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Can smell the shavings now...

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Can smell the shavings now...

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Can smell the shavings now...

David Eaves

>Hi there,

I've shown quite a few photos of bits I've turned over the last 9 weeks or so. However, none of them were turned in the last 9 weeks. Sadly I have been away from my lathe all that time. I return home for 5 weeks this weekend and I'm looking forward to starting it up again. Hopefully I won't have forgotten too much of what I learned at Christmas. I've certainly been thinking about it enough :o)

The April issue of Woodturning came out today, so I've been looking at all the nice pictures in there thinking about stuff to turn.

Here's the last few archived pieces, this Goblet was turned in Elm and finished with Friction polish.


This spinning top is turned from Hornbeam with friction polish again.


And spinning...


These two items have been put to shame by the awesome anniversary Goblet by Ron Sardo and those amazing tops by Keith Tompkins. Still they're a start :o)

As ever, any feedback greatly appreciated.

David

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#2

It would have been a shame if you didn't post pics

Dave Smith

>Hi David,

"These two items have been put to shame by the awesome anniversary Goblet by Ron Sardo and those amazing tops by Keith Tompkins."

To my way of thinking every one should be encourgaed to post their work. I couldn't imagine a wood turners meeting where only a few people brought items to for show and tell. Why should a forum be any different.

I haven't mastered tops yet. Looks like you are well on your way. Keep up the good work.

Dave Smith

More pictures, more better in Longview, WA.

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Ron Sardo in PA

>Thanks for the compliement David, but please don't view me as any more than just a student trying to learn.

A few months ago, I was in a mall with my wife. There was a store that had (for a lack of a better name) fine housewares. In this store there is a section with glasses, goblets, bowls and vases, all made form either ceramic or glass. Many wonderful shapes and some down right ugly ones too. I spent some time looking at different forms, picking some up, getting a feel for what I liked and didn't like. My wife had to drag me out of this store, which is funny in the fact that I hate shopping.

Cheapest class I ever attended. I learned allot that day.

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David Eaves

>Thanks Dave, it's a very good point. It's also interesting to see how things progress. I look at my first ever bowl now turned with a skew and some butchered wood chisels and I can see my progress :o)

Still got a lot to learn and enjoying it.

David

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David Eaves

>Thanks Ron, I don't think we ever stop learning. Your well on the way though. I really like the interlocking rings.

Its a good point about the form. Before Christmas I went in a pottery exhibition and spent a long time eyeing all the pieces up and working out which forms I liked and which "worked". The sources of inspiration can be so vast and diverse though it's great.

Thanks for sharing your work too.

David

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