Turning Plywood

Re: Turning Plywood *LINK*

Mark Kauder, Phenix City, AL

>Here is a picture of the work and the website of Stephen Gleasner. IMHO he is doing some really fantastic work with aircraft plywood ($$$)

Mark




http://www.stephengleasner.com/

Picture Link *LINK*

Mark Kauder, Phenix City, AL

>For some reason the picture is not working.

Here is the URL

Mark


http://www.woodturner.org/sym/sym2004/photos/PhotoDisplay.cfm?record=179

Re: Turning Plywood

EagleS.C.

>Ive turned pens out of plywood scraps.(glued up,cut on a bias)

I was given some 9 ply oak ply and the dress side of the outer veneers was a lot thicker than what I can find today.

I did find that the yellow glue I used to glue up slabs was a lot stronger than the glue used to make the plywood originally.

Re: Turning Plywood

TheHeretic

>Ive done a couple of pens out of Balic Birch and they were a challenge. I used 3/4" ply and it was dicey to say the least. I sharpened the gouge and skew just prior to the start and halfway through the process. It takes a very, very light touch and most importantly lots of CA.

I used about 1/4 oz of CA on the blanks for the rough turn and than used it about 3 more times before it was done. I also let the CA dry and cure overnite before I did the rough turn. I cut and drilled 4 blanks (8 pieces, top and bottom) for slimline pens. I blew out 5 pieces while turning. The slightest catch does tend to blow apart the blank. I ended up making the pieces rather bulbous rather than trying to make them 1/16th thick. It also showed much more of the layering.

I did it for our Woodshop foreman who asked about it saying it would look cool with the layers. Having plenty of Baltic birch around (we use it for building road cases for the entertainment industry) I figured I'd give it a shot. I just wish I had taken a pic of the final pen. Foreman loved it.

Dean

Columbus OH