Minggu, 14 Maret 2021

Woodturning the "fire drop" out of briar root

 


























Tools and materials I propose:

Lathe

Wood turning tools set

Chuck kit

Vacuum chamber kit

Buffing kit

Foredom Woodcarving Kit

Flat file

Flat rasp


I made this out of a piece of briar root. I filled the cracks with black epoxy resin and then  I turned it on the lathe. I made the base out of beech. I really want to thank my friend and awesome craftsman and turner Fotis Kalovedouris for sending this amazing piece to me. 


You can check Fotis's work here.


I begun by filling the cracks with black epoxy. I did two pours to complete the procedure. I used the vacuum chamber to de-gass the resin.


I hen started turning the piece true. 


At some point my tools were not cutting. I saw that I had a rock in the root. So I cut that piece off.


I used my sphere making jig to shape the bottom of my drop. 


I then removed the piece from the chuck and found the centre. I used a flat rasp bit on my rotary tool, to blend the spherical bottom with the centre and create a drop like shape. 


I finished the job using a rasp and a file. 


I sanded the piece from 100 to 320. Then I started wet sanding with mineral oil until 1000grit. Finally I buffed the piece on my buffing wheel system.


I then made the base out of beech. I used a spindle gouge to hollow the top end grain.


I then divided the piece on the lathe. I used my rotary tool to shape it. I then paint it black with a water based dye. I filled it’s texture with embellishing wax. 


And my piece was ready. I hope you liked it, because that was it. See you soon with a new project video. 



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