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Title: Another demo piece
Post by: Les Symonds on January 27, 2018, 10:49:49 AM

As we seem to be on a roll with demo-pieces, here's another.

Our club (Mid Wales Woodturners) meets monthly, on a Sunday, when we usually have a professional demonstrator for the whole day. However, just to ease the finances, we have a couple of hands-on days, and possibly also a couple of members' days, in which one or two members will provide the demo. Last Sunday was a members' day and I had an all-too-brief slot of just 90 minutes in the afternoon. I decided not to attempt a complete project, rather to demonstrate the technique of turning a split (two-part) hollow form, using a variety of tools to indicate the different systems for hollowing.
I managed to get as far as roughing out the shape of a narrow-necked vase, hollowing it out, cutting a joint and gluing the two pieces back together....then time ran out!
Yesterday, I decided that I might just as well finish the vase off, so I skimmed the outside clean and added the pattern of scorch lines to conceal the join. So here it is, a yew dry-grass vase, just 9" tall (22.5cm) with a wall thickness of a little over 1/8" (3mm). Light as a feather!
C&C always welcome...Les

Title: Re: Another demo piece
Post by: malcy on January 27, 2018, 11:50:40 AM

Very nice, Les. Did you use your Hope hollowing system to get the thin walls? I have just got one for Christmas and managed to hollow a vase about 300mm high to 2.5mm wall thickness with it. Malcolm.

Title: Re: Another demo piece
Post by: Les Symonds on January 27, 2018, 01:47:45 PM

Malcolm....to demonstrate a couple of different methods, I used a bowl to hollow out the lower half, and a Simon Hope 6mm Pro Carbide tool. I have the complete Easy-arm hollowing jig, but it was quite unnecessary on a little piece like this.#Les

p.s. ... the join is at the widest point of the vase, under the 5th scorch line.

Title: Re: Another demo piece
Post by: GBF on January 27, 2018, 04:38:45 PM

Very nice Les I like it a lot

Regards George

Title: Re: Another demo piece
Post by: Les Symonds on January 27, 2018, 04:57:00 PM

Thank you George.

Title: Re: Another demo piece
Post by: edbanger on January 27, 2018, 05:19:26 PM

Very nice Les :)

All the best

Ed

Title: Re: Another demo piece
Post by: georg on January 27, 2018, 05:36:14 PM

  Lovely finish Les.... Very nice.... Should have made a good demo
  Kind Regards Tony di

Title: Re: Another demo piece
Post by: andy44 on January 28, 2018, 09:07:47 PM

A very nice piece Les, I like it a lot, can I ask what joint you use to join the two pieces together?
cheers
Andy

Title: Re: Another demo piece
Post by: Les Symonds on January 28, 2018, 09:17:28 PM

Hi Andy....just a simple rebate on each piece, cut to match to each other. I also discussed two different methods of inserting loose rings into the joint.
Les

Title: Re: Another demo piece
Post by: Bryan Milham on February 05, 2018, 10:19:53 PM

Les,

I like this a lot, the math of the graduated burn rings works well. Are they based on any particular profession?