The biggest problem I have with the ebony is it will chip when your turning. I have had a piece come apart when I started to work on it.
It does turn well and finishes nice. I took it to white scotch brite as a finish. I like tru-oil for wood finish.
Thank you for the compliment.
swamp
There is no problem so great, that it cannot be solved by the proper application of high explosives.
swamp,
what size drill bit are you using to hollow out the inside?
I used a 1 1/16 on that one. Forstner bit. Didn't have a 1 inch in stock The next one will be a purple heart and have a 1.5 inch cavity. Will also have purple heart cap. Picked up a 2x2x12 piece of it today.Originally Posted by taco650
swamp
There is no problem so great, that it cannot be solved by the proper application of high explosives.
I use African Blackwood instead. Doesn't chip nearly as bad.
Wayne the Shrink
There is no 'right' that requires me to work for you or you to work for me!
Good to hear about the blackwood. Got a piece of it to try when I got the purple heart.
I think a flask made of it will look great. Will try the small piece first. It is a pen blank.
swamp
There is no problem so great, that it cannot be solved by the proper application of high explosives.
I got 2 more done. Not as good as I hoped for. Few flaws. Made one out of the 2x2x6 purple heart. I think it is too big. Might be okay as a bench flask. Don't think I will make another that big. Took along time to make a 1.5 bore in it. Hard stuff. Can't remember what the other wood is.
Also made up some laminate blanks for measures. Will see how they turn up.
There is no problem so great, that it cannot be solved by the proper application of high explosives.
I need to try that; I have a wood lathe and have tried all sorts of things. Buy some reeds and try game calls next. I have made a few bag shaped flasks. I saw out the shape and split it on a bandsaw. Then I hollowed out the half's on a carving spindle. I coated the inside with epoxy and glued them back, shaped it out and finished.
I made a living making furniture samples and carvings, good thing I like to work with wood. I do some turnings and have made a few dulcimers and long rifles.
Great work, fun ain't it!
Dave
Did a powder vial today. Made a osage / purple heart laminate and not big enough for a measure so used it for the cap. Body is olive wood.
There is no problem so great, that it cannot be solved by the proper application of high explosives.
You guys are Craftsmen!
Not sure I would call myself one. But I am trying. Need practice.
swamp
There is no problem so great, that it cannot be solved by the proper application of high explosives.
Not sure I would call myself on. But I am trying. Need practice.
swamp
There is no problem so great, that it cannot be solved by the proper application of high explosives.
What I have done so far.
There is no problem so great, that it cannot be solved by the proper application of high explosives.
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