Project complete!

[SteveR]

This is a chalice and platter combo for my parents 50th wedding anniv.
Pics not the best and taken outdoors (maybe not a good idea)

Chalice is black walnut, platter is some walnut but not sure what flavor.
The platter was flat stock edlge glued made up of 4 pieces of lumber
You may notice at the bottom of chalice has two interlocking captive rings
The light green material is turquoise inlaid into voids/cracks of lumber
Finish is anitque oil and beall buffed with only the carnauba wax

Thanks for looking!
Steve

[shoottx]

Very Very Cool

I am sure your parents will appreciate the time and effort put into this treasure!

[poolhound]

Booootifull!

[Pappy]

Fantastic! Congratulate the happy couple for me on reaching such a milestone.

[crokett]

Wow that is really nice. The turquoise is a very nice touch. Congratulations to the happy couple!

[cgallery]

Very nice! Which was harder to make, the chalice or the platter?

[Hoakie]

Outstanding work. Creative solution to fill the voids

[rcp612]

Very pretty, nice work!
Your parents should really cherish that.

[jonmulzer]

Very nice! How did you make the two interlocked captive rings? That is a very cool touch.

[gsmittle]

VERY nice work! How did you inlay the turquoise, and how was it to work? I assume you could use woodworking tools on it?

g.

[SteveR]

Thanks All

Thank you for the kind words!

Very nice! Which was harder to make, the chalice or the platter?

The platter took more initial setup time (glue up/planing/matching grain) but the actual turning was a breeze in comparison to the chalice (from a log). I was always holding my breath when I was doing the stem of the chalice and some general cleanup.....That's when they may have a tendency to break....after all that work. And then parting off the base from the waste wood..another chance for that to fly across the shop.

Very nice! How did you make the two interlocked captive rings? That is a very cool touch.

I used a captive ring tool from Woodcraft and a ground hex head allen wrench to perform the final cut thru a the underside of the ring. Check this site out.....If you have any more ?'s about it after reading the link, just let me know and I will try to answer.
http://www.woodturningonline.com/ass...ive_rings.html Now for the captive (interlocking part). I located the most prominent end grain of the two rings...then carefully took an exacto knife and began pushing thru the end grain, there will be a point where it will want to naturally break all the way thru and it does just that. Then bring one side of the unbroken ring thru the opening and CA the pieces back together...almost invisible.

VERY nice work! How did you inlay the turquoise, and how was it to work? I assume you could use woodworking tools on it?.....

This one was a learning experience for me. First a person needs turquoise.....then I took a PVC (about 2-3" wide) tube cut about 4" long. then took a threaded pipe (like gas pipe) and placed an end cap on it. I ground the cap end smooth. Place the whole turquoise in the PVC and begin pounding (great stress reliever LOL)...after a surprisingly short time....you will end up with some powder and some larger pieces..keep going until it is fine enough to place in the void. I mixed it up with medium CA glue and placed it quickly into the void. On the chalice, I placed it in there a bit too early (thinking I needed the extra "meat" in it so it would not blow up on me). This was a huge mistake. That mixture sets up like literal concrete!! In just a rotation or two of my piece.....it dulled my gouges something HORRIBLE. I had a nightmare on my hands for awhile. After experimenting some with some 40 grit (to take off majority of high spots in inlay material) I ended up finding a scraper worked best to take it down closer to the level I needed...I still had to sharpen the scraper MANY times at that. When I do this again, I will leave out any inlay material to the very end and masking tape it in place to help keep it flush with the surface as well as keep in off any adjacent material. If anyone has a clue how to make this inlay cutting easier I am all ears!!

Thanks again!
Steve