Ash bowls

[johnny.t.]

Here are my latest efforts, both ash both around 8" wide.There is plenty of rot getting into this ash(don't know if you'd call it spalted, more a dry decay?) so theres lots of sanding where the soft bits get a lot of tear out. I thought I'd try 'feet' on them (I don't usually) , the foot works ok on the first but I really don't know how I came to leave the monster foot on the second
This is finished in my usual hard wax.


This one is done with sanding sealer(first time I've used it) and a soft paste wax, the finish is much better with sanding sealer, both in look and feel. Wish I'd always used it.

Let me know what you think

cheers JT

 

[PowerTool]

More nice work,and more lovely timber

I actually like the "monster foot" as you call it - to me,it is in proportion to the bowl,and emulates Romano-British pottery (one of my favourite sources of inspiration)

Andrew

 

[Paul.J]

Those are both very nice John,and i do like the foot on both.
Very nicely finished given the wood

 

[Bodrighy]

The feet work on both for me. Sanding sealer is also useful if you have to use CA as it stops the wood staining. Dilute it 50% with an appropriate thinners. Soaks in better and lasts longer. I tend to give the wood a coat befor my final sanding then just use wax. How glossy you want it depends on how much you buff it.

Pete

 

[CHJ]

I'd be happy with both pieces johnny, try a couple of coats of diluted sanding sealer on the soft areas before you take your final cuts, it can reduce the tearing considerably.

 

[wizer]

Lovely forms there. Something I aspire to.

 

[johnny.t.]

Thanks for your replies , the foot on the second bowl still looks way to OTT me and a bit of a distraction from the form, that is to say, thats what I find I notice first when I look at it.

....and emulates Romano-British pottery

Thanks Andrew, thats what I can tell people who look at it," Yes,I based it on Romano-British design,honest guv" :lol:

Thanks for the tips on using the sanding sealer also I'll try that Chas.

Wizer,you'll soon be knocking out bowls twice the size of mine with that monster lathe of yours 8)


Chers JT

 

[Jenx]

Agree also with eveyone's views there Johnny ... the 'monster foot' works... You can tell people its a Size 13 Bowl ( as in 'shoes' ! )

Definately works well... the foot is proportional to my eye too.

Both are very nice indeed.

I'm not totally sure this is correct, but I think it is ... sanding sealer.... as i understand it, there are various types ... and I think there are subtle differences... some are Cellulose Sanding Sealers, which I take it are 'plant based', derived from the 'cellulose' in the title.. others are Shellac based, which I think are a little different.
When it comes to 'diluting' ... dilute Cellulose Sanding Sealer, with Cellulose thinners ( 50/50 ), for the best results.
Perhaps someone can confirm ? ?

Bowls are great there JT. 8) 8) 8)

 

[jpt]

I think they are both very nice indeed.

With Celulose sanding sealer I mix it 50/50 with cellulose thinners but I prefer shellac sanding sealer these days.

I mix it 50/50 with meths and apply it with a brush giving it as much as it wants. Then almost immediatlly wipe it down with paper towel and leave to dry which usually takes less than a min. If I think it needs it I will give it a second or sometimes third coat, this usually happens on spalted wood.

Once dry I the cut back with either grey nyweb or 0000 steel wool, then polish on top.

john

 

[CHJ]

I use cellulose sealer most of the time, diluted between 30-50% with cellulose thinners.

For some obscure reason I prefer shellac sealer when working Oak, sometimes diluted with meths , other times as it comes. I think it's something to do with the way it fills the grain a bit when burnished that I like the look of.

I have water based acrylic sealer and finish but I can't seem to get on with it, it might be down to my impatience waiting for it to dry/harden or it might be the fact that it seems to raise the grain more than the solvent based sealers.

 

[Bodrighy]

I stopped using wire wool when some went red hot on me. I remember that it was highly imflammable so decided that it perhaps wasn't a good thing to use with cellulose. I use either a web abrasive or foam backed now.

Pete