On 15 Feb 2006 22:49:50 -0800, "
wrote:

Thanks for the compliments Robert

After taking off all the bark, I looked and found 4 bumps that where
close to even in a plane, I than screwed a large enough piece of MDF to
those, now to become feet, and than after establishing the visual
center, I screwed my faceplate to the MDF, now installed to the lathe,
I had to bold on a couple of hitch balls and a transformer body to get
the whole setup balanced.
After turning I had to cleanup the outside, willow is very fuzzy and I
could not brush it off, I then took 2 scrub pads and put them on a
stove bold and then mounted in the high speed drill, I was able to
cleanup the outside.
Hammered some pegs into the screw holes and sanded them down, you can
still see them if you look close.
After drying I had to do a lot of hand and power sanding sanding, when
all the cracks where filled.
The Ash is the natural color, I have a couple more rough turnings
somewhere in my drying cabin,
it comes from a large log, where a big branch had grown on the tree,
and there was also a big bump next to it, had a hard time getting the
pieces out and off of the log, when I went back a couple of days later,
the city crew had moved it on top off a big pile of logs and I didn't
dare to climb up there to get some more, just to dangerous.

Have fun and take care
Leo Van Der Loo

pretty damn good, Leo...
I think you're starting to get it... a few more years and you'll be a legend..
*g*


That willow is so "over my head" that I not only wouldn't have imagined the
finished piece, but wouldn't know how to make it if I did...

Really ingenious mounting method, also... some amazing work!
Mac

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