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Glue Block vrs. Chuck
I am finding this turning thing to be a great stress reliever; go in for
half an hour or a hour, come out a more relaxed man, even when it goes badly. And I am getting towards destroying wood in a more constructive fashion. So far, I figure there are only so many light pulls and shaker pegs that I need, so want to move to up using enormous amounts of wood to do something slightly more useful. Ok, probably not at all useful, but something I could give away anyway. Mr. Feltmate's website just appeals to me in a great way. It kicks ass. I'd actually like to meet him in spite of my feelings about religion, which says a lot. It might be because I am an easterner, but still; he has a way that is very friendly to novices. As such, I was having a gander at his tea light holder, especially since it has a big bold BEGINNER in the description. See http://www.aroundthewoods.com/tealights.shtml Ok, if you got this far (congrats!), the question: He does the initial turning on a glue block but recommends the bottom cut and finishing be done on a four-jaw chuck. My question is why the glue block for the first stage (ok, actually second...)? I would think this sequence: 1. Initial round and flatten faces between the centers. Make a tenon. 2. Insert Tenon into chuck and turn most of bowl as he does on a glue block. 3. Reverse and do the bottom and finish. In (1), why doesn't he roughly make it round? In (2), why a glue block instead of a chuck? Strength issues, or perhaps the because the tenon wastes a little more wood? Or just in case you don't have a chuck (he seems economically minded); he does point out you could use a jam chuck for (3) I am just trying to understand the principles and concepts of turning rather then follow a formula.... Thanks for the patience and great help so far! PK |
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