Xanthorrhoeas
19th February 2018, 01:23 PM
I have been getting a chance to turn some of the great WA sheoak blanks that I have bought from fellow-forumite Dusteater so thought that he, and others, might like to see what I did with it.
The first one is a piece of lace sheoak inset into the base of a platter I went too deep into - a 'repair/recovery from error' idea picked up from a fellow woodturner on these forums. I have posted this one before, but it is here for completeness.
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The two others I have turned. First while on the lathe ...
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Then finished on the outside showing those large medullary raays so characteristic of the plant family ...
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My brand on the base ...
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And two finished bowls ...
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The finish is Shellawax Glow.
I made the first bowl with the 'chunky' thick wall on a whim and have been surprised how many people prefer it to the thinner walled bowl. People like its solidity and mass. The design of these is quite Danish/mid-century modern in style. That isn't my preferred style in furniture or decor but I think the more vertical sides allow the figure to show well in this timber.
The first one is a piece of lace sheoak inset into the base of a platter I went too deep into - a 'repair/recovery from error' idea picked up from a fellow woodturner on these forums. I have posted this one before, but it is here for completeness.
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The two others I have turned. First while on the lathe ...
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Then finished on the outside showing those large medullary raays so characteristic of the plant family ...
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My brand on the base ...
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And two finished bowls ...
430106
The finish is Shellawax Glow.
I made the first bowl with the 'chunky' thick wall on a whim and have been surprised how many people prefer it to the thinner walled bowl. People like its solidity and mass. The design of these is quite Danish/mid-century modern in style. That isn't my preferred style in furniture or decor but I think the more vertical sides allow the figure to show well in this timber.