first hollow vessel

5/15/05, 7:25 PM #1

Jim Davies, Clayton, NJ
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first hollow vessel

Jim Davies, Clayton, NJ

>On my third try I finially managed to make one and not cut it in half using the Kelton hollowers. Turned out of oak, it is 2 7/16" tall and 1 1/2" wide, hollowed out to 2 3/16" deep. Worked through a 5/8� hole. Micro-waved dry and finished with tung oil.

All comments, good or bad are welcome. After all, that�s how I learn!

My wife wants me drill a hole in the bottom of it so she can use it for a pull chain for one of the fans. For some reason I am having a hard time with that idea though.

Jim D.

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5/15/05, 11:38 PM #2

ken chase
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>Jim:

Looks good. Congrats! I just finished my first complete form. How did you microwave? I've done it before and used defrost for a couple minutes then allowed to cool half an hour. It seemed to work all right. I'm soaking in alcohol now. The first bowl I did dried in under a week. I didn't do anything to the hollowform so I guess it could distort a bit.

Ken

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5/16/05, 12:26 AM #3

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>Congratulations. Make her some fan pulls spindle style - tell her it isn't aesthetically pleasing to have a hollowform pull :).

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5/16/05, 12:18 PM #4

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>OR, make pulls from the ones that don't work out as well as this one -- nice job on that little feller.

Safe spinning,

Brad Vietje

Thetford, VT

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5/16/05, 2:27 PM #5

Bob Way, Canton, MI
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Bob Way, Canton, MI

>Third time's a charm. Nicely done, Jim. I like the shape. What wood did you use?

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