I did give it a go about 6 months ago but wasn’t successful. Certainly laying out the points with accuracy is critical. I found that part of the process to be tedious but not difficult.
Where I ran into problems was in in trying to do the interior cutting. I was using the tool set from Crown specifically made for chinesse balls. Every time I tried to “swing” the tool across the face of the ball it would catch. I was using walnut which probably isn’t the best wood for this type of work. After ruining 4 or 5 spheres I gave up. My attempts to research the problem didn’t turn up anything so I am really happy to see a thread started on this topic.
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http://www.morewoodturning.net/books.htm
Fred Holder has a book on the subject 4th down on the page.
what's a chinese ball?
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http://www.cocoboloboy.co.nr
See http://www.amazon.com/Woodturning-Wizardry-David-Springett/dp/1565232798/ref=reader_req_dp
giraffelt, I feel that boxwood would have made your efforts much more successful.It is the wood of choice for that kind of work. Regards, jako
I would buy them!
http://www.natashascafe.com/html/popups/chinese_balls_pop.html
Must be you know a Chinese surgeon who does castrations!
Tom (M.D.)
You don't have to give up on making chinese balls. You can get answers to all your questions at MagicalWoodProducts.com.
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