Olivewood

[alekos557]

Just finished the lathe work on the body. Olivewood with a CA finish
Had to wait almost 2 months for the moisture content to drop low enough to work with.
Have to let the glue dry for a couple hours, then I will trim the bottom to adjust the standing angle.

 

[duckie_44]

This duck likes that Olivewood aleko.....Is that going to house a 1850? Or am I looking at it wrong....

Nicely done.....man.......I always look forward to you posting another of your works of art...

duckie...........

 

[alekos557]

No, just a 18350.
It will be shortened and slanted a good bit.
I have been playing around with knucklebuster bowls.
You can't actually see the edge of the bowl...but a mm too far...digit covered with sawdust right in the mouth...spicy language soon to follow.

 

[fourtytwo]

Very nice finish one the olivewood. Is that a bit of bark inclusion?
The bowls have nice shape.
What lathe are you using? Looks like you have at least 10" or 12" swing.

 

[alekos557]

No, it is a knot.
Almost finished...just have to sand off the CA finish and do wax.
I forgot that you can't do CA unless the whole project is done at the same time.

 

[gwbruce]

Darn good looking pipe there Alekos. Keep up the good work and always post pictures.

 

[alekos557]

Sorry FortyTwo, I am using a swing head lathe from Harborfreight.
The entire head assembly can be swung to side up to 120 degrees.
Only issue I have had was that the lathe weighs around 175 lbs. So I
added about a hundred more in lead in 2 boxes on the shelf.

 

[fourtytwo]

Nice setup.
That piece mounted looks like a bit of a challenge to get balanced.

I have a vintage Beaver 3400 for spindle work and a modern Delta midi for smaller stuff. Saving my pennies for a Oneway some day.

I was trying to do a tube mod for a DNA20 last week.
Rolled and soldered my own brass battery tube. I epoxied it into a beautiful piece of Amboyna burl. I was almost finished turning it, closed end, when it blewout. Oh well. The good thing about woodturning is, the raw materials does grow on trees.

 

[alekos557]

Hehe, yes they do.

 

[mre777]

Nice looking pipe there, and the bowls as well. Wish I had that kind of woodworking skill.

 

[alekos557]

No skill required, just practice.
Harbor freight has a mini lathe for about $125, sale $89
The new carbide tools are make the learning curve very flat.
And the best thing....you don't have to sharpen them, just rotate the cutter head 90 degrees when they get dull.

 

[mre777]

I've seen it but the last time I used a lathe I was in middle school, I'd probably hurt myself.

 

[alekos557]

mre777, just go to your nearest woodworkers supply,(maybe community college etc), they will probably have safety and project classes for very reasonable prices. Say $20 for shop safety. They know that having the classes increases their bottom line. Also YouTube is a great source of info/ ideas.
One nice thing about a class, say penturning, is that you supply yourself. They supply all materials and equipment. You walk out with completed projects.

 

[fourtytwo]

You can also try your local woodturning club.
Woodturning Online - US Woodturning Clubs. Woodturning Online offers wood turning projects, woodturning plans, articles, and information on wood turning, bowl turning, pen turning, the wood lathe, segmented turning, lathe tools, and more for the wood
Many welcome visitors on some club meetings. You will find that woodworkers are very helpful to anyone who wants to learn about the hobby.

 

[1thepapa]

Out standing. the stems look great too.

 

[alekos557]

Thank you.

 

[alekos557]

Hehe...worlds dumbest provari stand?
hehe..inside and outside turned on lathe.

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