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06-23-2007, 03:33 PM
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#1 | | Square Red Oak Plate Name: David City: Columbus State: OH County: Franklin Join Date: Sep 2006  06-23-2007, 03:33 PM
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06-23-2007, 04:56 PM
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Name: Ed City: Charlotte State: NC County: Mecklenburg Join Date: Apr 2006 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Looks good! I want to try some bowls again sometime. I've only done one! Do you use a scraper or bowl gouge on that piece? |  
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06-23-2007, 05:46 PM
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Name: Mike Hall City: Indian Trail State: NC County: Union Join Date: Feb 2006 Age: 42 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 2.18 over 180 days | Re: Square Red Oak Plate
That's pretty cool. How did you end up sanding the corners?
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06-23-2007, 06:07 PM
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Name: David City: Columbus State: OH County: Franklin Join Date: Sep 2006 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 0.74 over 180 days | Re: Square Red Oak Plate
The outside of the bowl was done with a roughing gouge and scrapers. On the inside I like to add using a spindle gouge. It requires a very shallow cut and resting the left bottom side of the grind on the workpiece as it turns. I like to use an old cheapo flat scraper that I reshaped into a bowl scraper.
There are so many turning tools I would like to have, but am trying not to just spend money and time on stuff I before learning to use what I have very well. I'm actually quite new to turning. I took a short class on spindle turning to get my bearings, but everything about bowls either came from woodworking programs or trial and error. Many of my final products are much smaller than I had intended due to mistakes. I've had a few split and fly into pieces.
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06-23-2007, 06:15 PM
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Name: DaveO City: Clayton State: NC County: Johnston Join Date: Aug 2005 Age: 39 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 7.00 over 180 days | Re: Square Red Oak Plate
Very cool, I not seen a lot of R. Oak turned, but the ray fleck in that piece is really awesome, I wonder why I haven't seen it used much, it make a spectacular bowl/plate.
Dave 
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06-23-2007, 06:21 PM
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Name: David City: Columbus State: OH County: Franklin Join Date: Sep 2006 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 0.74 over 180 days | Re: Square Red Oak Plate
Originally Posted by hpm67  That's pretty cool. How did you end up sanding the corners? I had rounded over the top of the blank on a router table before starting to turn the piece...guess that would be an important step to mention. To sand, I like to use one of those spinning round sanding pads on a stick. Sorby makes one, but there are cheaper ones out there. To do all the final details and sanding I did put a piece of black material against the ways of the lathe so I could look straight down on the workpiece. This is because you really cant see the corners of the piece as it is spins. Having that view really makes a huge difference.
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06-23-2007, 06:30 PM
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Name: Barbara City: Greensboro State: NC County: Guilford Join Date: Nov 2005 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 5.60 over 180 days | Re: Square Red Oak Plate
That's a beautiful plate and the pix really show it off. That is the first piece I've seen yet that almost makes me want to turn! | |
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06-23-2007, 08:50 PM
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Name: Cathy City: Forest City State: NC County: Rutherford Join Date: Oct 2005 Age: 54 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 2.45 over 180 days | Re: Square Red Oak Plate
Very very cool 
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06-23-2007, 09:04 PM
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Name: City: State: County: | Re: Square Red Oak Plate
Awesome David, a tree-cycling kinda guy . The bowl looks awesome man, DaveO brings up a good point. RO is my favorite , once you get past the smell of puke, it's awesome wood to work with | |
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06-24-2007, 02:05 AM
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Name: David City: Columbus State: OH County: Franklin Join Date: Sep 2006 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 0.74 over 180 days | Re: Square Red Oak Plate
LOL, I've heard alot of people say that about it. It is a very distinctive smell, but I'm not really bothered by it at all. Of course, this is the only tree I ever milled and it was already very dead and pretty dry. Maybe I can turn a bedpan out of it.
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06-24-2007, 10:43 AM
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Name: Eagle City: Camden State: SC County: Kershaw Join Date: Sep 2006 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Now that is very cool!
If I WERE to try a "non pen" turning,glue up, that is what I would try. | |
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06-24-2007, 11:16 AM
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Name: Jerry City: Salisbury State: NC County: Rowan Join Date: Feb 2006 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 6.73 over 180 days | Re: Square Red Oak Plate
Originally Posted by DaveO Very cool, I not seen a lot of R. Oak turned, but the ray fleck in that piece is really awesome, I wonder why I haven't seen it used much, it make a spectacular bowl/plate.
Dave Probably the reason is that red oak turned green will have more movement(shrinkage) than a tighter grain wood resulting in more distortion and splits. Just my opinion.
Jerry
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06-24-2007, 02:20 PM
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Name: John Skipper City: Forest City State: NC County: Rutherford Join Date: Oct 2005 Age: 62 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Great looking plate.
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06-24-2007, 02:24 PM
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Name: Willie City: Southern Pines State: NC County: Moore Join Date: Mar 2006 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Very nice! | |
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06-25-2007, 08:12 PM
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Name: David City: Columbus State: OH County: Franklin Join Date: Sep 2006 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 0.74 over 180 days | Re: Square Red Oak Plate
Originally Posted by Mike Davis I'm trying to figure out the size of your bowl. I could assume that the deck rail is a 2x6 and so the bowl would be about 5 1/2 - 6 inches across, but you know what happen when we assume? I guess it could just as well be 3 1/2? Hi Mike, I gave it to the guy who's yard I milled the lumber from so I can't give you the exact measure,,but the deck rails are 2x6's as you had surmised. That leaves it somewhere just over 5 1/2 inches side to side. It's a pretty small piece, but nice. Now I want to turn something bigger.
The wood was dry when I turned it and should not distort. I think someone earlier had mentioned that. It also comes from a part of the milling that was Q.S., so the ray and fleck really stand out. I'm not sure how it would appear if it were a true bowl, but I sure am going to try!
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