Gentle Reminder - Eleven Days

Love to, George... how the hell did you make it?

Bandsaw before turning? after? carved?

mac

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Before. From there it's just another interrupted-edge turning.

Key is getting a good heart pattern. I use some vector art and my computer to make a basic heart fit the piece of wood. I work a circle on the same pattern so that the tip of the heart and the farthest points of the curves fall in the same plane.

Doublestick tape to the wood, and remember to make the relief cut(s) in a few places if you're too lazy to take that 1/2 blade out of the saw.

It's perhaps a half hour in the shop, plus layout and finish. Isn't she worth it?

George inquired, "Isn't she worth it?"

.. Yep and much, much more, but I don't hear "I love it because you made it, Arch" said quite as sincerely and heartfelt as in years past. :) She's beginning to prefer an evening in a nice restaurant to another of my turnings, altho she has seized on and kept a zillion of them. A rose is good, but I'm not sure Hershey's kisses or even mine will serve, tho it won't be said.

Even so George, I'm sure going to turn one of your 'heart bowls' and I bet many will be turned this week. Thanks for your good suggestion with pics & instructions. No telling how many marriages you have saved. :)

Turn to Safety, Arch Fortiter

Well, if that isn't her thing, do as I have done and make an additional diamond shape out of cherry, then a club and spade out of black-dyed black ash.

Makes a nice set of dishes to pass the chocolate-covered peanuts and granola in between bids....

Great idea AND explanation, George.. thanks!

I'll give it a shot this week...

mac

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Maybe she'd like your work more if you put something IN it, arch... like jewelry or reservations to a nice restaurant?.. *g*

mac

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Newbie question here: Wouldn't it make the turning easier if the badsawing were done after? Granted, The bandsawing layout woul dbe a little tricky, but it would probably be worth it to have a balanced uninterupted turning. No?

What am I missing?

-Steve

Since it's an easy thing to do without, hardly seems worth it.

Tippy facing up, tricky facing down because you'd need a soft pattern curving in two directions. Suppose you could make a hard pattern, tack it to the back and try and follow. Sometimes you want a slant with the point on the heart more or less parallel to the base, which complicates things even more. If you decide to do it, keep your TPI high and your feed slow. Thin stock chips and breaks easily. When I do the club/spade stems, I leave the area large, then cut with the scrollsaw afterward, using a plywood donut behind for support.