tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post3677226940860955479..comments2024-03-28T14:52:13.218-05:00Comments on Stonekettle Station: Latest from the Lathe – Beastly’s Cherry BurlJim Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-47197086529116866482009-03-05T18:03:00.000-06:002009-03-05T18:03:00.000-06:00Very pretty! It glitters!Very pretty! It glitters!Dicing with Dragonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03132972790091524968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-62854483210598014042009-02-17T13:47:00.000-06:002009-02-17T13:47:00.000-06:00If allowed to breath, Mensley, it will darken with...If allowed to breath, Mensley, it will darken with age.<BR/><BR/>If sealed, which is what I will do with this one, it will remain mostly lighter in color. <BR/><BR/>Since taking the picture I've sealed this piece with several coats of wipe on varathane. This was done to preserve the wood and seal the inlays.Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-19826291505231984422009-02-17T13:37:00.000-06:002009-02-17T13:37:00.000-06:00Gorgeous!Since I'm trying to learn more about the ...Gorgeous!<BR/><BR/>Since I'm trying to learn more about the black arts of wood finishing, with it finished in Tung oil will it remain more blonde in color or age to a darker reddish-brown as unfinished cherry is wont to do?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-79530168796517389652009-02-16T22:24:00.000-06:002009-02-16T22:24:00.000-06:00You're bemusing, alright, Beastly.You're <I>be</I>musing, alright, Beastly.Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-8185784588074875102009-02-16T22:13:00.000-06:002009-02-16T22:13:00.000-06:00Inspiring! Yeah that's what I am. Like a Muse or...Inspiring! Yeah that's what I am. Like a Muse or sumthin. Nice to see you finally did turn that thing and I will be photographing and posting pictures of it's brother that I turned here.Beastlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05734235111057536747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-49301625206508058092009-02-16T20:52:00.000-06:002009-02-16T20:52:00.000-06:00Now there's an advertisement for a real manly man ...Now there's an advertisement for a real manly man -- "I shave with a lathe."<BR/><BR/>Dr. Phil (who hasn't shaved since Amtrak's 10th birthday)<BR/><BR/>(which was Friday 1 May 1981)<BR/><BR/>(which was the first day of a new job and it was hot and I resented the irritation of the razor -- so went year-round with the beard instead of just winter protection)Dr. Phil (Physics)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11943336276878704753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-22490363794927571292009-02-16T17:58:00.000-06:002009-02-16T17:58:00.000-06:00I got just about every type of jaw for Nova chucks...I got just about every type of jaw for Nova chucks that they make including the cole jaw. I've actually got duplicate jaws in a lot of sizes, Beastly left a bunch here when he departed last summer. I got a bunch of jam chucks and friction mounts that I made. The usual mandrels and worms and miscellanea that turners collect.Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-54554994944541945972009-02-16T17:52:00.000-06:002009-02-16T17:52:00.000-06:00Nice - never tried the Nova, but I've heard all go...Nice - never tried the Nova, but I've heard all good things about it.<BR/><BR/>I have an old Grizzly Chiwanese scroll chuck that I use if I don't have to remount the work - works great for some things and holds on like a tick... My serious chuck is a PCI Barracuda - has 4 sets of jaws for all kinds of holding, a worm, plus some custom made jaws. I have faceplates for holding the serious stuff until it can be chucked, and a few different wooden mandrels and jam chucks that thread right on to the spindle. I also made a Longworth chuck just to see if I could and it works pretty all right for what it is. Then there's the Morse tapered pieces parts... You have a 5/8" spindle? You ever tap a piece to fit and turn it directly?<BR/><BR/>Half my tools I sharpen on the grinder, half on the sanding disc - the scrapers make those pretty little paper thin ribbons right off the sander (120) and the gouges cut really clean straight off the grinder (80-100) - I usually start sanding at 120 or 150. I'll hone if I need to make a cut that I'll never sand.<BR/><BR/>Gotta run - I hear banjoes...Karlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11854671368992589012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-27164957908475566762009-02-16T13:32:00.001-06:002009-02-16T13:32:00.001-06:00Karl, I didn't weight it but I'd say it was around...Karl, I didn't weight it but I'd say it was around 12-15lbs or so. This was dried piece sealed in wax, so much of the moisture weight was long gone.<BR/><BR/>I started it on an 8" cast iron turning plate, mounted to the cut side of the burl with 2" screws, 6 of them. I use turning plates pretty often, at least to start, and in this case I wanted a rock solid mount and the weight of the turning plate, which helped to damp vibration since the burl was irregular. Once the bottom of burl was shaped with heavy scrapers, and a lot of the weight was gone, I cut that dovetail recess into the bottom with a Sorby thin kerf parting tool, an angled box scraper, and finally a 1" flat scraper. The recess is 4" in diameter. I then reversed it onto a Nova 3G chuck with 100" jaws, mounted in expanded dovetail mode. Then it was a simple matter of turning down the concave interior with the large bowl hollowing scraper. I never touched the sides on this piece, only the top and bottom, in order to preserve the bark and natural edge.<BR/><BR/>The trick to scrapers is that they have to be razor sharp, especially on woods like cherry or purpleheart or bubinga or they will catch and burn. I use a Wolverine jig on ultrafine 8" white grinding wheels, followed by finish sharpening on the WorkSharp 3000 glass plate sharping system using 2000-4000 grit paper and then buffed on a rotating glass backed leather strop using green buffing compound. If you can't shave with it, it ain't sharp. During turning, I'll stop periodically and touch the tool up on the strop - which is permanently mounted on a dedicated Work Sharp 2000. <BR/><BR/>In general though, I use a number of chucks (mostly Nova), turning plates in the 8",6", and 3" size, and occasionally a woodworm screw mount. It just depends on the wood and what I want to do with it. Because I mostly turn green wood, I prefer a chuck mount, butted against a live center on the tailstock until it's rounded and balanced enough for face turning. I like cast iron turning plates for the weight, but can't use them a lot of time on wet wood because they will rust and stain the birch - though I do have a couple of 3" stainless steel ones. Those are good for smaller pieces and if I have to leave the piece mounted for a long time, but they don't have the weight of cast iron.Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-48607263231790954962009-02-16T13:32:00.000-06:002009-02-16T13:32:00.000-06:00Jim, that is stunning. I think Beastly was right ...Jim, that is stunning. I think Beastly was right - it was yours to turn.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for sharing it with us.Anne C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09444051201220766948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-1597531212483505642009-02-16T12:27:00.000-06:002009-02-16T12:27:00.000-06:00Nice, nice, nice!(now jonesin' for a lump o' wood ...Nice, nice, nice!<BR/><BR/>(now jonesin' for a lump o' wood to turn)<BR/><BR/>Reminds me to ask: what kinds of chucks/mounts do you use? I guess that one in particular, but also in general. Must be hefty as I'm guessing that burl started off at about 15-18 pounds? Maybe more?<BR/><BR/>::waiting for 5::Karlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11854671368992589012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-67028576358713045912009-02-16T09:14:00.000-06:002009-02-16T09:14:00.000-06:00Wow Jim, that's truly amazing.Wow Jim, that's truly amazing.mattwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07934926340973044413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-60300907789843330442009-02-16T05:57:00.000-06:002009-02-16T05:57:00.000-06:00Hey Bro...you make me wanna take up a lathe and to...Hey Bro...you make me wanna take up a lathe and tools and quite my day job.<BR/><BR/>That's the best kind of art right there bro...the best.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152540665352170999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-69429936882172327492009-02-15T17:58:00.000-06:002009-02-15T17:58:00.000-06:00Beautiful. :)Beautiful. :)Random Michelle Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13817444379694818074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-44649316329980077572009-02-15T10:31:00.000-06:002009-02-15T10:31:00.000-06:00One day I will be worthy of your creations. Until ...One day I will be worthy of your creations. Until then, I will drool from afar and covet. <BR/><BR/>Lovely, just lovely. And that you don't plan out every piece, letting the wood tell you its secrets is true artistry. <BR/><BR/>-cleans up puddle, goes to get more coffee-<BR/><BR/>WendyB_09WendyB_09https://www.blogger.com/profile/03788918629240949526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-69976327482061709382009-02-15T09:07:00.000-06:002009-02-15T09:07:00.000-06:00Your latest from the lathe is fantastic!Did you se...Your latest from the lathe is fantastic!<BR/><BR/>Did you send a photo to FSM? Those knots look a bit like meatballs, and the burl patterns rather like spaghetti. Could it be His Noodliness?<BR/><BR/>I wonder if global warming will begin to reverse now that piracy is on the rise again?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-25679758944001941622009-02-14T17:06:00.000-06:002009-02-14T17:06:00.000-06:00I want. Husband says no. Phooey.I want. Husband says no. Phooey.neurondochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12155027993661209263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-51605713659566180992009-02-14T14:27:00.000-06:002009-02-14T14:27:00.000-06:00It looks alive -- like something found in a cavern...It looks alive -- like something found in a cavern on a barren alien world with a dying cinder of an ancient sun... Watch that it does not exact revenge on you for burning its children in the fire.<BR/><BR/>Dr. PhilDr. Phil (Physics)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11943336276878704753noreply@blogger.com