When a Tree Speaks: A Wood Turner's Interpretation
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Some Videos




Turning epoxy is very different from turning wood.  When the tool is at the correct angle the waste comes off in long streamers.  When the angle changes slightly the waste comes off in a chippy fashion like ice shavings.



In this video I am preparing the vase for the fourth and final ring.  I true the outside and square the top of the 3rd ring so that it is flat.

Sanding the inside of the vase when it is complete is very difficult.  I turn and sand the inside of each ring as I go.  I only show sanding with one grit here but in fact I use a number of different grits to finish at 320.  Going to higher grits would burnish the inside and cause the finish to be blotchy.












For those of you who like to see some shavings fly!
For more information on what I do, you can visit my website, or you can see another project I am working on.