First ply bowl

wolfeie · Post by **wolfeie** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 9:37 am

My first attempt at turning.

My mom is a pretty big turning personality and has made some serious pieces out of ply. Thought I would give it a try. Interesting...

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jasonsabala · Post by **jasonsabala** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 9:55 am

Nice. I'll have to give that a try sometime.

terrydowning · Post by **terrydowning** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 12:48 pm

Looks good.
I like the profile.

K.s. · Post by **K.s.** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 1:16 pm

Very nice never thought to use ply like that

charlese · Post by **charlese** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 1:31 pm

Very interesting bowl, wolf.. . I am wondering what species and type of plywood you used. I guess the glue in the plywood wasn't an issue to the sharpness of your tools

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terrydowning · Post by **terrydowning** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 1:41 pm

charlese wrote:Very interesting bowl, wolf.. . I guess the glue in the plywood wasn't an issue to the sharpness of your tools .

I bet it was;) I've turned ply and laminated materials before. The glue wreaks havoc on an edged tool.

wolfeie · Post by **wolfeie** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 3:57 pm

The glue performed as an accelerated deedging abrasive quite well. First time turning learning also turned out to be a first time learning-to-sharpen-lathe-tools exercise.

Edit: 3/4" cabinet ply from one of the big box stores.