duckkisser Posted September 5, 2012 Report Share Posted September 5, 2012 ok here is a box that i made out of some maple from the yard and some hickory and the base ia paduke. this was just i had 4 pieces of wood the same size so i glued it up into a decent pattern. after i got it done i set it on the counter and though hmmm it looks like a UFO. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRBaker Posted September 6, 2012 Report Share Posted September 6, 2012 LOLOL. It is an unusual shape. Nice work, Duck. How is hickory to turn? I really hate running it through my planer and jointer because it dulls the blades so bad. How is it on knives? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckkisser Posted September 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2012 ya it can dull my tools fairly fast the problem i have had with it is that when i use my finger nail gouge and skew the wood tends to catch and it is a deep catch where i usualy have deep rips in the wood wraped around the project that i then have to cut away. so when i work with it i try and just use my scrapers it rips off in nice smooth cuts and it sands nicely and has a nice warm brown color. i know you dont have a lathe so here ispictures of finger nail gouge and skew so you know what the tools look like http://www.google.com/imgres?q=lathe+skew&um=1&hl=en&biw=1280&bih=855&tbm=isch&tbnid=2nRwKx3GwWx39M:&imgrefurl=http://www.woodlandcraftsupplies.co.uk/index.php%3Fmain_page%3Dproduct_info%26products_id%3D59&imgurl=http://www.woodlandcraftsupplies.co.uk/images/skew.jpg&w=567&h=425&ei=LIFIULDFG4jg2AWDsYHYAg&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=396&vpy=546&dur=1647&hovh=194&hovw=259&tx=127&ty=144&sig=118046060897667530476&page=1&tbnh=148&tbnw=197&start=0&ndsp=20&ved=1t:429,r:16,s:0,i:123 http://www.google.com/imgres?q=lathe+finger+nail+gouge&um=1&hl=en&biw=1280&bih=855&tbm=isch&tbnid=VsWGn93671fj9M:&imgrefurl=http://www.thompsonlathetools.com/tooltype.asp%3FTYPE%3DBV&imgurl=http://www.thompsonlathetools.com/images/tools/Type-VGouges.jpg&w=600&h=351&ei=PYFIUIm3LOa42wW8n4H4Ag&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=390&vpy=204&dur=3716&hovh=172&hovw=294&tx=95&ty=117&sig=118046060897667530476&page=1&tbnh=122&tbnw=209&start=0&ndsp=21&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:0,i:77 and here are scrapers http://www.google.com/imgres?q=lathe+scrapers&um=1&hl=en&biw=1280&bih=855&tbm=isch&tbnid=RGnZTWF68IUN2M:&imgrefurl=http://www.hobby-machinist.com/showthread.php/5105-Wood-Lathe-Chisels&imgurl=http://images27.fotki.com/v980/photos/4/28344/7503119/fs13-vi.jpg&w=800&h=541&ei=xoFIUKXpBej22QX-vIC4Bw&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=367&vpy=532&dur=4550&hovh=185&hovw=273&tx=212&ty=136&sig=118046060897667530476&page=1&tbnh=156&tbnw=218&start=0&ndsp=20&ved=1t:429,r:16,s:0,i:123 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawrence Posted September 9, 2012 Report Share Posted September 9, 2012 every time I've tried to turn hickory I've either been left with nasty rough spots or gotten a TERRIBLE catch and blown it to smithereens... you did great with that Lawrence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckkisser Posted September 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2012 lawrence dont use gouges and skews i had the same problem. i just used scrapers when i get some blades for my e-z type cutter that i made ill try and use. that . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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