Doug B
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Something a little rustic & very different for me an emerging vase from Yew branch wood, finished with acrylic lacquer
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Katomi woodsmith
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I like the two tone finish, I am looking at a bowl from a broken branch. I have seen the post here somewhere and it has given me ideas
Fabulous
Here is my first (successful) natural edge bowl, pretty pleased with it despite a few areas of tear out (which are barely noticeable unlike in the pictures).
I didn't dare going any thinner due to my previous failed attempt.
Lovely grain, not entirely sure of the type of oak; the log came from an evergreen tree, if it helps.
I didn't dare going any thinner due to my previous failed attempt.
Lovely grain, not entirely sure of the type of oak; the log came from an evergreen tree, if it helps.
Katomi woodsmith
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I see some very nice work there. The grain on that is very clear.
I have finished a hard wood bowl. This wood was from over an old open fire that I reclaimed/recycled
No bowl is the same each has a different style/finish or wood type
I have finished a hard wood bowl. This wood was from over an old open fire that I reclaimed/recycled
No bowl is the same each has a different style/finish or wood type
Lovely job really has the home craft feel make me think of a squirrel eaten giant hazelnut
Stigmorgan
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That's beautiful mate, you could have gone thinner but no need really, the trick to thin walls is to do it in sections of about an inch at a time, get it to the thickness you want and move on, once you move on don't return to the top no matter how tempting it is to do a final pass, the wood will be moving as it spins and that's a very common cause of explosions on bowls, damhik
The cherry bowl saga
After a break from the work shop over the weekend its given me the boost I needed to start over with the bits that were curing in the garage. First up was the big bowl
A quick return to get rid of the excess epoxy then sanded and finished. Flipped over and did the base. Reapeated again for the small plate
and that was that for the day.
After a break from the work shop over the weekend its given me the boost I needed to start over with the bits that were curing in the garage. First up was the big bowl
A quick return to get rid of the excess epoxy then sanded and finished. Flipped over and did the base. Reapeated again for the small plate
and that was that for the day.
Stigmorgan
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Cherry burl saga
Today redid the goblet but had some wood come out on the inside. To rectify this in went coffe granules and ca glue
after that turned my attention to the small lidded bowl after finishing the lid reshaped the outside two get rid of the excess glue then hollowed out the centre then turn fitted the lid. The undeside of the lid and the bowl then got treated with fixums and the same with the small bowl. The large odd shaped bowl came next. Removing the centre stability but I'd left in for the tail stock stability continued to refine the shape till happy. Then treated with fixum. 
all left on a tray to cure overnight. Tommorow lots of sanding and finishing. Very happy the way the small bowl lid turned out in the end fingers crossed no dramas with the little bowl tomorrow.
Today redid the goblet but had some wood come out on the inside. To rectify this in went coffe granules and ca glue
after that turned my attention to the small lidded bowl after finishing the lid reshaped the outside two get rid of the excess glue then hollowed out the centre then turn fitted the lid. The undeside of the lid and the bowl then got treated with fixums and the same with the small bowl. The large odd shaped bowl came next. Removing the centre stability but I'd left in for the tail stock stability continued to refine the shape till happy. Then treated with fixum. 
all left on a tray to cure overnight. Tommorow lots of sanding and finishing. Very happy the way the small bowl lid turned out in the end fingers crossed no dramas with the little bowl tomorrow.
Stigmorgan
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Had a plumber in doing some work in the boiler room today, one of the inline filters needed replacing, as he threw it to one side I looked at it and thought it would make a really good tool so brought it to the makerspace and used a wire wheel to clean it up, have a look for yourselves, do you see a tool?
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How about now? Do you see a tool yet?
Not sure what I'll use for the smashy bits, my oak isn't dry enough and will probably move/split, I have a stick of ebony but not sure its big enough to get a good diameter, all my other stuff is too soft or too pale, I want it to contrast with the Beech and brass.
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How about now? Do you see a tool yet?
Not sure what I'll use for the smashy bits, my oak isn't dry enough and will probably move/split, I have a stick of ebony but not sure its big enough to get a good diameter, all my other stuff is too soft or too pale, I want it to contrast with the Beech and brass.
Are you making a judges gavel
Stigmorgan
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Something like that
I can send you some more ebony. Do you know what size you need?
Stigmorgan
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That would be greatly appreciated, I'm thinking I'd want the finished size at around 50mm diameter so a blank around 60x60x150 should be enough for what I have in mind, let me know what I owe you for it.
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