Finally Finished

All done and still in one piece!!Cherry, Mohagany,Bloodwood and Maple
30" tall, 13 1/2" widest diameter. 33 rings (counting the decorative bands as 1 each) Total of 2073 pieces and 145 hours of labor. 10 coats of automotive lacquer, final coat micro meshed, polishing compound, and Maquires carnuba wax.

I had a few casualties along the way too. I cracked 2 faceplates (making mental note that aluminum is not strong enough for large pieces!). I also had a bad catch while scraping ...in the last stages of course....that snapped my french curve tool rest off at the 1" shaft!! I couldnt believe it!! I stopped the lathe with my eyes covered by my hands. Peeking thru my hands I saw nothing but a small nick that turned right out!!

My wife is kinda glad Im finally finished too. Too many nights out in the shop and yellow glue stains on my finger tips!!

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SkyJ

Registered: August 2005
Location: Orlando Florida
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Date: Sat September 30, 2006
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Comments

N_Addy

Wow! That's a fabulous piece. You've got guts!

#1 Sun October 1, 2006 12:52am

JimQuarles

WOW!

#2 Sun October 1, 2006 1:00am

Larry Charlot

great job and dedication, lots of hours now do a bottle stopper for relaxation

#3 Sun October 1, 2006 2:31am

TDRice

Fantastic!!!

#4 Sun October 1, 2006 2:35am

All I gotta say, sky, is that you will have "urned" you selling price. I don't even begin to have the skill, let alone the patience, to do this kind of thing.

#5 Sun October 1, 2006 3:06am

wheelie

Fantastic piece, what saw did you use?

#6 Sun October 1, 2006 8:15am

SkyJ

my table saw is a ridgid, with homemade miter sled..........price..........hmmmmmm....havent really though about it, but just to pay for my time would be about $4500.

Wanna buy it??? Discount for WR members!! $1000 off!!!

#7 Sun October 1, 2006 12:31pm

Freddie

Fantastic,and you don't even have a powermatic. Do you sand your joints?

#8 Mon October 2, 2006 6:53pm

SkyJ

I sand one side of the completed ring and glue it to the previous ring (mounted on lathe) after glue dries then true the face and start over. As far as sanding the miter joints, no , the table saw does a fine job of cutting smooth and true

#9 Mon October 2, 2006 10:09pm

Freddie

I went back and looked at your turnings, you have some of the best on this web site.The thing I like most is the fridge in your shop with the beer tap in the door. You are a very good woodworker, it shows in your work, Alot of people can make bowls and pens but not many can do what you are doing. Do you have a computer program or just graph paper.

#10 Mon October 2, 2006 10:34pm

SkyJ

Thanks Freddie, Yes I use WOODturner PRO for the ring layout , but the laminated bands are my own design and laid out on graph paper

#11 Wed October 4, 2006 9:37am

Rev. Doug Miller

Rev. Doug Miller

Very nice, Jeff. This is a beautiful piece. Your abilities are "sky"rocketing. I wouldn't back off that $4500 tag. Worth every bit of that if not more. You done good. 8)

#12 Thu October 5, 2006 10:36pm