Eucalyptus bowl
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- terrydowning
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Eucalyptus bowl
It has been some time since I posted a completed project as I have been very busy with my day job.
I had a birthday recently and I got an update to my Shopsmith in the form of a Universal Tool Rest and I could not wait to try it out.
I also recently purchased a Harbor Freight electric chain saw (Birthday money)
Several months ago I got some Eucalyptus logs and now I have the tools to do something with them.
I cut up one of the logs and prepared a blank using my new chainsaw and my bandsaw I would have processed more but I broke my resaw blade and going through several inches of this hard eucalyptus with a 1/4" blade is a no go.
Chucked the blank in the lathe and went at it.
Here is the completed project
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The bowl is approximately 6 inches in diameter and 3 3/4 inches tall inside depth is just over 3 inches.
Finish is Wood Turner’s finish by General Finishes. (I really like this stuff)
Buffed with tripoli, white diamond and blue plastic polish finished off with a coat of finishing wax.
C and C are welcome as always.
I had a birthday recently and I got an update to my Shopsmith in the form of a Universal Tool Rest and I could not wait to try it out.
I also recently purchased a Harbor Freight electric chain saw (Birthday money)
Several months ago I got some Eucalyptus logs and now I have the tools to do something with them.
I cut up one of the logs and prepared a blank using my new chainsaw and my bandsaw I would have processed more but I broke my resaw blade and going through several inches of this hard eucalyptus with a 1/4" blade is a no go.
Chucked the blank in the lathe and went at it.
Here is the completed project
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The bowl is approximately 6 inches in diameter and 3 3/4 inches tall inside depth is just over 3 inches.
Finish is Wood Turner’s finish by General Finishes. (I really like this stuff)
Buffed with tripoli, white diamond and blue plastic polish finished off with a coat of finishing wax.
C and C are welcome as always.
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Terry
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Terry
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Terry,
That's a very nice bowl out of a beautiful piece of wood. Bet it smelled nice in your shop.
Roy
That's a very nice bowl out of a beautiful piece of wood. Bet it smelled nice in your shop.
Roy
Roy
Mark V/510, Mark V/500 with parts for 510 upgrade, bandsaw, jointer, belt sander, DC3300 w/1 micron bag
Sawstop 3HP 36" PCS w/router table insert
Home designed and built CNC router, another CNC router
desktop size, Avid 5x10 Pro CNC w/ATC, CNCed G0704 milling machine
Laser engraver
Way too much other stuff and not enough space
Mark V/510, Mark V/500 with parts for 510 upgrade, bandsaw, jointer, belt sander, DC3300 w/1 micron bag
Sawstop 3HP 36" PCS w/router table insert
Home designed and built CNC router, another CNC router
Laser engraver
Way too much other stuff and not enough space
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Man that is beautiful! 
Dick
1965 Mark VII S/N 407684
1951 10 ER S/N ER 44570 -- Reborn 9/16/14
1950 10 ER S/N ER 33479 Reborn July 2016
1950 10 ER S/N ER 39671
1951 jigsaw X 2
1951 !0 ER #3 in rebuild
500, Jointer, Bsaw, Bsander, Planer
2014 Mark 7 W/Lift assist - 14 4" Jointer - DC3300
And a plethora of small stuff .....
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1965 Mark VII S/N 407684
1951 10 ER S/N ER 44570 -- Reborn 9/16/14
1950 10 ER S/N ER 33479 Reborn July 2016
1950 10 ER S/N ER 39671
1951 jigsaw X 2
1951 !0 ER #3 in rebuild
500, Jointer, Bsaw, Bsander, Planer
2014 Mark 7 W/Lift assist - 14 4" Jointer - DC3300
And a plethora of small stuff .....
"The trouble with quotes on the Internet is that you can never know if they are genuine." - Benjamin Franklin
- terrydowning
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Thanks all.
I do like the UTR. Nice not to have to constantly readjust like the old always shifting around. It stays put.
Need to do more turning once I get more blanks cut up which has to wait for a new BS blade. My 1/2" finally let go and all I have left is 1/4" and I'm not about to even try to resaw 6" eucalyptus with that.
I do like the UTR. Nice not to have to constantly readjust like the old always shifting around. It stays put.
Need to do more turning once I get more blanks cut up which has to wait for a new BS blade. My 1/2" finally let go and all I have left is 1/4" and I'm not about to even try to resaw 6" eucalyptus with that.
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Terry
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Terry
Copy and paste the URLs into your browser if you want to see the photos.
1955 Shopsmith Mark 5 S/N 296860 Workshop and Tools
https://1drv.ms/i/s!AmpX5k8IhN7ahFCo9VvTDsCpoV_g
Public Photos of Projects
http://sdrv.ms/MaXNLX