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4th December 2013, 01:45 PM #1SENIOR MEMBER
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Critique Please
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Oak Plate:
Size - 225mm x 30mm.
Finish - Sanded 240 to 1500 grit, 0000 steel wool, Ubeaut EEE, Ubeaut Tradtional Wax
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Figured Jarrah Bowl:
Size 320mm x 45mm
Finish -Sanded 240 to 2000 grit, 0000 steel wool, Ubeaut EEE, Ubeaut Tradtional Wax
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Afrormosia Tray and Pine Bowl:
Size:
Tray - 275mm x 20mm
Bowl - 140mm x 60mm
The bowl needs an explanation. It is the result of 2 MISTAKES. Firstly what I thought was a Red Gum foot from a bed, turned out to be a number of pieces of pine (all different sizes and shapes) which had been glued together and stained / lacquer to look like red Gum. Deciding that the grain patterns looked interesting, I decided to go ahead and turn the bowl and then stain it dark Walnut (just because that was what I had available). Now the major mistake - in my enthusiastic haste, I applied the stain before i had completed sanding!!
Not to worry, I thought, I will wipe of the stain, complete the sanding and restain - simple. However when i wiped off the stain and the bowl started to dry, the grain patterns became exagerated and I like it so decided to just finish the sanding and not restain. However when sanding the insidde of the bowl I had another surprise - as I sanded away the scratches left by the 150 grit sanding before the stain was applied, I was getting concentric rings where the top of the scratch became lighter in colour and the bottom remained darker. It looks like a lousy sanding job, but is really very smooth. Now I was getting confident and decided to prove that I could produce the effect intentionally, so turned my attention to the ouside rim and sanded back the surface stain to show the original pine tone. I think it made my mistakes look like an intentional technique! Finish was completed with 2 coats Ubeaut Traditional Wax.
So over to you - a disaster or an acceptable salvage?
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4th December 2013, 08:48 PM #2
hi ogb,
62 views and no critques????????????the only way to learn
is by making mistakes....
firstly welcome to the forum
if you have just started turning then you are doing very well
my only comments would be.... loose the little bowl and use it as a chip'n'dip
platter,and the foot or base on the oak plate[i think maybe silky oak]
needs to be smaller to stand it up a bit ,,other than those minor
details i think they look great well done
hope you don't mind my 2 bob's worth but you did ask!!!!!!!!!
look forward to seeing more of your work
cheers smiife
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4th December 2013, 09:35 PM #3
I love the shape of the Jarrah Bowl.
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4th December 2013, 09:57 PM #4GOLD MEMBER
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They all look bloody fantastic to me
Experienced in removing the tree from the furniture
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4th December 2013, 11:35 PM #5SENIOR MEMBER
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5th December 2013, 04:31 AM #6Senior Member
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IMO they look great...i love the Afrormosia Tray,Nice timber...
Mick!!!
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5th December 2013, 07:34 AM #7SENIOR MEMBER
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Thanks smife,
My thought was that the bowl would hold cheese cubes, cabana ,etc and be surrounded by dry biscuits or whatever.
The oak plate is definitely not silky oak. It was from a tree cut down in a local park ( I have about 1/2 tonne) - I was told by the tree feller that it ws probably Enlish white oak, I really can't be sure and would appreciate any advice.
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5th December 2013, 09:58 AM #8Skwair2rownd
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I think smife has said it all OGB. Ilike your work!!
Don't quite agree abot the small dip bowl, I think it looks interesting as a contrast.
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5th December 2013, 09:16 PM #9GOLD MEMBER
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all peice to be proud of! a bit more curve in the out side curve of the oak bowl with the rim. I would be thinking of putting them in your local show!
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9th December 2013, 01:15 PM #10GOLD MEMBER
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Oldgraybeard,
Nice pieces. The oak looks a lot like our local red oak. (North Carolina, USA) Lovely figure.So much timber, so little time.
Paul
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