Mahogany Square Bowl WIP

[johnny.t.]

This could well be the last thing done on the AWVSL1000 :shock:......

Steve wanted a WIP so here it is.

Got given a piece of mahogany.

Drilled an 8mm hole and popped it on the Supernova screw chuck.

Roughed out the back leaving a tenon for the chuck. I use a scraper for the square rim as it seems to give me more control when cutting air. I also stop the lathe and check the flat square with a straight edge.

After a bit of a sand

Next the top of the square is done again checking with the straight edge.

Then the bowl is hollowed out and everything sanded.

The corners are marked out with pencil then the power carver(my new favorite toy) is used to carve the pencil lines in.

Now the dremmel is used to texture

The fluffy bits left by the dremmel are sanded off and the textured areas are coloured black with acrylic paint.

Then back on the lathe to finish the base mounting with cole jaws.

The black areas looked a bit harsh so I put a little gold on the top of them to kind of age the look. Then its finished with some Acrylic laquer.

JT

 

[dannykaye]

Nice

 

[Ad de Crom]

Fantastic !!!
The WIP pictures were a pleasure to look at.
Thanks for posting this Johnny.
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[wizer]

yes very nice, I like this one.

 

[stevebuk]

wow jt, i love it and many thanks for the WIP, i know they are a a pain to do, but it is lovely to see the work that goes into making your bowls.

 

[shedhead]

Fantastic bowl JT the carving and colour just set it off beautifully.

 

[johnny.t.]

Thanks everyone for your replies

Steve, you're welcome mate I like doing WIP pictures,its good to look back on the various stages after finishing. The only tricky bit is remembering to take the pics when you get into the flow of making something :lol:

JT

 

[richburrow]

That is quality work , nice one!!!
I really enjoyed the pics, WIP looks great.
I know what you mean about having to try hard not to forget to take the pics as you go.

 

[johnny.t.]

Cheers Rich 8) Glad you liked the WIP pics.

JT

 

[Paul.J]

I likes that piece Johnny

 

[cornucopia]

Geat work JT

how are you getting on with the simon hope sanding arbor?

 

[The Shark]

Hi JT,
Another excellent piece, you are really churning them out thick and fast now!
As others have said, thanks for going to the trouble of doing the WIP shots.

Malc

 

[johnny.t.]

Thanks Paul,George and Malc

George,the Hope arbor is really good,I would recommend them. I usually buy a bunch of the cheap Axminster ones when I order other things from them but TBH that was false economy as they don't last very long at all.

Malc, doing the WIP is a pleasure, glad you liked it 8)

JT

 

[Einari Rystykaemmen]

Very nice! 8)

I liked the design and details of the bowl. This is something, which can't be seen every day.

 

[johnny.t.]

Thankyou for your comment Einari

JT

 

[loz]

Nice work Johnny, and fab finished piece , one of the best you have done IMO.

Loz

 

[johnny.t.]

Thanks Loz

JT

 

[The Wood Doctor]

Real nice work. Thanks for posting

Regards,

Ben

 

[johnny.t.]

Thanks Ben 8)

JT