Woodturning A Tall Ash Goblet
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It’s been a while since I have turned a goblet. A piece of ash from our club wood raffle seems perfect. But there are issues to be dealt with.
The major issue is the length of wood hanging out from the chuck. I had to be careful not to have a catch that would rip the wood out of the chuck. In fact, I did have one such catch but the project survived.
I first hollowed the cup portion while I still had a lot of wood to stabilize things. Then the exterior of the cup. With the cup done, I gradually worked down the stem sanding and finishing as I went. The final scary part is parting off the base after all that work.
My goblet is 2″ diameter and 8″ long finished with shellac.
A beautiful goblet Alan! Is it purely decorative, or do you anticipate using it?
Lou
Whew! Definitely nerve-wracking watching you turn down that very skinny stem! I see that towards the end, the goblet cup and tennis ball were moving off-centre quite a bit. But, by design, you had finished off the top end already. so that wobbling was not a serious problem. Good job, and educational for viewers, as usual!