First Square Thingy

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Square plate I guess it is called. I always make the mistake of seeing something and thinking "I don't need to try that on scrap first that's easy" then halfway through I am wishing "I wish I had tried this on scrap first". :whatever:

I got the blank in a trade from @JR Custom Calls and he had labeled it "Black Curly Koa". :sarcastic:

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I turned it too thin and on top of that screwed the lines up sanding it. But even though it is a screwup I'm still okay with it - it's my first. Next one will be better. Weighs exactly 3 ounces.

C & C welcome but didn't put it in that forum as it's not worthy of serious scrutiny. :whatever:
 
Ha. That looks great. I kept trying to figure out when I sent that, then remembered it was when I sent a piece or two of monkey pod and maybe some box elder.
 
Kevin thats not "OK" Its freakin fantastic :yipee:. Don't get too caught up on the lines. It looks fantastic and will be weighted better in the center. at 3 ounces you talking what... .0001 of an inch? :sarcastic:
Seriously nice piece.
 
Very cool! I like roundish square things(and squarish round things too)!
 
Very nice Kevin!! Again, I don't understand what you think you did wrong but it looks awesome to me! Tony
 
Look in the mirror and you will see another square thingy
 
If you can turn a square thingy, have all your fingers, no broken bones, and only a few bruises then it's awesome. Very nice.
curt
 
As others aptly have said, this came out quite nicely and I think anyone would display it with pride. The best part to me is if you also learned from it.
 
That's a nice turning Kevin! Turning square stuff ain't so easy, and you had great results first time. Pretty wood too. I think you're the first turner I've heard say "I made it too thin"It's usually a point to brag about among turner geekdom:sarcastic:
 
I like it, Usually when I get them that thin I usually say "One more pass" and then it's firewood :sarcastic:
 
My first attempt ended up being a square funnel (I'll try to get pics tomorrow). Looks great to me!
 
That would look awesome on my table but dont like curly koa ..... ;)
 
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justallan said:
How do you go about holding onto it while in the lathe?
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Sorry forgot to answer. There's a shallow mortise on the bottom that I had to leave because I couldn't figure out how to get rid of it without turning the whole thing into shreds. I thought about filling it with black epoxy to add a little weight but I just don't want to mess with it anymore. It's as done as it's going to get.
 
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Molokai said:
That would look awesome on my table but dont like curly koa ..... ;)
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Tom I can totally understand someone not liking a particular wood that 99% others love. I just wish there were many more like you so the CK market would get affordable. :sarcastic:

Almost everyone loves buckeye burl but it doesn't do flip for me. There's a few other species as well I can live without. Not that I "dislike" any of them, just that they don't do anything for me to the point there's always something I'd rather have.
 
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