Ryedale Woodturners
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Danny Woof
Thursday 7 June 2018
Snainton Village Hall
Danny spent a few days in Whitby with his wife, having driven over from Staveley in Cumbria. He didn't relish the return drive home - last time he visited it was 2.30 am before he got back.
Shallow bowl with inset ring
Danny started with a sycamore blank and turned this to a shallow bowl. His choice of tool was unusual, possibly unique. He used a roughing gouge with his own version of a swept back grind on it. When queried about this turning "no-no" his response was to say that if a tool works for him, he will use it. And he did.
He sanded the base to a 600 grit finish, holding his folded Rhyno papers in a numbered slotted rack. He then applied cellulose sealer - from a DIY store rather than a specialist woodturning store - and finished with melamine lacquer, appleid with a cloth.
The piece was reversed, flattened, given a slight shape on the rim, and then removed - removeing the chuck and bowl, rather than the bowl from the chuck. This means that it will still be centred when it is returned to the drive.
A piece of walnut was then mounted on a different chuck. A hoop was turned from this, to measurements taken from the bowl. It is important to cut the ring first, then cut the groove for it to fit. Impossible to do it the other way round.
With the ring cut, the tricky job followed - cutting the groove for it to fit in snugly. This took some time and patience for all, as numerous trials were made, then levered out with a knife, then tried again until the fit was good enough.
Once all was correct, Danny then assembled the ring and bowl and glued the ring into place, using a home-made press and a large tube of fast-grab PVA glue, sourced from Axminster. A ten minute grab time and setting clear made this a good option for most of Danny's segment and inlay work.
Small scoop
While the glue set, Danny decided to show us a small scoop to (more than) fill the time. This was turned and hollowed as you would a goblet. The inside was sanded to a finish.
The shape of the scoop was then marked out, using a sellotape roll as a guide, and was cut with a Proxxon mini - jigsaw, a very nice looking piece of equipment for anyone who cuts into their turnings.
With the time approaching 10 pm, a gentle nudge from Keith Harte suggested we return to the main piece, so Danny did not finish the handle of the scoop, but had one already made to give us the idea.
There wasn't quite time enough to fully complete the bowl, but Danny did turn the shallow dish to give the overall shape of the piece. He then kindly donated one he had already made as a raffle prize - won I think by Jonathan.
A few pictures of Danny Woof's exhibits
Reverse side of the evening's demonstration bowl
Danny Woof exhibits
Clock in burr
Segmented bowl
Clock with inlays