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A few weeks back I say a web site that described how to turn a ball inside a cube. So, when I had a little bit of time I decided well why not try it, the worst that can happen is that I finish up with a 3 1/2" lump of fire wood?
The 1st thing was one of the more difficult bits was getting an exact, OK nearly exact, cube and off I went. Mounted on the lathe and off I went and started. I won't go into the details, too long. So this is it on the lathe
IMG_1471 by John, on Flickr
And I finished up with this
IMG_1476 by John, on Flickr
IMG_1475 by John, on Flickr
The wood is spalted wild cherry and was given to me by a French friend in the village. I was a bit wary because spalting, the start of the wood rotting and the lines are fungus, can make the wood quite unstable. But this peice was stable enough, luckly enough..
The 1st thing was one of the more difficult bits was getting an exact, OK nearly exact, cube and off I went. Mounted on the lathe and off I went and started. I won't go into the details, too long. So this is it on the lathe
IMG_1471 by John, on Flickr
And I finished up with this
IMG_1476 by John, on Flickr
IMG_1475 by John, on Flickr
The wood is spalted wild cherry and was given to me by a French friend in the village. I was a bit wary because spalting, the start of the wood rotting and the lines are fungus, can make the wood quite unstable. But this peice was stable enough, luckly enough..