Turning a bread board

[dahlia1]

Hi,
I have started to turn a bread board, 12in diameter
Pleased with my attempt to make a glue chuck, as advised
By someone at my shed, managed To flatten the front
Face, what to do now?
, Do I deal the face , oil, and Then put the glue chuck
On if so I can level off the back of the board
Not sure of the sequence, can't contact my mentor at the
Shed so any help would be appreciated

[bodrighywood]

If you are using glue chucks glue the wood on while it is sr=till on the lagthe then you can true it up to reverse. Alternative is to make a small recess to hold it kn the chuck when you reverse and do the face. If you do that decorate the recess so it looks part pf the base.


Pete

[Paul Hannaby]

I make mine with a vacuum chuck so no need for any sort of permanent fixing and they are flat on both sides. If you haven't got one of those you could use cole jaws.

[Twisted Trees]

If you don't have vacuum chucks or cole jaws then after cutting and sanding the back glue a block to the centre of the base with hot melt or double sided tape. Cut it to make sure it is a central chuck mount, use this to cut the front sand and finish oil or whatever your chosen finish is.

Finally remove the glued on chuck mount with a paint scraper clean it up manually and oil the base.

[dahlia1]

The board is at the limit of my lathe, so Cole jaws wouldn't fit.
The pictured I showed was I hoped to be the front/top of the board.
If I understand correctly I can remove my glue chuck from the back and got centrally on the
Front surface (that will be interesting). Level off the surface and then remove
The glue chuck and clean
I wasn't sure how easy it was to clean everything
Have I roughly understood what is needed

[jay]

   I would  suggest that trying to put the glue block on an oiled surface may make for a very weak bond and consequently possible  facial rearrangement. I don't know of adhesives that work well with oiled material . a dovetail recess vacuum chuck or some form of cole jaws  as others have said would be safer 

[Derek]

As Twisted trees suggested get another block and attach it with hot melt glue making sure you get a good bond. Then turn a holding point on this block remove from the lathe and remount on the new block turn the face and remove the original block. Once finished you can then apply a finish of your choice to remove the second block gently heat the block to release the hot melt glue(This is best done before applying any finish) clean up of the glue should be easy and leave no marks.

[dahlia1]

That's a very good point, don't want to go there
My wife is happy for there to be a normal mortise dovetail in the base
My other thought is for the side I have finished to be the base, not seal or
Oil it, fit a glue chuck to it to finish other side as the top, that can be sealed and oil ed
Then deal with the base oiling and sealing by hand

I have just seen the last post which I think says the same as above

[Paul Hannaby]

When I make chopping boards, I just turn and sand the first face and leave the edge untouched. Then when I reverse it to turn the second side I also turn the edge so no issues with centering!