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Offline KB

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Turning Chinese Balls
« on: June 10, 2013, 01:49:36 PM »
Claude Lethiecq has done some amazing wood turning.

In the link below, you can download his book which explains how he does it.

 

https://sites.google.com/site/tourdeforcewoodturning/links

Have fun!


Offline b.lindsey

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Re: Turning Chinese Balls
« Reply #1 on: June 10, 2013, 02:19:26 PM »
That is really some amazing work. I looked at some of the .pdf files at that link....the amount of planning work required is incredible!!  Thanks for sharing it.

Bill

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Re: Turning Chinese Balls
« Reply #2 on: June 10, 2013, 02:43:59 PM »
Unbeliveble! How does he get the wooden spheres inside the other one!
« Last Edit: June 10, 2013, 04:28:20 PM by MK »
Kind regards

Marinus Kruger

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Re: Turning Chinese Balls
« Reply #3 on: June 10, 2013, 04:13:04 PM »
Glue (joking).

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Re: Turning Chinese Balls
« Reply #4 on: June 10, 2013, 07:57:07 PM »
Unbeliveble! How does he get the wooden spheres inside the other one!

You need a set of these to start.  :Jester:

http://www.axminster.co.uk/crown-crown-springett-chinese-ball-tool-set-prod19728/

 

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