will be doing my first demo by myself at our club Saturday. They want me to demo my barrel box.
Absolutely! I demoed at the Woodworking show this past Sunday at the Maryland fairgrounds. I had a three hour shift which turned into two hours as it was the last shift of the show and the place became a ghost town an hour before closing. I brought enough blanks to make about thirty tops, several goblets and a few smaller dried once-turned bowl blanks I thought I’d finish turn. Between kibitzing, answering questions, searching among the tools and supplies in my bags, and just going more slowly, I turned three tops and one goblet.Timing is tough. What works for me is to time the turning in my shop at normal work speed.
I time major steps.
Then I multiply that time by three. I turn slower in demos, Talking, Questions,… all take up the extra time
Also club bussiness can take a few minutes out of a demo.
Right now I don’t think that is possible but I will have to look into it. I have to turn away the wood where the burning is to make the rings.Good luck with your demo! Have you thought about burning the lines before putting on the rings? You won't get the heavy starting and stopping lines at each ring that way. I make spherical ornaments with segments, and glue in a strip of walnut veneer for the lines.
Thanks David. This was the first I heard about the project section. That sounds like fun. I will look into doing it when things calm down. I am in the middle of also making a lamp for our clubs annual chapter challenge contest due for our February meetingHi Rusty, I've heard that the key to a successful demo is good preparation, and from your posts, it appears that you'll have that covered! Your barrel project looks like it would be a bit hit with your audience -have fun-- you'll do great!
I was wondering - would consider posting your barrel box turning in the forums "Projects" section? --- after the dust has settled from your current demo, of course! No pressure!
My mistake. I thought the rings were added, not part of the original block.Right now I don’t think that is possible but I will have to look into it. I have to turn away the wood where the burning is to make the rings.
Hey Darryl you have a picture of your router jig I like to build one! And there are a lot out there but I am not sure of which way to goI was pretty nervous with my first one. I was doing a router inlay piece and my indexing system didn't fit the lathe. Luckily I had prepped a couple similar pieces and had them completed to different stages. I mounted and turned the piece to that point, explained what I would be doing if everything had worked out, then pulled out a piece and finished turning. The piece in my profile pic is the result.
You got this. Just relax, you're among friends/club members.
There's not much to it; just a block of wood attached to the side of a trim router and a piece of plywood with a 1" diameter post.Hey Darryl you have a picture of your router jig I like to build one! And there are a lot out there but I am not sure of which way to go
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