Today and over the weekend I put in many hours on the lathe getting my technique down.
-this morning I went into the woodshop for about an hour and a half and got wood ready as well a finish up one turning.
-went to the woodshop again after lunch for 2 hours and worked on turning, made three rungs.
-this evening I worked again for 2 hours and made 2 good legs.
-I will be able to start my final product legs tomorrow, I am confident I have the technique down now.
Worked around 5 and a half hours today.
Monday, May 17, 2010
Saturday, May 15, 2010
weekly ref.
Weekly reflection
Oliver Moore
This week I learned many new things. I learned that it is much more work making a stool than anyone would imagine. The legs alone are much more work than I previously assumed and I will need to practice them a great deal.
I really like using the lathe. I have been using it a little bit in my two years here and it is very enjoyable. Not many people understand all the things that are made using a lather, and it takes years to master. The good thing about wood turning is that it is instant gratification, in short time I can have something concrete, which is not true with other parts of woodworking.
Jon and I decided it would be best if I continued practicing my leg design and got myself into a place where I could best finish the stool sucessfully. I want to be able to finish it with ample time for the finish to dry and the wax to go on, therefore I need to structure my time accordingly.
So far everything has gone well and I have had no surprises. Besides realizing that I needed to work on my turning the project has been very straightforward this first week.
I feel I have gotten exponentially better at the pattern I am using for my legs and am almost ready to make the real thing. The practice this week set the groundwork for me to make perfect legs next week.
Oliver Moore
This week I learned many new things. I learned that it is much more work making a stool than anyone would imagine. The legs alone are much more work than I previously assumed and I will need to practice them a great deal.
I really like using the lathe. I have been using it a little bit in my two years here and it is very enjoyable. Not many people understand all the things that are made using a lather, and it takes years to master. The good thing about wood turning is that it is instant gratification, in short time I can have something concrete, which is not true with other parts of woodworking.
Jon and I decided it would be best if I continued practicing my leg design and got myself into a place where I could best finish the stool sucessfully. I want to be able to finish it with ample time for the finish to dry and the wax to go on, therefore I need to structure my time accordingly.
So far everything has gone well and I have had no surprises. Besides realizing that I needed to work on my turning the project has been very straightforward this first week.
I feel I have gotten exponentially better at the pattern I am using for my legs and am almost ready to make the real thing. The practice this week set the groundwork for me to make perfect legs next week.
Friday, May 14, 2010
day 5
Today I worked on my turnings.
-came in the morning and worked on two legs for about an hour and a half, made some progress but my tecnique still needed work.
-worked on a rung as well, it is a little different in design than the legs so I need to practice it as well.
-After dinner I met with Jon for about 2 hours and we caught up on my project. Jon critiqued some of my work I have done so far and made we both see that they have to be more "fluid" looking, so that is what I am now going to focus on.
Worked 4 total hours today.
-came in the morning and worked on two legs for about an hour and a half, made some progress but my tecnique still needed work.
-worked on a rung as well, it is a little different in design than the legs so I need to practice it as well.
-After dinner I met with Jon for about 2 hours and we caught up on my project. Jon critiqued some of my work I have done so far and made we both see that they have to be more "fluid" looking, so that is what I am now going to focus on.
Worked 4 total hours today.
Thursday, May 13, 2010
day 4
Today was a medium length day.
-got lumber from Evarts to practice with
-went directly to woodshop and cranked out a leg. It was alright, but definitely could be better, dimensions were very off.
-ate lunch and went to practice, then went back to the woodshop at night and turned another leg...this one was better, less errors and more accurate measurments. Marked progress from first one.
overall took at least three hours today.
Tomorrow will include processing more lumber and making practice pieces. Hopefully I will make the rung desing as well
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-got lumber from Evarts to practice with
-went directly to woodshop and cranked out a leg. It was alright, but definitely could be better, dimensions were very off.
-ate lunch and went to practice, then went back to the woodshop at night and turned another leg...this one was better, less errors and more accurate measurments. Marked progress from first one.
overall took at least three hours today.
Tomorrow will include processing more lumber and making practice pieces. Hopefully I will make the rung desing as well
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Wednesday, May 12, 2010
day 3
shorter day due to an away game
-went to the woodshop and set up the steady rest.
-turned a practice piece leg....I need to work on my tapering a bit.
-I then finished my drawing and made it much better.
tomorrow will be comprised of more turning practice, getting practice lumber, and looking at patterns for the seat.
about 3 hours work today.
-went to the woodshop and set up the steady rest.
-turned a practice piece leg....I need to work on my tapering a bit.
-I then finished my drawing and made it much better.
tomorrow will be comprised of more turning practice, getting practice lumber, and looking at patterns for the seat.
about 3 hours work today.
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
day 2
Pretty busy day today...
-worked probably around 5 hours total
-woke up and went to the woodshop to finish up my design, as well as make some sample pieces to work on my leg designs....all in all took about 2 hours.
-George Emeny had a tree he needed cut down, which was made of maple, and therefore provides me with a large supply of lumber to practice my turnings on, this took an hour and a half.
-Then, at around 6:30 I met with Jon, my sponsor, who went over basically everything I would need to know make the stool. We made a makeshift steady rest to reduce vibration on the legs, and then reviewed my drawings, they need some work....
tomorrow will include some practice turning and chopping up the tree.
-worked probably around 5 hours total
-woke up and went to the woodshop to finish up my design, as well as make some sample pieces to work on my leg designs....all in all took about 2 hours.
-George Emeny had a tree he needed cut down, which was made of maple, and therefore provides me with a large supply of lumber to practice my turnings on, this took an hour and a half.
-Then, at around 6:30 I met with Jon, my sponsor, who went over basically everything I would need to know make the stool. We made a makeshift steady rest to reduce vibration on the legs, and then reviewed my drawings, they need some work....
tomorrow will include some practice turning and chopping up the tree.
Monday, May 10, 2010
day 1
First day of work done today. Probably the lightest day I will have.
- ~3 hours total work today
-Woke up and found and printed a few plans to work with in the library for about an hour, printed directions out to the lumber store called Evarts.
-Went to the Lumber store, and got a piece of 8/4 inch hard maple. This is what I will be making the stool out of. Payed $40 for the piece and then left, total time for this was a little over an hour.
- Sketched the plan for what the stool will look like. A pretty rough sketch that took about an hour and a half. The sketch will be used to get an idea what the full sized thing will look like.
http://books.google.com/books?id=tvYDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA61#v=onepage&q&f=false
above is the plan I will be using for the stool.
Tomorrow I will be processing the wood, finishing the drawing, and meeting with Jon.
- ~3 hours total work today
-Woke up and found and printed a few plans to work with in the library for about an hour, printed directions out to the lumber store called Evarts.
-Went to the Lumber store, and got a piece of 8/4 inch hard maple. This is what I will be making the stool out of. Payed $40 for the piece and then left, total time for this was a little over an hour.
- Sketched the plan for what the stool will look like. A pretty rough sketch that took about an hour and a half. The sketch will be used to get an idea what the full sized thing will look like.
http://books.google.com/books?id=tvYDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA61#v=onepage&q&f=false
above is the plan I will be using for the stool.
Tomorrow I will be processing the wood, finishing the drawing, and meeting with Jon.
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