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June 2017 – Eli Avisera at Rich Studio

ByRon Lindsay June 14, 2017October 11, 2024

The audience for the Harvey Rich Studio dedication

Eli Avisera with trembler

All the various projects

Trembler: He feeds square stock through the headstock so support is always short.

The end is supported with string

Jig for holding trembler with string – MT2 for tailstock

Slots cut with ultra thin parting tool

Closeup of Eli’s “combination” tool. Top is flat with negative rake.

Next project: Human figure using offset turning

Holding in chuck just using ball at top

Shaping the head on axis

Next projeect: Roughing a top and its box

He also knurled on back surface

Hollowing the box to fit the top

Wire burning

Top rim was burnt with wood block

Thick tape to protect against chuck jaws when box reversed

Burning with wood block

Bottom will provide surface for spinning top

Beginning the bottle stopper

Painting the top surface only – acrylic paint won’t bleed into the wood

Decorate with long point of the skew with wood slightly offset in jaws

Different tilts give different effects

Measure for cork length and stopper overhang

Sanding with beeswax polish

Cutting for the cork tenon and part off

Next project: Scoop

Shaping the sphere for cup

Mark the offset

Cutting handle offset

Cut down the tenon at tailstock. Was thick to avoid splitting

Wooden jaws holds sphere. Cavity is cylindrical – could be spherical

Hollow the sphere and trim off tenon

Chuck allows feeling the thickness

Two scoops – the cup should be tilted the opposite way, but cutting off the tenon would be another step.

Next project: Winged bowl – template was 230 mm radius

He penciled the template curve on all four sides of board and numbered each side

Sand by hand to keep corners crisp

Painted black with acrylic and offset cuts with skew point. He numbers each side so knows which side to bring forward next to achieve a spiral effect. Notice the pencil lines from the template to show desired curvature.

To keep vibation minimized, bowl is backed by form with same curvature as template. The green is tacky contact cement.

Pattern cut into winged bowl top surface before turning back. Notice the spiral effect.

Bowl taped down for turning the foot

Final shape. This method allows for very thin bowls.

Earring project: This collet allows for reversing the Ebony blank

Earring examples and stand

Applying paint

Wet paint will drip with spin creating interesting pattern

Knurling tool

Drybrush painting with little foam brush

Result with offset turning of grooves and metallic paints

Eli’s sculpture signifying the collegial world of woodturning

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