CHAPTER 195

the Garry Bowes "Slope-sander"

Once again Garry demonstrates his creative genius

The shots below are of a jig I use to lay up pieces such as HF424 and Vase 427. The jig alone (Photo 1) shows the indexing arrangement and the 1"x 8tpi screw for mounting the piece already prepared in a One-Way chuck. I use a separate 12" sanding wheel, but I also set this jig up on my lathe bed and use a 12" sanding disk on the headstock.

The other shots (Photos 2 & 3) show a piece part way through the sanding and glueing up operation. Each facet is sanded and the piece of decorative wood is glued in. The work is indexed forward and the glued piece is resanded to produce the next facet. In the case shown here, I have used spring steel, sharpened to make clamps for the carpenter glue lay up. The clamps are gripping a scrap piece, hot-melt glued temporarily in the bowl.

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Hollow Form #424

Wanut with spalted maple alternating with catalpa chain at centreline.
Height = 5"
Dia. = 6"
Finish - Tung oil

Asian Elm #427

(with Jatoba and Rosewood chain)
Dia = 5"
Height = 6.5"
Finish - Polymerized tung oil

Asian Elm Vase #432

(with Jatoba and Rosewood chain)
Height = 12"
Dia = 8"

Finish - Polymerized tung oil

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