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Some photos, curtesy of UW members and many thanks to Brendan for the text.
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A Lidded Bowl
Nick mounted a bowl blank on a faceplate and secured it with the tailstock for as long as possible into the process. He shaped the bowl and trued
the base before marking for a tenon by using a pair of dividers to set the circumference of the tenon. Here Nick used a different technique to the one we
mostly use. Instead of measuring the diameter and scribing a line with one leg while watching the other to gauge the correct size he, instead, divided the
diameter of the tenon in two and set one leg of the dividers on the centre point to prevent the possibility of getting that leg caught in the wood and flipped.
Introduction
Ulster Woodturners had the pleasure of watching Nick Agar present their Christmas demo on Saturday 10thDecember 2022. A lot oforganisation
and logistics went into securing Nick and that process started many months ago so it's appropriate to acknowledge the work done by Eugene
to pull this off. We'll look at each demonstration and highlight significant points.
A Wall Piece
Nick mounted a piece of Jarrah burl that had been glued to a piece of MDF and secured on a faceplate. He used a bowl gouge for all the cuts with the lathe
running quite slowly, about 350rpm and cut a dome in the centre of the blank, removing bark to expose good wood. As he worked Nick checked the
lock-downs and fittings to ensure nothing had loosened due to centrifugal forces.
A Bronzed Bowl
Nick mounted a Beech blank and proceeded to cut facet for various textures with breaks between each one. Then, using a Crown Texturing Tool
with the bevel towards the wood he made a petal pattern before going on to use the knock-out bar, a spiralling tool, a grinder with a metal cutting disc, a
sanding disc, a hammer and nails and, finally, a blow torch to create textures on the bowl. The torch as used on the top half to soften the features
and create an old look. A brass brush was used to remove debris and any light areas were touched up with the torch.
Extensive commentary can be found in Decembers’ edition of ‘Shavings’ (No. 77)
markymcg2022
A Lidded Bowl
Nick mounted a bowl blank on a faceplate and secured it with the tailstock for as long as possible into the process. He shaped the bowl and trued the base before marking for a tenon by
using a pair of dividers to set the circumference of the tenon. Here Nick used a different technique to the one we mostly use. Instead of measuring the diameter and scribing a line with one
leg while watching the other to gauge the correct size he, instead, divided the diameter of the tenon in two and set one leg of the dividers on the centre point to prevent the possibility of
getting that leg caught in the wood and flipped.
Introduction
Ulster Woodturners had the pleasure of watching Nick Agar present their Christmas demo on Saturday 10thDecember 2022. A lot oforganisation and logistics went into securing Nick and that
process started many months ago so it's appropriate to acknowledge the work done by Eugene to pull this off. We'll look at each demonstration and highlight significant points.
A Wall Piece
Nick mounted a piece of Jarrah burl that had been glued to a piece of MDF and secured on a faceplate. He used a bowl gouge for all the cuts with the lathe running quite slowly, about 350rpm
and cut a dome in the centre of the blank, removing bark to expose good wood. As he worked Nick checked the lock-downs and fittings to ensure nothing had loosened due to
centrifugal forces.
A Bronzed Bowl
Nick mounted a Beech blank and proceeded to cut facet for various textures with breaks between each one. Then, using a Crown Texturing Tool with the bevel towards the wood he made
a petal pattern before going on to use the knock-out bar, a spiralling tool, a grinder with a metal cutting disc, a sanding disc, a hammer and nails and, finally, a blow torch to create textures
on the bowl. The torch as used on the top half to soften the features and create an old look. A brass brush was used to remove debris and any light areas were touched up with the torch.
Extensive commentary can be found in Decembers’ edition of ‘Shavings’ (No. 77)
Some photos, curtesy of UW members and many thanks to Brendan for the text.
.
markymcg2022
Some photos, curtesy of UW members and many thanks to Brendan for the text.
.
Introduction
Ulster Woodturners had the pleasure of watching Nick Agar present their
Christmas demo on Saturday 10th December 2022. A lot of organisation
and logistics went into securing Nick and that process started many months
ago so it's appropriate to acknowledge the work done by Eugene
to pull this off.
We'll look at each demonstration and highlight significant points.
Please Note: The detailed explaination of Saturday’s demonstrations is best viewed
on a larger screen due to detail provided. :-)
Please see ‘Shavings’, No. 77 for details.
