Using CC for Wood Turning

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I want to turn a potpourri bowl on my lathe with a mesquite log. I have some pewter lids I got from PSI. I have the log roughed and used CC to help me with measurements. This is not a Shapeoko job but strictly a wood turning.

Here is the lid:

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Here is a screen grab of my CC drawing.

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This is helping me conceptualize the bowl.

Here is a picture of the roughed out log.

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I will post a picture after I get it cut out this afternoon. The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry. :wink:

I use CC often to draw up things that are not Shapeoko related.

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Finished my bowl thanks to CC. I have another lid and will make a second one in a day or two.

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Will go to Hobby Lobby this week and get some smelly stuff to go inside. I will be giving this away at Saturday’s Woodworkers of East Texas Club as a door prize.

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Maybe I’m showing my ignorance here but is that the same bowl on the lathe in your bottom photo as the finished photo?

If so, I don’t think I’ve seen grain change so drastically with what I assume is some stain? The contrast is wild.

Tangentially related, I’m really looking forward to trying the new CC pro nesting feature. Given how good the previous tooling like svg tracing is, I’ve got highly hopes.
I probably won’t use this for CNC operations either, rather it’ll be good for things like nesting 3d prints on a build plate and just double checking my own estimates for other material usage :sweat_smile:

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It is the same piece of wood just a different side. While turning the log round I needed a minimum diameter. So what you see is closer to the bark on one side. The log was slightly crooked. It is like Forest Gump the wood is like a box of chocolates, you never know what is inside.:grin:

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