Veneering with Oysters

I never knew you could do anything with oysters other than eat them.

I don’t think they will taste any better if they have veneer on them.

Seriously, are you trying to use the nacre? Mother of pearl?
Are the veneers going to be used on a curved surface? I never knew an oyster to have a straight line.
As to the time of year they are dead when they are dead. Oysters “R” in season in months that have an “r” in them so you are about out of fresh oysters.

Lee

-- No piece is cut too short. It was meant for a smaller project.

Hi Sawdust,

Oysters is the term we Brits call the cut accros a small branch, it show all the growth rings and is notorious for splitting as it drys.

It looks a bit like a drinks coaster

-- Keep your tools sharp, your mind sharper and the coffee hot

I was just about to send you over to the videos by Chad Stanton AKA thebigchopperoo. He made a box with inlay and video’d the process.

Awesome, many thanks Hokiemojo, I look forward to them, many many thanks

-- Keep your tools sharp, your mind sharper and the coffee hot

Hey I was thinking the same thing Sawdust posted but now I’m More informed

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

Me, too. Just when I thought i knew everything.

I can see why you call it an oyster.

Lee

-- No piece is cut too short. It was meant for a smaller project.

I cannot think of their names right now but there is a famous father/son family of turners.
Their shtick is REALLY big hollow turnings with really small openings

The son came to the guild once and had a bowl where he had put limbs in probably acrylic so that they were all oriented to the center, thus leaving visible the portion which would be the “oyster” end of the limb. Hundreds of limb ends showing.
He was then basically turning end grain all the time.

It was an amazing bowl.

Lee

-- No piece is cut too short. It was meant for a smaller project.

So Lee, you say that bowl had a lot of shtick’s shticking out of it???

-- Gary, DeKalb Texas

Hi back at ya,
I’ve had the best results by only doing in months that have a “R” in them. Tobasco sauce helps also.
Kimball

Now that’s MY kind of oyster! A saltine and a little Tobasco make em even better.

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