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Shaping advice sought

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Re: Shaping advice sought

Postby AndyT » 10 Sep 2021, 16:23

I'm pleased that you have found a gouge to experiment with. I think it will be the most enjoyable option and if you read the grain right you can take off big chunks in the early stages. Most trade chippies would have had a gouge or two in their kit. Even if they never did any curved work, gouges were useful.
For example, one way to scribe skirting is to first cut a mitre to get the line, then rather than use a coping saw on the moulding, use a gouge from the back to sneak up on the mitre line.

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Re: Shaping advice sought

Postby Chris152 » 10 Sep 2021, 17:05

Thanks Andy. I think I may find myself on the lookout for a set of carving gouges soon enough. And you were right about the pace, I think - I can't find a simple formula for making more mechanically, and quicker tools really don't seem to allow for so much negotiation with the material. And they certainly don't feel as nice.
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Re: Shaping advice sought

Postby Chris152 » 15 Sep 2021, 21:51

Second trial, pretty similar to the first but this one's about 9" and in cherry.
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Here's another question - does anyone have a method of clamping such a shape so it can be bandsawn safely? I know the easiest method would be to saw, then turn, but again it's hard to visualise the cut I want without first having turned the overall shape.
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Re: Shaping advice sought

Postby Pete Maddex » 16 Sep 2021, 08:07

Chris152 wrote:Second trial, pretty similar to the first but this one's about 9" and in cherry.

Here's another question - does anyone have a method of clamping such a shape so it can be bandsawn safely? I know the easiest method would be to saw, then turn, but again it's hard to visualise the cut I want without first having turned the overall shape.



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Re: Shaping advice sought

Postby Chris152 » 16 Sep 2021, 08:42

That's great, thanks Pete. Does the hole serve a purpose - gripping the convex surface a little, or is it just a scrap with a hole? I guess I could line the contact points with that anti-slip rubber stuff to keep it even more secure.
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Re: Shaping advice sought

Postby Pete Maddex » 16 Sep 2021, 14:31

Chris152 wrote:That's great, thanks Pete. Does the hole serve a purpose - gripping the convex surface a little, or is it just a scrap with a hole? I guess I could line the contact points with that anti-slip rubber stuff to keep it even more secure.


Its the holes that provide the grip there is one in the bottom as well.
You can do the same thing in a vice with two bits of wood/ply/mdf with holes in.

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Re: Shaping advice sought

Postby Andyp » 16 Sep 2021, 15:49

Pete,
Do you have a jig for cutting one if those bowls in half?

Last time I did it I used the lathe with a parting gauge and saw, IIRC it took ages.
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Re: Shaping advice sought

Postby Pete Maddex » 16 Sep 2021, 16:11

Andyp wrote:Pete,
Do you have a jig for cutting one if those bowls in half?

Last time I did it I used the lathe with a parting gauge and saw, IIRC it took ages.


I think I held one in a clamp and fed it into the band saw once, not really recommended.
I can't think of a good way apart from making a ball shaped hollow and cutting half way on a band saw and then turning it round in the jig and cut the other side.

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Re: Shaping advice sought

Postby kirkpoore1 » 18 Sep 2021, 03:56

Chris, I'm finding this very interesting. The evolution from power tools to gouges should have hit me sooner. You can remove a lot of wood very quickly with a gouge and a mallet. They leave ridges, of course, but you're making them work for you nicely with that paint.

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