Green apple goblet

3/11/04, 4:51 PM #1

Dave Smith
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Green apple goblet

Dave Smith

>I took this picture before the goblet self-destructed. I was pruning the two apple trees in our back yard that my wife wants me to cut down. I decided to cut off a limb and do a goblet. Any excuse to turn. The motivation for doing this was an article I had read that morning about turning goblets on Larry Hancock�s web site.

The goblet is 6" tall. Stem is about 1/8". Cup is 1/16" thick on top and 1/8" on the bottom sides. The cup rim is about 2 1/16" in diameter and the base is about 1 15/16". The pith is not centered. I sanded to 320 as I went along but didn�t apply finish. When parting off I didn�t want to catch the goblet but I was holding it before I knew what happened. Later in the evening I noticed that the transition area was starting to crack and I applied some gel poly to the goblet. I figured it couldn�t hurt. The goblet was still standing this morning. I left too much material in the transition area between cup and stem. Had I made the cup more uniform in thickness the transition area would have been thinner and less prone to cracking.

For turning the stem I had the best results using a Sorby �" spindle master.

Dave Smith

Pruning trees in Longview, WA.

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3/11/04, 5:02 PM #2

Ron Sardo in PA
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Ron Sardo in PA

>That's a nice shape. I think the problem you had was using green apple wood. Apple loves to crack and split.

When I turn goblets I use seasoned wood.

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3/11/04, 7:35 PM #3

Wally Dickerman at Green Valley, Az.
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Wally Dickerman at Green Valley, Az.

>Very nice Dave. Do you think that green apple trees make better goblets than red apple trees?

Wally

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3/11/04, 8:46 PM #4

Chuck Ludwigsen
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Chuck Ludwigsen

>Lets see...

You can have green green-apple, green red-apple, but not red green-apple or red red-apple...

hmmmmmm. Sounds like a conspiracy.

;-)

Chuck in Memphis, TN.

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3/12/04, 1:06 AM #5

Dave Smith
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Yellow delicious apple green wood goblet?

Dave Smith

>Hi Wally,

Your comment is out of character. You are always so reserved and serious. Like the time you pointed to your wife and told the waitress to give the bill to your mother.

I was having fun turning the goblet. I am glad you had a little fun with it also.

Dave Smith

Going to shred a pile of wood tonight in Longview, WA.

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3/12/04, 1:36 PM #6

Jim Pugh in Ohio
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Jim Pugh in Ohio

>Dave, I have learned the hard way that fresh turned green items shouldn't be left sitting in the air. Either place them in a brown paper bag to slow down the drying or place them in a plastic bag until you can get some oil or other finish on them. In either case check them daily and use CA glue on any cracks you see starting. Unfortunately it will stain any light colored wood.

Green apple goblet

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