New woodturnings

On Tue, 12 Oct 2010 21:50:51 -0500, Kevin Miller wrote (in message ):

tom koehler

Well that sucks. I figured that it would have the little arrows that let you go to the next and previous ones. I put it up on Facebook per Mac's request/suggestion. Maybe I should get a Flicker account and post 'em there.

I did post a couple other shots of it in alt.binaries.pictures.woodworking, as well as some photos of the build process. Sadly, more and more people are losing newsgroup access. But if you go to

you can see what's been posted. DJ Delorie archives what lands there. Click on the week link. The bowl is 11.5 across the top, give or take. The scallops are actually pretty easy. This URL: shows the feature ring and the one above it. The scallop appears because you cut on the diagonal. The wood in front (sycamore and purpleheart) is trimmed from the corner of the segment, exposing the teak behind it. but in the center of the segment you're not cutting so much, so that part is left. Hope that makes sense. If not, just glue up a ring with contrasting woods, mount it on the lathe and cut the side at an angle. It'll be obvious when you do. Best...

...Kevin

On Thu, 14 Oct 2010 16:23:28 -0500, Kevin Miller wrote (in message ):

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I hope so. Sometimes I don't do well with 'obvious'. Thank you for the information.

re your results with the tung oil... I picked up a batch of pure tung oil last year (no drying agents in it), for some bowls that would be used with food. This stuff took several days to set up, and then it was just "sorta-kinda" The surface did not seem truly hard until months later. I will experiment with one of the bowls, with buffing it out with a light abrasive of some kind, and then another tung oil bath, and then see what it is like a few months later.

Thanks for all the tips. tom koehler

It's really a bummer that so many ISPs are dropping news. Sure there's other options but it's a hassle to track them down, etc. Really nice of DJ to archive the 'goods' though. If you're lurking DJ, thank you very much - it's appreciated.

The scrap glue block trick is one (of several) that I picked up from Ray Allen who was an excellent segmented turner. Saw him at the Provo woodturning symposium in '97. Nice guy and an absolute riot. Well worth the price of admission.

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Hope this comes out OK. This is the segment from the side. It's supposed to be a piece of light wood on the left and dark wood on the right. The angled line is the cut you make when turning. In the diagram it shows you going right up to the dark wood. But actually you would go a little beyond, exposing the dark wood.

When you try it, the light will dawn.

The Minwax Tung Oil Finish is actually a wiping varnish I believe. It may or may not even actually have Tung Oil in it. Some of the mixes do, and some don't. Go figure.

More than welcome. Mostly just sharing what was given to me from others. I really can't claim them as my own. But that's what I love about woodworking - people are so generous to share techniques!

...Kevin

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It's a shot of the feature ring on the lathe. I was making sure all the corners of the segments were lined up before I started cutting. The pencil mark shows they are. If I were cutting you can see how the corners are removed exposing dark wood, but leaving the sycamore and purpleheart in the middle. Remember, I'm cutting at an angle not straight in... ...Kevin

On Fri, 15 Oct 2010 20:57:13 -0500, Kevin Miller wrote (in message ):

I thank you for trying so hard to make it clear to me.

snipped-for-privacy@frontiernet.net is me. (notice that net is in the address twice) tom koehler