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Offline SalineMan

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The first Fruit of my Labour
« on: May 13, 2014, 09:56:42 AM »
Burr Elm Pear
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Re: The first Fruit of my Labour
« Reply #1 on: May 13, 2014, 10:04:17 AM »
Nice looking pear, probably one of the more difficult fruits to make look real.

Hope you don't mind, the image was hugh so I've resized it for you.

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Re: The first Fruit of my Labour
« Reply #2 on: May 13, 2014, 10:34:12 AM »
That's better. I can see it properly now. I admire anyone who can make fruit that looks like fruit. For some reason I can never get the shape right. Really like this one as the wood works well with it IMHO. Shape seems perfect to me as well.

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Re: The first Fruit of my Labour
« Reply #3 on: May 13, 2014, 10:35:27 AM »
Quote from: dr4g0nfly on May 13, 2014, 10:04:17 AM
Nice looking pear, probably one of the more difficult fruits to make look real.

Hope you don't mind, the image was hugh so I've resized it for you.



No worries, thanks for that. I'm a forum virgin!!!!!
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Re: The first Fruit of my Labour
« Reply #4 on: May 13, 2014, 10:39:46 AM »
Quote from: bodrighywood on May 13, 2014, 10:34:12 AM
That's better. I can see it properly now. I admire anyone who can make fruit that looks like fruit. For some reason I can never get the shape right. Really like this one as the wood works well with it IMHO. Shape seems perfect to me as well.

Pete
Thank you Pete. I'm doing night classes in Lochgelly High School. Chap running it is a local turner called Jack Kirkpatrick, who is in my opinion a bloody good teacher. It was under his supervision I was able to create the pear.

God bless
Derek
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Re: The first Fruit of my Labour
« Reply #5 on: May 13, 2014, 12:06:31 PM »
That's a damn fine pear.....for a first attempt it's exceptionally good and a really nice piece of timber. Did you mount it on the screw-chuck? If you did, what did you do to disguise the screw hole?

Les
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Re: The first Fruit of my Labour
« Reply #6 on: May 13, 2014, 12:34:29 PM »
Quote from: gwyntog on May 13, 2014, 12:06:31 PM
That's a damn fine pear.....for a first attempt it's exceptionally good and a really nice piece of timber. Did you mount it on the screw-chuck? If you did, what did you do to disguise the screw hole?

Les

Thank you for your compliment Les.
Yep, screw chuck both ends. I used wood filler with a clove in the bottom and an apple stalk for the top. I finished it at home after the class, so not really sure of how I should have done it. I'm bringing it back to next class tomorrow evening for a critique.
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Re: The first Fruit of my Labour
« Reply #7 on: May 13, 2014, 01:21:28 PM »

Derek, that looks good enough to eat .. bit woody mind you.

When it's said, it's to get fruit to look right, they're never perfect in the natural, it's the supermarket grown to perfection in size/grade that we struggle to replicate, take a look at a true bramley shape.

Cheers  David
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Re: The first Fruit of my Labour
« Reply #8 on: May 13, 2014, 02:21:49 PM »
Quote from: woodndesign on May 13, 2014, 01:21:28 PM

Derek, that looks good enough to eat .. bit woody mind you.

When it's said, it's to get fruit to look right, they're never perfect in the natural, it's the supermarket grown to perfection in size/grade that we struggle to replicate, take a look at a true bramley shape.

Cheers  David


Thanks for that David. It's such a boost to one's confidence to get encouragement!
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Re: The first Fruit of my Labour
« Reply #9 on: May 13, 2014, 02:57:08 PM »
Quote from: SalineMan on May 13, 2014, 02:21:49 PM
Quote from: woodndesign on May 13, 2014, 01:21:28 PM

Derek, that looks good enough to eat .. bit woody mind you.

When it's said, it's to get fruit to look right, they're never perfect in the natural, it's the supermarket grown to perfection in size/grade that we struggle to replicate, take a look at a true bramley shape.

Cheers  David


Thanks for that David. It's such a boost to one's confidence to get encouragement!

Should you take making more fruit, it would be ideal to make a small screw chuck, turn a hard wood block, have a slight oversize tenon to fit your jaws, drill hole through for small suitable screw (#  ??? 3mm-ish) locate the screw, loctite to keep in place/backing out, then hold the screw in jaws and true/size tenon to fit jaws and remove what would be other wise wobble.

Trust the plan is clear.  David
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Re: The first Fruit of my Labour
« Reply #10 on: May 13, 2014, 03:36:50 PM »
Absolutely Brilliant :D as for turning more fruit i to have taken to making my of screw chucks , but i was once at a craft show turning and some one asked for me to turn an pear and i didn't have any screw chucks with me so i used a live center and a light pull drive it worked well as because i could of set the pear and create some odd shapes . hope it helps and upmost keep on turning if any thing i have said dosent make sense drop me a line or email me
thanks ian
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Re: The first Fruit of my Labour
« Reply #11 on: May 13, 2014, 05:33:55 PM »
Nice Pear Sweet :)

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Re: The first Fruit of my Labour
« Reply #12 on: May 13, 2014, 08:22:21 PM »

  The Shape and The Elm Compliment Each Other.   Looks Good From Here.

        Well Done   Tony and Di
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Re: The first Fruit of my Labour
« Reply #13 on: May 15, 2014, 08:08:00 AM »
yep,I concur with the others,looks good from here,cheers,

Eric.
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Re: The first Fruit of my Labour
« Reply #14 on: May 15, 2014, 10:03:01 AM »
Quote from: Eric Harvey on May 15, 2014, 08:08:00 AM
yep,I concur with the others,looks good from here,cheers,

Eric.
Many thanks to all for the kind compliemnts.
Cheers
Derek
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