JT Dunphy--Revealing Treasures in Trees- Part 5--Conclusions

JT finishes the maple bowl

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[canderso]

U R welcome,

Chris

[cassowaryind]

Just great

The commentary is excelent and you are easy to listen to

[canderso]

I'll pass it along to JT.

[NightHawk871]

I lvoe these videos! Very interesting as well! I have just got interested in woodturning, and I am getting my first lathe this weekend. (Im 17, so its not the best quality lathe, but I've got to start somewhere) and these videos have really given me some good advice and ideas. Keep up the good work!

[canderso]

You're welcome, and as you say, you gotta start somewhere. Hoping to get some new clips up soon (camera's in the shop getting cleaned up (woodchips have a way of screwing up digital cameras.) Check out the other tapes in the series. They're not all on woodturning, but do give insights into what makes these folks obsess on their craft. Good luck with the new lathe. Chris

[gutley]

Sheesh, does it really take that many cycles of turning/sanding/oiling/turning­/sanding/oiling/turning/sandin­g/oiling? The books give no idea, and i don't see the necessity. Mike Darlow and others say that sharp tools used with cutting action rather than scraping should leave the finish near-perfect already. In any case I don't understand why he couldn't get right with one sanding, or why you'd bother oiling if you were going to turn/sand most of it off anyway.

[canderso]

My understanding is that, even with hardwoods, the woodgrain "fuzzes" even with the sharpest tools. By starting with a heavy grit (60 or 80) and working down to 600 you gradually "erase" the effects of the previous grit (ie 600 eliminates the effects of the 400 grit)and water or naptha helps expand the "fuzzy" grain you're trying to get rid of. If nothing else, I can point out that using his technique, JT gets stunning results. Not sure that's an answer, but I can pass this on to JT, Chris

[MrLeonard55]

Can you give us your recipe for the oil finish?

[MrLeonard55]

I really like your dust collection system.

[TheJohny26]

excellent work, I liked a lot ... I learned a lot ... thanks

[TheDevilsRubberDucky]

@Mueiwark 8=====D~~~##d:

[Mueiwark]

@TheDevilsRubberDucky Excuse me your highness, that is a matter of personal taste. Oil looks way more natural than a shiny plastic layer such as lacquer gives. Oil gives the wood chatoyance, reflecting light from below the surface making it look different every time you look at it. The only plus about lacquer is it's dent/scratch resistance.

[dianetoski]

That would be "end grain". Simply, the end of the log, not the length. . .

[dianetoski]

Even if it was food safe, the spalted maple is not. These are ornamental and greatly appreciated by collectors.

[dianetoski]

Great video, but I don't understand how you held the inside of the bowl, while finishing the outside. . . Was that a chuck or a faceplate? And, didn't you leave chuck marks when you reversed it again to finish the inside??

[gonedeepseafishing]

Great set of videos! Thank You.

[Suppergrassy]

what chuck do you use to hold the bowl?