A strategic design modification and all is well again producing another fine handle from the bone master well done curt great work
Bill On Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at 11:37:21 AM UTC+11 Curt George wrote: > Hello Everyone. > > Today is my day off form work. > > (I am doing a side job for a friend, A stacked leather handle for a > knife.)(More on that latter if you all like?) > > While the glue is drying on one project, I figured it would be a good time > to trying some > more new design, ideas with a new bone handle. > I roped form the side of the spindle using a 1/4" straight bit. > (Note: I turned the shape on the 200, and then used my 1000ex to rope the > flutes.) > My original plan was to make a 12 flutes on a rope pitch form the side of > the spindle. (3" pitch) but, On the second cut, the part moved/ slipped on > the mandrel. > So in an attempt to save this turning, I tightened the lock nut on the > mandrel, And went around a second time, making it 24 flutes. > Adding 12 more flutes, takes away a lot of detail, but I think it will > still make a nice gift when done. > More later. > Have a good night everyone. > > C.A.G. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/73b2df11-7211-4e92-981c-64ca93bede76n%40googlegroups.com.
