awesome tutorial Stu. Thanks
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05-04-2012, 01:04 PM #21
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05-04-2012, 01:32 PM #22
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Great tutorial, Stu. As a non-turner, I still found it cool to read.
Originally Posted by Stuart Ablett
"Lots of wood..." Yeah I bet that pile on the roof will last a long time if you take it down 3 cubic inches at a time...
There's usually more than one way to do it...www.wordsnwood.com
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05-04-2012, 02:26 PM #23
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Very cool but i want to see how you do the knights you got carving tools?
Stu can you take a pic of the turning tools you using specifically with a ruler behind them. Each time i see you and Bernie making small stuff i mean to ask this question. I battle making small turnings and think it has to do with size of my lathe tools.
Dont know how i missed your board thread that board is very cool. Gonna be a nice chess set. Great game.Rob .....Alias John Wayne now Pasquinell da trapper.
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05-04-2012, 04:35 PM #24
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Great tutorial, Stu.
At least for me, the smaller tools are often more difficult to use than larger ones. Bigger tools are less prone to vibration, and with their typically longer handles, they give me more control. One of my favorite tools for making bottle stoppers is a 3/4" bowl gouge, which is HUGE to most turners. Originally Posted by Rob Keeble
I suspect your battle with turning small pieces has as much to do with practice and experience as it does tool size.When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. - Hunter S. Thompson
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05-04-2012, 04:57 PM #25
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Aw come on Rob, don't you know that "Size doesn't matter"......
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05-04-2012, 05:07 PM #26
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OK this is what I came up with for rooks, I think these are close enough to the pawns, in style, but are certainly more substantial!
If you are wondering, this is how I cut the tops......
The part the saw is resting on is actually below center by just a smidgen, that way I make two cuts, then remove the waste and using a very small file, I smooth out the cuts, works OK, if I had a bunch to do I'd fab something else, but for just four rooks total, this is fine.
Cheers!
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05-04-2012, 06:12 PM #27
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Great thread Stu. I am really enjoying this.
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05-05-2012, 12:24 AM #28
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& Thank you!
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05-05-2012, 08:12 AM #29
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Something more on the cutting of the rook's top, it is hard to keep the saw kerf the same on both sides, so I stuck a mirror behind the lathe this way I can see both sides of the cut at the same time....
Worked great!
Rooks done!
On to the bishops!
Here is a bishop WIP, I refined the shape a bit after this was taken.
Cutting the bishop....
I made a little jig to guide the saw cut on the bishop.
Worked slick, had to cut slowly and carefully, but it worked out well.
Two white bishops done!!
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05-05-2012, 11:16 AM #30
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Looks great Stuart, really enjoying this thread, can't wait to see how you do the knights
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