Our club is submitting 1 piece to this summer's "Turning 25 - A Celebration" exhibit in Minneapolis-St. Paul. This was one of my entries to our club's selection competition. I'm happy to report that it was the selection and will be included in the exhibit and in the exhibition catalog. It's titled "Relic I" and is made from a Desert Ironwood root salvaged from a lot being cleared for a new retail development.
After ruining the first hollow form I decided to give it another shot, slowing down just a bit so I don't ruin it. I started off at exactly 4:05 PM
The finished piece (including a very quick sanding to 320) at 4:20 PM.
It was also cut in half to check the wall thickness. It's the one on the right and is quite a bit thicker in the bottom than I'd like and the opening is larger than I'd like but overall it's not bad. The one on the left was my 10 minute attempt from earlier.
Last night was a prototype for a new multi axis box.
The inside is turned prior to the outside. The outside is done on 2 parallel axis. One Axis is turned as a large bead, the other is turned as a large cove. The top and bottom are then turned using a jam chuck.
There was a significant defect in the wood, making it perfect for a prototype.
Open view, showing the pinched oval cross section.
Hi Jason, what hollowing tools are you using?
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I use the Sorby Micro hollowing tools for the small ones. For the bigger ones I'm using a Jamieson hollowing system knockoff that was built by another club member.
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