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The end is faced off as it will be the very bottom of the duck |
Next, the foot diameter it established |
Rich uses a variable speed lathe allowing for easy speed changes based on work balance and cut required |
He has made templates for each of the sizes speeding work layout and measurement |
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The foot is rolled and the ducks body is rounded and sized |
With the foot sized to fit the jig, the jig is installed on the chuck |
The blank is seated on the screw tips and the tail center is brought up to the offset center |
With the rest set appropriately, Rich begins turning the duck neck area |
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He continues to thin the head, neck, and upper part of the body |
The head of the duck is sized and shaped ... |
and the body is feathered into that shape |
Rich puts the finishing touches on the transition from the neck to the body |
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The turning is finished and now to sanding |
He sands by hand to avoid the potential hazard |
The beak has been turned previously, colored, and slotted |
Rich parts the block at the top of the head to as thin as he dares ... |
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and then finishes by using a small hand saw |
The finished turned duck body ready for the installation of the beak |
Jim Hilburger relates how Rich Mialki first got started in turning |
Rich fielded questions and the demonstration finishes up |
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Photos by Kurt Hertzog |
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