Knowledge You Can Build On — Est. 1998
Out of Round
Wood Spinner
>I thought you all would get a kick out of this pic.
Rgh turned about 1 " thick but I forgot to put in sealed tubs as I do to cure. The large one is 15 3/4 x 13 3/4.
Oh well maybe I can hand finish.
Good turning and be safe
Bill in Casa Grande, AZ.
Re: Out of Round
Doug Trembath
>Bill, these look reasonably round, at least enough to finish turn. Carefully cut them down on the outside back to round, then finish up the inside the same way. I've found some great looking bowls in some blanks more ovate than these. I guess it depends on the thickness, but truly, it looks like you will be okay from here.
The CA repair is the only thing I see that would make me wonder. Make sure they don't want to come apart on you.
Remember, go slow and take fine cuts until they're round. Beats trying to do them by hand.
Doug Trembath
Studio in the Woods
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john Lucas
>Boy that's a lot of warp. I tend to leave my roughed out bowls 1" thick inless it's fruit wood then I leave them a little thicker. So far the only ones I've lost to excessive warping is the Wysteria. I will hand carve them with my angle grinder so they aren't lost yet just wandering around in rough bowl limbo waiting to be saved.
Re: Out of Round
Wood Spinner
>Hi dough I know the pic does not do them justice. In reality there is a 2" difference in the large one, 15 to 13.
These are Eucalyptus.
Bill
Re: Out of Round
Tug Fork Bob
>Maybe a dumb idea, but I wonder if you could soak them for a while & get them rounded up again, then clamp them to keep them round when they dry again?
Bob
Re: Out of Round
theeviltwinn
>Not a dumb idea but I think if you try to stop them from warping they will crack. The best was it to allow them to warp and then second turn.
Mike
Good looking platter on the left :-)
steve antonucci
>dynamic redesign to cut away both checking and warp?
Try madrone for the ultimate. I have a platter that folded like the Minnesota Vikings in the second half of the season...
Steve
