A nice turning wood

[mike calabrese]

Finished this earlier this week. It is my first build using flame birch. I really really like the way the birch turns . Cuts well with carbides, easily to sand and takes a real nice finish. Turning the flame birch was just real easy and smooth going and kind of looks neat pattern wise with just a little wipe on poly finish.
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[Les Elm]

WOW!
That's a great looking form!
Nicely turned and finished.
Les

 

[mike calabrese]

Finished this earlier this week. It is my first build using flame birch. I really really like the way the birch turns . Cuts well with carbides, easily to sand and takes a real nice finish. Turning the flame birch was just real easy and smooth going and kind of looks neat pattern wise with just a little wipe on poly finish.
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Thanks all for looking in , always appreciate your time and attention.

 

[mike calabrese]

WOW!
That's a great looking form!
Nicely turned and finished.
Les

Thank you Les, very kind i can almost taste the Molson
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[Jonathan Shively]

Mike that is a beauty for sure. Glued joints look so easy from this perspective. Great job.

 

[mike calabrese]

Mike that is a beauty for sure. Glued joints look so easy from this perspective. Great job.

Thanks Jonathan for your kind comment.
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[Ryan Mooney]

That did come out very nice! The segmented ring stands it out nicely.

 

[mike calabrese]

That did come out very nice! The segmented ring stands it out nicely.

Thank you Ryan. The flame birch really pops when the finish, Minwax wipe on poly hits the grain. Thanks for your kind comment
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[Chas Jones]

Like the form and proportions, tight joints like those are not easy to achieve.

 

[mike calabrese]

Like the form and proportions, tight joints like those are not easy to achieve.

Thank you Chas for looking in. I try to be very focused on the way the segments are matched up & joined. I dry fit all rings initially and correct any slight mismatches with hand sanding on a flat plate. The ring faces are also carefully sanded flat and glued up in stages or all at one time depending on the layout using a two pipe clamp press pictured here.
Thanks again for having a look and your kind reply.
Respectfully
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