one the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Beasley Posted September 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2020 Thanks! The last one is about the size of a large grapefruit. It was fun to turn the insides to make it more of a closed form piece. They are all sanded to 220 and wiped with several coats of wipe on poly. They have a satin soft feel to the surface. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted September 1, 2020 Report Share Posted September 1, 2020 Those look great! I really like the wood selection you get your hands on. Man i really want to spend some time on my lathe .... so many pressing projects though. Maybe this winter i'll get some time. I want to try making a bowl or 10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Beasley Posted September 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2020 Thanks, I use what I can get. If you are turning dry wood you dont have to do everything at once. It’ll wait till you have time to get back to it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Gary Beasley Posted September 7, 2020 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted September 7, 2020 This is some wild looking grain on this black walnut dish. Sanded to 600 grit and first coat of wipe on poly buffed on to it. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted September 7, 2020 Report Share Posted September 7, 2020 Love that! I really like the creamy white sapwood, in pieces like this, at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Gary Beasley Posted September 13, 2020 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted September 13, 2020 Got me a biggun spinning on the lathe now. Neighbor had a silver maple taken down that had a massive trunk. Cut a 19” blank and mounted it up, had to swivel the head to 45 degrees and run it in reverse cutting at the opposite side until the irregular edges would clear the bed. Still have to turn it around and hollow it for drying. Hopefully it wont split while drying. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted September 14, 2020 Report Share Posted September 14, 2020 Wow, that's a monster! You ever tried a full outboard turning? I suppose you would need a stand-alone tool rest for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted September 14, 2020 Report Share Posted September 14, 2020 Gary, your lathe looks like it has cast iron legs. Is it more akin to the Saturn than the 1624? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Beasley Posted September 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2020 Its a 2024 DVR, got it as a promo kit a while back. It has the outrigger toolrest for full outboard but I find it too bouncy and needs a floor rest added to it to make it solid. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted September 14, 2020 Report Share Posted September 14, 2020 I found a picture on the net and that does look heavier than my 1624. I'm giving some thought to being jealous. Highland Woodworking carries the Outrigger for the Record Power Harold. It's basically a long dog leg for the banjo. I wish I could see it in person somewhere, looks like it would fit and might be of some use. Have you ever looked at it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Beasley Posted September 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2020 Nope, never looked at it. Basically anything you mount the tool rest to that has a fair amount of extension to it is going to have some flex unless you find some way of bracing it to another solid point. The dogleg sound like a great way to get extra positioning capacity, yet that introduces more room for flexing of the support which hopefully is very minor on that rig. The way the Nova outrigger is built while being pretty solid on its own when used on anything big enough to warrant it gets some pretty good torque on it from the tool cutting on a large diameter piece. Looks good on paper but needs more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Gary Beasley Posted September 16, 2020 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted September 16, 2020 The third bowl roughed out from my silver maple haul. Makin’ shavin’s! I think I need a hay baler for this stuff.... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Gary Beasley Posted October 6, 2020 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted October 6, 2020 I had some end grain slabs the neighbor had cut trying to shorten the stump. It was so big I could get pieces with no pith and pretty straight grain patterns. This dish I managed to make pretty thin and delicate. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted October 6, 2020 Report Share Posted October 6, 2020 Those are pretty cool, Gary! How stable / strong do you think the end grain will be at that thickness? I have some "cookies" to process, just wondering what I'll be able to make. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Beasley Posted October 6, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2020 Seems to be pretty strong. If your cookies are without pith they should dry with minimal to no cracks and not too much warp. Its the pith and nearby circular grain thats the killer. Remember turning end grain you direct you gouge in the opposite direction you would with side grain forms to get the clean cuts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted October 7, 2020 Report Share Posted October 7, 2020 Well, if I turn any of them, it will be with my tablesaw 'Spin-a-ma-jig'. I don't currently own a functioning lathe. Just curious how thin I can go while flattening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Gary Beasley Posted August 23, 2021 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted August 23, 2021 Just got done with my first segmented piece in a long time, been too busy with solid chunks. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Beasley Posted August 23, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2021 Something going on with the editing process, that last picture duplicated of the glueup refuses to go away even after trying to delete it three times. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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