Needs Pictures: 0
Results 1 to 12 of 12
Thread: Blackwood bowl
-
24th September 2017, 08:19 PM #1SENIOR MEMBER
- Join Date
- Sep 2010
- Location
- Port Sorell, Tasmania
- Posts
- 595
Blackwood bowl
Not my first bowl but the first that I have felt comfortable putting up for critique.
Bowl is 200 mm diameter and stands 150 high. Cracks and grub holes filled with resin and coffee grounds. Sanded to 1200, finished with Hard Burnishing Oil, then polished with eee. Will put a coat of wax on it at some point.
C&C welcome
Tony
Bowl 1.jpgBowl 4.jpgBowl 3.jpgBowl 2.jpgYou can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have. ~Oscar Wilde
-
24th September 2017 08:19 PM # ADSGoogle Adsense Advertisement
- Join Date
- Always
- Location
- Advertising world
- Posts
- Many
-
24th September 2017, 08:52 PM #2SENIOR MEMBER
- Join Date
- Aug 2017
- Location
- Canberra
- Posts
- 590
Great wood and a great bowl. I have a few decent sized pieces of Blackwood I just need to season. I'd be very happy to produce something even close to that.
-
24th September 2017, 09:06 PM #3SENIOR MEMBER
- Join Date
- Sep 2010
- Location
- Port Sorell, Tasmania
- Posts
- 595
Thanks brainstrust. Have to admit that the 80 grit bowl gouge had a serious workout removing of torn grain
TonyYou can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have. ~Oscar Wilde
-
24th September 2017, 10:04 PM #4
Looks really good except the straight sides at the top. IMO curving the shape back in towards the middle would have been better, but that's just me.
Neil____________________________________________Every day presents an opportunity to learn something new
-
25th September 2017, 02:57 AM #5GOLD MEMBER
- Join Date
- Sep 2008
- Location
- North Carolina, USA
- Posts
- 2,327
-
25th September 2017, 08:05 AM #6SENIOR MEMBER
- Join Date
- Sep 2010
- Location
- Port Sorell, Tasmania
- Posts
- 595
Thanks Neil and Paul
I agree that the bowl would look (and feel) a bit better if it curved in a bit more at the top. When I took it off the lathe I could see that I should have curved the top in a little further.
TonyYou can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have. ~Oscar Wilde
-
25th September 2017, 01:52 PM #7Skwair2rownd
- Join Date
- Nov 2007
- Location
- Dundowran Beach
- Age
- 76
- Posts
- 19,922
Very special grain there!! Like the whole bowl but I tend to agree with the straight sides crew.
-
25th September 2017, 07:06 PM #8GOLD MEMBER
- Join Date
- Aug 2012
- Location
- Imbil
- Posts
- 1,167
Beautiful piece there Tony,
Great piece of timber and nice clean lines,I can see some curve to the top a few mm more maybe but I find the shape pleasing to the eye nice smooth curve all the way through the sides.
Regards Rod.Rod Gilbert.
-
25th September 2017, 08:04 PM #9
Hi tony, I think the bowl looks great , I don, t mind the
shape , and the finish is very nice , well doneCheers smiife
-
25th September 2017, 08:39 PM #10SENIOR MEMBER
- Join Date
- Sep 2010
- Location
- Port Sorell, Tasmania
- Posts
- 595
Rod & Artme; Thanks for taking the time to comment. Initially started turning this piece out of interest to see the shape and position of the figured crutch wood between the two branches.
There's much to learn in wood turning, tool use, form and design along with timber selection.
TonyYou can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have. ~Oscar Wilde
-
2nd October 2017, 01:49 AM #11
Stunning matey. Top job you have every right to be proud of that one
keep on plugging away
-
2nd October 2017, 09:25 AM #12
Similar Threads
-
Blackwood bowl
By wood hacker in forum WOODTURNING - GENERALReplies: 1Last Post: 21st May 2017, 11:12 AM -
Blackwood Bowl
By brendan stemp in forum WOODTURNING - GENERALReplies: 16Last Post: 10th December 2013, 10:29 PM -
A little Blackwood bowl
By corbs in forum WOODTURNING - GENERALReplies: 8Last Post: 9th April 2010, 11:33 AM -
Blackwood bowl
By hughie in forum WOODTURNING - GENERALReplies: 19Last Post: 8th April 2010, 08:36 PM -
Blackwood bowl
By BrettC in forum WOODWORK PICSReplies: 24Last Post: 2nd October 2007, 08:53 AM