Finished these today, maple, yew, elm and redheart.
Round Bottom Oil Lamps
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Very nice. Thanks.
I assume you turn them w/ the top towards the chuck using a screw bit "chuck", and then a forstner to clear out the oil lamp area, yes?
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Nope, here’s an abbreviated tutorial.
1. mount on waste block, true/size blank, drill hole with carbide forstner and mark reference lines
2, turn recess
3. turn top radius blending with recess
4. part to finished height
5. rough in bottom radius
6. finish bottom radius to waste block and blend with top radius then sand to completion
7. part off
8. dress waste block for the next, if all goes well lose abt 1/16 so can mount 20 + blanks on a 2” block
9. mount on chuck to finish turn and sand bottom to completion
10. apply finish
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Excellent explanation. Thanks.
Is that a paper towel stuck inside the Forstner bit hole to make a tight fit w/ dowel chuck?
Is that a paper towel stuck inside the Forstner bit hole to make a tight fit w/ dowel chuck?
Agreed; great job John!
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Have you done any elm yet? I have seen cherry and walnut and maple and spalted hackberry. I was curious how elm would turn .
Sorry. Just hit send then found the elm in post 1. Looks great! I found a chunk around the house and am starting to process it.
Will likely shelve it for a couple years and come back to this.
Sorry. Just hit send then found the elm in post 1. Looks great! I found a chunk around the house and am starting to process it.
Will likely shelve it for a couple years and come back to this.
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Haven’t turned much elm. The pieces I’ve had weren’t anything special as far as figure and find the interlocking end grain somewhat difficult to work. Try it, maybe your stuff will be better.