Popular Woodworking 2004-12 № 145, страница 84
Turning the Body Select a block of wood approximately 2" square and about 2V2" long. This can be put in a chuck or turned into a cylinder between centers with the grain running lengthwise. Measure and mark the cylinder to finished length. Part off the excess piece of wood. This should leave a cylinder 13/4" long. Examine the cylinder, checking for color or figure. The most interesting part of the work will be at the top of the body. It may be necessary to remove the cylinder from the chuck and reverse it to achieve this. If a chuck is used, turn part of the block to round, then use a parting tool and calipers to establish a rough diameter dimension, which is the finished dimension plus V16", in this case about 111/16". Reverse the stock in the chuck and turn off the square end. Turn the rest of the block to the correct rough dimension. Insert a drill chuck into the tailstock and install a 5/s" Forstner or sawtooth bit. Drill a hole 1V2" deep. This will leave V4" of wood in the base of the body. (Here I'm working on a different ornament. Remember how many I had to make? So I apologize for the species change throughout the article. But note that the steps are the same.) Turn the cylinder down to the calipered dimension using a gouge, removing stock up to two-thirds of the length, but not getting too close to the chuck. Cut the end of the cylinder clean and smooth. popwood.com 101 |
