turns nicely -- but what is it?

[phinds]

Even if it isn't -- I love the way it sounds ... "Bubinga! Yippee!"

Hm ... no, I think plain old bubinga only rates an "oh goodie". To get to a full-bore "Yippee" you have to have something like pomelle bubinga. Waterfall bubinga, on the other hand, rates a full "HOT DAMN!"

 

[ButchC]

Even if it isn't -- I love the way it sounds ... "Bubinga! Yippee!"

Hm ... no, I think plain old bubinga only rates an "oh goodie". To get to a full-bore "Yippee" you have to have something like pomelle bubinga. Waterfall bubinga, on the other hand, rates a full "HOT DAMN!"

Mmmm....Bubinga.
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[Kevin]

Butch that's torture.

 

[ButchC]

Butch that's torture.

Not as much as planning to use them no less than 6 times, and not having the nerve to put a blade to them.

Butch

 

[Kevin]

Butch that's torture.

Not as much as planning to use them no less than 6 times, and not having the nerve to put a blade to them.

Butch

Haha I can understand that. I have a lean-to shed full of book macthes and special boards that I have to figure out how to use. I guess many would like to have that problem though so I'm not complaining. That bub is beautiful.

 

[Mike1950]

Even if it isn't -- I love the way it sounds ... "Bubinga! Yippee!"

Hm ... no, I think plain old bubinga only rates an "oh goodie". To get to a full-bore "Yippee" you have to have something like pomelle bubinga. Waterfall bubinga, on the other hand, rates a full "HOT DAMN!"

Mmmm....Bubinga.

I am quite sure that Paul would agree- those rate a "HOTTTT DAMN!!!!!"

 

[Mike Jones]

Nice job on the finial!! these are way hard to get "right" and yours is lookin' good!

 

[duncsuss]

Nice job on the finial!! these are way hard to get "right" and yours is lookin' good!

Thanks, Mike

My turning club had Kurt Hertzog demonstrating and giving a workshop 2 weekends ago (9/21 and 22). He's a great teacher and gave us many tips on both design and actual turning of pieces, I'm pleased that some of it stuck!

 

[ButchC]

Nice job on the finial!! these are way hard to get "right" and yours is lookin' good!

Thanks, Mike

My turning club had Kurt Hertzog demonstrating and giving a workshop 2 weekends ago (9/21 and 22). He's a great teacher and gave us many tips on both design and actual turning of pieces, I'm pleased that some of it stuck!

That finial looks great. Something that I've never turned before. Maybe oughta give that a try.

Butch

 

[duncsuss]

That finial looks great. Something that I've never turned before. Maybe oughta give that a try.

Thanks.

The #1 item of advice Kurt gave was to pick your blank very carefully. The grain must be straight and perfectly parallel to the axis (easiest is to have it parallel to the sides of the blank, that way you don't have to start the piece turning off-center).

Even a degree or two off-axis will make it much weaker and likely to break when you get it thinned down.

 

[ButchC]

That finial looks great. Something that I've never turned before. Maybe oughta give that a try.

Thanks.

The #1 item of advice Kurt gave was to pick your blank very carefully. The grain must be straight and perfectly parallel to the axis (easiest is to have it parallel to the sides of the blank, that way you don't have to start the piece turning off-center).

Even a degree or two off-axis will make it much weaker and likely to break when you get it thinned down.

That is a fabulous tip! Worth the price of admission.

 

[duncsuss]

That finial looks great. Something that I've never turned before. Maybe oughta give that a try.

Thanks.

The #1 item of advice Kurt gave was to pick your blank very carefully. The grain must be straight and perfectly parallel to the axis (easiest is to have it parallel to the sides of the blank, that way you don't have to start the piece turning off-center).

Even a degree or two off-axis will make it much weaker and likely to break when you get it thinned down.

That is a fabulous tip! Worth the price of admission.

My agent will be in touch to discuss settlement of the bill :rofl2: