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Hi

This is the biggest item I have turned. It is hollowed out to 40mm of the bottom but not sanded. It has been scraped on the inside. I di dn't use a steady either so was bricking it a bit.

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Cheers
Frederick
 
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Nice job [MENTION=1856]Frederick[/MENTION] you have done a great job.

How thick did you go with the walls, also how big is it as a steady is not always needed. I do love the challenges that hollowing brings what with having to stop and check the thickness of the walls as I progress down the form.
 
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Very nice job mate, I love a good firewood vase/bowl... That's the thing with wood(and someone's pics) you never know what your going to get:whistling::whistling:
Very classical shape on that too, really nice
 
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Dalboy said:
Nice job [MENTION=1856]Frederick[/MENTION] you have done a great job.

How thick did you go with the walls, also how big is it as a steady is not always needed. I do love the challenges that hollowing brings what with having to stop and check the thickness of the walls as I progress down the form.
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Hello Derek

I will PM you.

Cheers
Frederick
 
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With the hollowing, if you dont have a hollowing set up with huge handles and stops and lasers etc, May I suggest that you drill to just short of the depth you want with as thick a drill as you can, then using a scraper with a 15 degree burr on top of the bevel angled at about 30 - 45 degrees you gently remove the wood. If you are happy with bowl cutters etc to go deeper then that's fine but when you get to the trembly bit, the scraper works wonders. Just a suggestion. :winking:

There is no shame in using a forstner bit to remove the excess material in the middle to make life easier in the internal shaping.
 
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