Some pics of my first albiet somewhat crude attempts at faceplate turning.

Starting to get better at it, and have a pile of redwood burl blanks and
color-streaked hickory blanks, as well as apple, figured maple, zebrawood,
walnut, and cherry blanks, cut up and ready to turn.

So far I like turning the hickory the best, except for the shower of hot hot
splinters on my hand. I like turning the box elder and the redwood the
least, because they are soft and weak, and they keep exploding every time I
think I have some great idea.

Here are pics of the first few:
http://tjwoodworking.com/work18.htm

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Timothy Juvenal
www.tjwoodworking.com

"Juvenal" wrote in message
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Some pics of my first albiet somewhat crude attempts at faceplate turning.

Starting to get better at it, and have a pile of redwood burl blanks and
color-streaked hickory blanks, as well as apple, figured maple, zebrawood,
walnut, and cherry blanks, cut up and ready to turn.

So far I like turning the hickory the best, except for the shower of hot
hot
splinters on my hand. I like turning the box elder and the redwood the
least, because they are soft and weak, and they keep exploding every time
I
think I have some great idea.

Here are pics of the first few:
http://tjwoodworking.com/work18.htm

You're off to a good start. Photos could use some work.

Change your gouge angles and apply less pressure as you cut, and you can
pretty much avoid both hot shavings and exploding turnings. No sense trying
to bully the timber, it has a tendency to object strongly to such treatment.

Juvenal
Looks good to me. I would like to see some clearer pictures if you get a
chance.
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God bless and safe turning
Darrell Feltmate
Truro, NS, Canada
www.aroundthewoods.com
"Juvenal" wrote in message
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Some pics of my first albiet somewhat crude attempts at faceplate turning.

Starting to get better at it, and have a pile of redwood burl blanks and
color-streaked hickory blanks, as well as apple, figured maple, zebrawood,
walnut, and cherry blanks, cut up and ready to turn.

So far I like turning the hickory the best, except for the shower of hot
hot
splinters on my hand. I like turning the box elder and the redwood the
least, because they are soft and weak, and they keep exploding every time
I
think I have some great idea.

Here are pics of the first few:
http://tjwoodworking.com/work18.htm

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Timothy Juvenal
www.tjwoodworking.com

Hi Timothy

I saw your very beautiful what we call flat work, and also the musical
instruments, very nice work.
Some of those turnings seem to be also very nice, though the quality of
the pic's is not up to par, you'll have to work on that some.

And yes thanks for posting and welcome to the WREC.

Guess I must be lucky, but I have never in all the years that I turn,
have had a turning blow up on me, yes hooked a chunk out of them or
have some start to come off the lathe and get damaged that way, but
never had one blow apart, must be the slower speed I like to turn, I
also like turning wet wood, much softer on the hands, only when finish
turning is the wood dry and there is than not a lot to turn away, I
sure keep the speed down, especially if it gets a little thin.

Those flying shards could seriously hurt one I think.

http://homepage.mac.com/l.vanderloo/PhotoAlbum28.html

Have fun and take care
Leo Van Der Loo


Juvenal wrote:
Some pics of my first albiet somewhat crude attempts at faceplate turning.

Starting to get better at it, and have a pile of redwood burl blanks and
color-streaked hickory blanks, as well as apple, figured maple, zebrawood,
walnut, and cherry blanks, cut up and ready to turn.

So far I like turning the hickory the best, except for the shower of hot hot
splinters on my hand. I like turning the box elder and the redwood the
least, because they are soft and weak, and they keep exploding every time I
think I have some great idea.

Here are pics of the first few:
http://tjwoodworking.com/work18.htm

--
Timothy Juvenal
www.tjwoodworking.com