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2/10/05, 3:45 AM #1

Craig Daymon
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Craig Daymon

>I've got a piece of Curly Bubinga on the lathe (JET Mini) right now to turn a small bowl. It looks like great stuff. It is, in general, hard as a rock, but the end grain or possibly the fact that it is curly seems to create a very strong difference in the hardness of different areas of the wood. I'm getting a bounce to the turn that seems to be taking more out of one area (end grain?) than another. Maybe as much as a 32 of an inch.

It is possible (likely) that the tools need sharpening, but is there anything special I should be doing when encountering such varied density in wood within a piece of a single species? How do the segmented turners out there deal with this?

Thanks in advance,

Craig

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2/10/05, 3:53 AM #2

Duane C.Leach
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>Riding the gouge bevel to hard will sometimes cause it to bounce.

I hope this helps

Duane

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2/10/05, 11:37 AM #3

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>Your tool needs to be extremely sharp. Same as voteing - sharpen early and sharpen often. When cutting you should hear a "hiss" and you should take only thin cuts. BUT if there is any doubt re-sharpen.

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2/10/05, 1:51 PM #4

Ron in Drums PA
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>I've turned a good amount of bubinga and it is very hard. But polishes up wonderfully.

Sharpen your tools, not because they are dull, but because they can be sharper.

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2/10/05, 1:56 PM #5

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>Speed also helps negate the difference between hard and soft wood.

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I have been turning wood for about 12 years now. I consume about 20 hours a week in front of the lathe making primarly bowls and platters. I keep thinking about making other "stuff" on the lathe, and ocasionaly I even get beyond the thinking part. But I take the most pleasure in bowls and platters. I have most every tool availble for the lathe but I am always looking for a new tool. More than looking for a new tool I am looking for a new hunk of wood. While a corner woodworker (sometimes called flat woodworker) can never have enough clamps, I find most woodturners can never have enough turning stock. The woodturning club I belong to has a Christmas party each year and part of that party is a "grab bag". We bring in a turning, that is judged by the people who come to the party. The people who make the top three turnings get prizes (like sandpaper or a tool). The real prize though is the exchange of turnings that comes from this colection of turnings. Some of my most cherished turned objects are the ones I have recieved from these grab bags.

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2/11/05, 2:22 AM #6

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>Thanks for the help. I'll sharpen the tools and crank up the speed a bit (I'm running it pretty slow right now.)

It is nice looking stuff. I have a piece that is about 3x3x8 that hasn't hit the lathe yet that has twice the curl and glow as the piece on the lathe, so I want to make sure I'm ready before I try anythin with that.

-Craig

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