quick guide- spalted beech vase

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hello all, heres a breif step by step guide to a vase/hollow form i did last year, this paticular piece took me about 2 hours but i would suggest that everyone always work safely and at their own pace,this is only a brief guide as to how I choose to work,it is not intended to be a strict "you must do it this way" etc

heres the blank between centres, the blank measured about 20" long by 9/10" square ish. i cut these blanks from a much larger log, next time i need to cut some more i will try to remember my camera and show how i cut the log up and why i choose to do it that way.
the white ends are because i cut the wood to use- then i didnt get chance to turn for a few days so to save splitting i painted the end grain with some old oil based paint until i had chance to turn them.
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here it is knocked into the round
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a view of the end grain, i decided to use this tailstock end as the top because the spalting looked much better on this end.
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i've taken it from between centres now and attached a 6" faceplate using square headed sheet metal screws which give excellent grip into end grain- these screws are a mix of 3" and 2 1/4" in length
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right here is the shape roughed out, the blank is a bit too long but i will find a use for the extra bit later.
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here is the shape refined a bit more, i'm trying to get a nice flowing curve.
i leave an area near the base (far left of the photo)extra thick to support the hollowing process.
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top view of the neck and start of the hollowing, i make a hole down to the bottom the same daimeter as the neck first and then starting from the top down hollow it out to my final wall thickness.
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this ones slightly blurred, but it shows where i hollowed down to marked in pencil
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here is the outside shape finished, i go back inside now and hollow the final bit from the base.
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here it is sanded to 320 and oiled with lemon oil
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close up of the neck
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a bowl from the extra wood/ waste block
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here it is hollowed out and sanded, i've got it on my vacum faceplate so i can clean up the base
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heres another slightly blurred!! photo of the days work, a burr elm hollow form, a bangle and both spalted beech bits.
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and heres the mess i've made!! you can also see my hollowing tools in the background-but i will post a seperate thread with some better pictures of these soon.
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George

That is some nice stuff - I never read about putting oil based paint on the ends - how long did you let it sit and did it warp after you made it.

Jack
 
sorry folks i have had some sort of problem with my photobucket account- all of my pics have been either moved or deleted and i have no back ups.

could admin please remove the affected threads
many thanks
george
 
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