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MESSING AROUND WITH BOWLS TODAY

8/15/2016

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I spent most of the morning lowering the action on some ukuleles that a friend brought back from Mexico, then I needed to finish turning the bowls I have been working on.  Then I got inspired and turned a third bowl.  Took me the rest of the day to get them all done.
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To finish the bottom of the bowl you must turn it around and hold it in a special set of plates that screw to the chuck.  The bowl is held on by those eight gray rubber knobs clamped tight to the bowl.
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Here it is all done and ready to be signed .  The final step is to apply about three coats of finish.
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Here is bowl #3.  I got inspired and had to turn another.  This one is about 6 inches deep and it still fit on the chuck holder.
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Now things got labor intensive.  This bowl was too large to fit on the Chuck extension device so I dragged out my large bowl holder that I made years ago for really large bowls.  I have five different padded rings to fit all sizes of bowls.  They  are bolted to this large circular plate which has a lathe fitting bolted to its back.
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Here it is attached to the lathe
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And here it is completed and ready for signing and finishing.
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Nadine Heald
8/16/2016 12:07:57 am

workshop in the garage....or separate bldg. ? SO enjoy your postings...

Hope you get to meet the young couple who bought our Eldridge Ave house....Cameron Miller....& wife Jenn Daly, and 9 mo, old charmer, Merritt.....they are doing MUCH research on the house, former owners, et al.....He is on the Board of local Tilth group & we are enjoying sharing information, via Email....Donna sent me the original info....when 1621 was featured Ad, Real Estate section in December.....Neat story.................and they're loving the house ..

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Brian Griffin
8/16/2016 09:42:07 am

Nadine, the workshop is in the large double garage in the basement. great large space. Next time you are in Bellingham I will give you a tour.

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