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John K Jordan

Wow!

I also liked the board cam, handle cam, inside vase cam!

Jake, for your list: another way to finish a bottom.

JKJ

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Ric Taylor

No steady rest?

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roger lance

That may have been the first time I saw a router used to finish the bottom.....I even applauded awhile......good idea.

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john lucas

I was a router nut when I first started wood working. did everything with a router. When I started doing bowl that was how I finished the bottom because I didn't know any other way. That was a very long time ago. Use to hollow the inside of my mirrors with the router.

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Reed Gray

The guy even knows how to use scrapers.... Kind of surprised he didn't use a steady rest..

robo hippy

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David Walser

He does amazing work. Most (all?) of what he does are very large segmented pieces. It's incredible that he can get his rings to fit together so well when using a construction-grade miter saw to cut the segments -- without using a stop block. All he does is line each piece against a line drawn on the saw fence. Normal human variance would cause large gaps in the rings. Yet, he is able to glue the rings up without resorting to making half rings and sanding those to fit. Wow!

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Jake Niedling

John - the router idea is a clever idea for large forms. Since I don't do large forms, no need for me to do it.

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John K Jordan

I still have a large roughed out bowl from the auction in March, very thick wall. I've been afraid to work on it - the problem is the guy used what I consider a too-small tenon. When I saw that video I thought hey, maybe cut off the tenon and rout a big honkin' recess into the bottom. I probably even have a router bit that can cut a suitable dovetail. According to the specs on my Nova chucks, the recess will hold better than a tenon in that situation. I'll think on it - I might be able to align a template and cut the recess easier than cutting the recess between centers. I'll show it to you.

JKJ

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john lucas

route off the tenon and put a glue block on.

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Jeff Smith

that was pretty amazing, but I almost want to take up a collection to buy him a longer handle for that gouge...

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Mike Brazeau

I agree Jeff. Also maybe buy him a faceshield and a consult on laying out the segments. A shame do do all that work and so well and have the randomness of the walnut/maple junction in the top 1/3rd. Not sure I would stick my arm in for the final sanding either.

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David Walser

...A shame do do all that work and so well and have the randomness of the walnut/maple junction in the top 1/3rd....

I think that randomness was part of his intended design. His title for the piece is "Calm Before The Storm". I think the randomness represents the fragmented edges of gathering storm clouds. At least, that's how I interpreted it. Besides, given the lack of randomness in the 1st 2/3rds of the piece and his body of work (which shows great attention to detail), I have a hard time believing he suddenly couldn't line the segments up properly.

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John K Jordan

>>>I think that randomness was part of his intended design.

That was my impression as well.

JKJ