2nd hollowing (was in process of finishing)

I sure did pick the wrong wood and the wrong shape for my 2nd hollowing attempt!!! This stuff was a biocht!! It blew apart on me 4 times (sanding) so I gave up on the interior.......its not all that pretty......But the outside came out nice. Luckily with all the cracks and whatnot , you cant even tell its been glued together 4 times!! I was glad when this one was done!!! Finish is 3 coats of tung oil

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SkyJ

Registered: August 2005
Location: Orlando Florida
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Date: Sat December 31, 2005
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SkyJ

Oh.........forgot the dimensions and such 8 3/4 " tall 5" at widest point 1/4 to 1/16 thin.........still workin on the thickness consistancy!!! With the loose "wings" it was real tuff to get keep things equal. I almost considered duct tapin the outside to keep the centrificul (sp?) force from throwing the sections outward....................but I didnt.........should have.....woulda made things easier

#1 Sat December 31, 2005 3:19am

Philip Peak

Duct tape would have worked real well, as a matter of fact I have use it on turnings where it was questionable it would hold together. I know Chris has too and he might be doing it on that piece he has posted with the alien giving birth.

#2 Sat December 31, 2005 5:27am

MIKE Durham

Mike Durham

For blowing up three times, it is just great looking! You did a grest job, very nice looking shape. The tung oil finish is fine.

#3 Sat December 31, 2005 2:43pm

Gil

For the photo, I do not see the crack/glue lines, and it looks very good, as does the finish. I have never taped any turning to hold it together, but have read of others doing so. Seems like removing the tape would be touchy.

#4 Sat December 31, 2005 3:10pm

cfuller

You shouldn't have told anyone it blew up, we would never have known. I was looking at the pic before reading about it and thinking how did he do that. Even after putting it back together it looks incredible. That's as fine a save as Ive seen. Nice shape to it and beautiful wood.

#5 Sat December 31, 2005 4:17pm

Ugly Duck

Lee Goehring

Pretty nice results after a blow up. As an alternative to tape of any kind, you might consider a small roll of shrink wrap. Home Depot has them for sure, and probably others as well. I have a 5" wide roll on a handle that I use now and again to keep stuff together. Works great, but you need to keep it dust free or it won't stick very well.

#6 Sun January 1, 2006 4:34am