Confounding turnings

**volleyheads** · 05-30-2002, 12:49 PM

This is a type of turning that I am pretty sure that I don't know how to do (even poorly) Just wanted some ideas and approaches of how to go about making pieces like this. All ideas are welcome.

[http://www.delmano.com/Master01/Will...19/WH_119.jpg]
[http://www.delmano.com/Master01/Will...20/WH_120.jpg]

Best Regards,

Bill

"If it is worth doing, it's worth overdoing"

dicklaxt · 05-30-2002, 02:38 PM

It is a good looking turning but there must be a spiralling attachment that is a prerequisite

dick

**volleyheads** · 05-30-2002, 02:47 PM

I know of ways to do the fluting through laying out the spirals with lengths of tape or paper etc. or using the indexing set up on some/most lathes. I am just having trouble in mentally figuring out how to do the turning part of these versus havint to basically carve the whole thing and sand a whole bunch. My brain really doesn't like thinking in 3D and turning the objects at the same time. He also has another one that has a varying width ridge that runs diagonally across the surface of the piece. Still have no idea on that one without basically carving away the entire surface.... I will try to get a picture to explain it better though.

Best Regards,

Bill

"If it is worth doing, it's worth overdoing"

Sonny Edmonds · 05-30-2002, 03:02 PM

I don't think it will hold water, Ethel.
I don't even think it would hold the guppies neither.
I think you'd have a mess iffen you poured them in thar. :)

:D

Sonny Edmonds
"Precision Firewood Specialist"
http://home.earthlink.net/~sonnypie/
God Bless America !

**volleyheads** · 05-30-2002, 03:10 PM

Come on Sonny, you've been doing this long enough to know by now that all the bowls we turn won't hold water. I know I've made my share of bowls that turned into lampshades when I went though the bottom. Admit it, come on, it will make you feel better. :)

Best Regards,

Bill

"If it is worth doing, it's worth overdoing"

Sonny Edmonds · 05-30-2002, 03:30 PM

No.
I have not been smoking anything funny, needer.
LOL :)

I had a router crafter from Sears in the seventies that would do some cool stuff. But I don't think it would do the complexity of these.
I do belive you are seeing a spiral attachments work here.
The turner (if you could call him that) just used it to put a new twist on things. :)

:D

Sonny Edmonds
"Precision Firewood Specialist"
http://home.earthlink.net/~sonnypie/
God Bless America !