Reverse Turning Experiment

[handi]

I wanted to try reverse turning so today I whipped up this little 3-1/2” ornament.



I will be doing more of this!

[crokett™]

that looks very nice. I have a couple ideas for ornaments similar to that. I've done some reverse-turned flowers. They're popular but I'm not sure I could sell them. It's one of those things where people want them to cost 10 bucks but they need to cost 25 or 30 each.

[sniper]

Very nice ornament Ralph.

Don't suppose you made a video so those of us who don't understand what you're talking about in reverse turning could see you do it? Other than putting your lathe in reverse (spin the opposite direction), I've got nothing.

Steve

[chips ahoy]

Very nice ornament Ralph.  

Don't suppose you made a video so those of us who don't understand what you're talking about in reverse turning could see you do it?  Other than putting your lathe in reverse (spin the opposite direction), I've got nothing.

Steve

Steve
It is also sometimes called an inside out turning.In other words has nothing to do with the direction the lathe is spinning.I used to do a lot of them,somewhere I have the instructions,I'll see if I can find them or Ralph has the directions or a video.They are fun things to do.


Mel

[crokett™]

Steve, you can search on google for inside-out turning. The basic premise is take a piece and turn it (or take 4 pieces, glue them together and turn the outside), then separate them, rotate them 180 degrees and turn finish the turning. I have made a few flowers using this method.

[chips ahoy]

Steve
Crokett has it right.https://www.woodturningonline.com/projects.php?catid=44,try this site,should answer your question.It shows the angel I did on there as well.Good lock and have fun.

Mel

[daddo]

https://www.woodturningonline.com/projects.php?catid=44

[chips ahoy]

https://www.woodturningonline.com/projects.php?catid=44

Thanks daddo.

Mel

[sniper]

:headslap: That's what being sick will do for ya. I should have realized that. Thanks for the link, I'm going to have to try that sometime.

[handi]

:headslap:  That's what being sick will do for ya.  I should have realized that.  Thanks for the link, I'm going to have to try that sometime.

One tip is that I use unglued wall board tape for gluing the parts together temporarily. It is thick enough to split easily, but not so thick as to be a problem. Being 2” wide on a roll makes storage easy and I can cut off whatever length I need. I figured this out a few years back when I needed a bunch of turned half columns. Since I mostly use it for spindle work, it is perfect.