NG Rosewood Bowl

[Christos]

I mention in another thread that I ended with a few bowl blanks and that I was using them to practice.

This one is NG Rosewood as most would have read the title and deduced from there. :q

I had a small piece fly out of this one and turned it out and continued shaping the bottom. Once I turned it around and started hollowing I discovered a fault where another piece has departed from the bowl. By my limited experience with bowl turning I was seeing a possible fault that might cause a third of the bowl to depart from the piece. I decided to stop and leave it a little heavy.

One thing I found strange is this piece I was turning has the pith of the tree or branch running from one end of the bowl to the other. I found turning NG Rosewood was an absolute pleasure so easy to cut.

Please feel free to comment and offer suggestions.


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[SNAFU11]

Your turning bowls out like a production line Christos,i like those inclusions in your bowl i think it sets it off..nice piece of rosewood mate,i need to practice doing more bowls, Dorno has me hooked on turning pens:;

Mick!!!

[wheelinround]

Your turning bowls out like a production line Christos,i like those inclusions in your bowl i think it sets it off..nice piece of rosewood mate,i need to practice doing more bowls, Dorno has me hooked on turning pens:;

Mick!!!

Mick he Dorno is trying to learn bowl making you need to teach him.

[wheelinround]

Christos NGRW can be a a pleasure or ARPIA need to watch for silica in it as it blunts tools faster than a grinder would :B

CA works wonders to fix, and stop bits flying off look prior turning and even as a precaution drop some in the void.

[Drillit]

Christos,
Well done. It has nice texturing/figuring. If it is a small defect
I suggest medium/thick CA with relevant sawdust. If bigger think about epoxy and colour and make a feature of it.
I am making a son-in-law a rod rack for Xmas using some NG Rosewood that I got from Trend recently. Beautfiul figuring on it.
PS. The big clamps are working well. Regards, Drillit.

[Sawdust Maker]

:2tsup:

[Christos]

PS. The big clamps are working well. Regards, Drillit.

That's good to hear you are using the clamps. I certainly have had no use for anything longer than 600mm.