First goblet - and a question

[PuzzledMoose]

Maple goblet, around 7" high.

The question - for those of you who turn goblets - is there a way to finish the underside of the base in anyway other than just parting it off flat?

Once it's parted off jumbo jaws hold it sufficiently to sand and finish, supporting the stem with one hand, but not sufficiently tightly to work on the base ..

[JohnB]

G'day Ian,
I don't know the answer to your question, but I do know that's a fine goblet. Very nice.

[Khalid]

very beautifull

[thecopperfish]

I sure like your turned stuff Ian, good work.
Chris

[bearfretworks]

Sweet one Ian! Captive rings next???

Do you power sand? If so, use a small diameter sanding pad and it is real easy to finish the bottom. A few passes with 80 grit and you have a nice recessed base.

[earlinjax]

Very nice goblet. I'm not a turner, but could you make a jam chuck out of a tennis ball? You could recess the bottom then except for the nib where the live center is holding it and then sand it off.

Earl

[William Young]

I do it similar to Barry.
I don't try to finish the bottom of those on the lathe .like I wouild with bowls and some other less delicate turnings. I part them off with a very thin parting tool I made from a piece of one of the big commercial hacksaw blades that they use on the big motorized hacksaws in machine shops . They will give you a used one and you just need to grind the profile on the cutting end and turn a handle on your lathe for the other end.
I under cut the goblet on a concave just like is shown on a glass goblet. Then holding it in my hand I use a 2" wave edge sanding disc on my cordless drill and go through several grits to make it smooth and concaved.
If you concave it in on the bottom you never need to worry about it sitting flat and upright on a table.
W.Y.

[PuzzledMoose]

Thanks for the comments - and thanks for the tips for goblet bottom finishing from Barry and Bill. I couldn't do that on the last one - didn't leave enough waste between the headstock and the chuck to work easily - I'll know better next time ..