Well I have had my lathe for 39 days now and am continuing to experiment with it. I decided to do an inside out turning yesterday and since this is an experiment not a project, I decided to do a short blog on it. For those of you nor familiar with inside out turning you quarter a block lengthwise and put it together so all of the outside corners are now the inside corners that touch each other. I used double-sided tape to do this and then wrapped the ends with a heavy-duty tape. I then mounted it on the lathe and turned the inside portion of the piece (which is now the outside) After turning the inside I pulled it apart and glued it back together so the outside corners are the outside corners once more. I then let it dry overnight and throughout the day today and turned the outside of the piece this evening. I gave the outside a dark chestnut stain for contrast, the white wood is the inside portion of the piece.
I am thinking about designing some candle stands and other pieces using this technique, I wonder how a table leg would look with this process . . .
Anyways I have rambled enough, here are a few photos of the piece.
-- I am responsible for how I respond to everything in my life - - Katy TX
0 comments so far
Have your say...