Brushed cedar- fun and interesting.

[tea lady]

I had a couple of pieces of cedar off cuts from a kitchen bench place. (Which seems completely inappropriate for benches, but each to their own. :rolleyes: ) I struggles with the others trying to sand the surface smooth and never was really satisfied. :C With this last one I said "B*^%@r it! I'll try brushing it and see what happens."

Ta daaaaaaaaaaaaaaH! Fun and very cool looking. I just brushed it with a wire brush while the lathe was running. I have also seen it done just be hand with the grain or with a wire wheel on a drill. I kinda like the effect of the overlapped "record" pattern with the grain figure. It also has the effect of making the bowl feel harder. I guess cos all the soft wood between the hard growth rings is brushed away. :shrug: Now all I need is more bits of off-cut to play with. Anyone know where I can get more cedar from? :rolleyes: (Measures approx. 220mm diam x 50mm. Just finished with hard burnishing oil. :cool: )

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[Grumpy John]

:wtg: Looks really good Anne-Maria. Sometimes you just gotta think outside the box.

[artme]

:2tsup::2tsup::2tsup:.

[DJ’s Timber]

Looks great :H

Got few bits of WRC here that you can have, but you'll have to laminate it to get 2 or 3 turning blanks

[tea lady]

Looks great :H

Got few bits of WRC here that you can have, but you'll have to laminate it to get 2 or 3 turning blanksCool! Maybe we'll go for a drive tomorrow. :D Or Monday? :cool: (This piece was laminated. It gives it some interesting grain contrasts. Straight on one side Wiggly on the other.:cool: ) (Technical term.:rolleyes: )

[Tony Morton]

Good effect TL Ive done this with oregon and white cedar brushing with the grain with wire wheel in the elec. drill particulary with white ceder with hard and soft growth rings and some of them Lynn has painted using the grain as guidelines, but I recon red cedar is too good to treat it like that.

Cheers Tony

[TTIT]

Good onya TL :2tsup: I reckon if I tried that it would just look like a carpy turning job :C

[tea lady]

not sure about the painted ones Tony.:C A bit psychedelic to me.:C Was wondering what other woods have the hard and soft growth rings. I have a bit of oregon kicking about too. And that's NOT to good to wreck.:D Thanks for the comments guys. :cool:

[Ed Reiss]

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[Ad de Crom]

Ta daaaa TL, why sanding till you are seeing the stars before your eyes.
Using a wire brush was not so a bad idea, the effect looks really very good to me.
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[Allen Neighbors]

yer gravy's gonna get stuck in those grooves. :D
That's unique, TL, good thinking!!
Because you asked... Ash makes some good looking brushed pieces, too...

[corbs]

That looks awesome... love the contrasting texture between the grain lines and the radial scratches from the brushing:2tsup:

[artme]

Like your wife decorated work there Tony!!. Good stuphph.:2tsup::2tsup::2tsup:

[Sawdust Maker]

Nice platter TL
like what you did with it.
I've a similar idea with some oregon, but was going to try sandblasting

[Texian]

Cool piece T.L.

[orraloon]

Thats a great looking effect TL.
Filed away in the memory bank for when I find some cedar.
Regards
John

[turnerted]

This looks good . I have a heap of roughed out cedar bowls that are just sitting on the shelf waiting for me to work out some way to finish them off . I'll give this a go .

Ted

[rsser]

Nice one TL. WRC is pretty soft so that makes the texturing easier.

As posted Ash is another one (Fraxinus) but is denser, and can be scorched first and then brushed. Any species with distinct and spread out growth rings should be good. Andrew Potocnik has done some interesting work sand blasting pieces.

[NeilS]

In-stress-ting finish, TL. Reminds me of drift wood.

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[Waldo]

... Straight on one side Wiggly on the other.:cool: ) (Technical term.:rolleyes: )

Women. :doh: :D

[tea lady]

Nice one TL. WRC is pretty soft so that makes the texturing easier.Brushing away the soft bit inbetween the grain seems to have to effect of makeing the bowl at least FEEL harder. :think: I guess now the fingers are only feeling the hard bit. But also I could flex it before and now I can't. :shrug: Weird.

As posted Ash is another one (Fraxinus) but is denser, and can be scorched first and then brushed. Any species with distinct and spread out growth rings should be good. Andrew Potocnik has done some interesting work sand blasting pieces.Ah! I knew I'd seen some somewhere, but of course I never remember names. No I can have a look and see what else I can do.


In-stress-ting finish, TL. Reminds me of drift wood.

.....Ooooooh! Wouldn't that be good. Somehow bleaching it. :think:

[tea lady]

A piece of Andrew Potocnik's work. (From Delmano Gallery. ) Made of Douglas Fir and Blackwood. I guess the brushed bit is Douglas fir? :think: :cool:

http://www.delmano.com/content/photos/000724-083107_big.jpg

http://www.delmano.com/content/photos/000736-083107_big.jpg

[tea lady]

OK, brains trust, who's that guy that does those sandblasted pieces that are nearly falling apart. I have a memory of them being white. :hmm:

[rsser]

Nice. He's also done some carved hollowed and sandblasted starfish forms that are shmick.

http://www.woodturningcenter.org/ITE/2004/gallery4.html

[tea lady]

Nice. He's also done some carved hollowed and sandblasted starfish forms that are shmick.

Wood Turning Center - ITE allTURNatives: Form & Spirit 2004 - Gallery Page 4 (http://www.woodturningcenter.org/ITE/2004/gallery4.html)

Oooooooooooooooh! Nice. :cool:

[Grumpy John]

Oooooooooooooooh! Nice. :cool:

Nice prices too :oo:.

[Ozkaban]

I had a couple of pieces of cedar off cuts from a kitchen bench place. (Which seems completely inappropriate for benches, but each to their own. :rolleyes: ) I struggles with the others trying to sand the surface smooth and never was really satisfied. :C With this last one I said "B*^%@r it! I'll try brushing it and see what happens."

Ta daaaaaaaaaaaaaaH! Fun and very cool looking. I just brushed it with a wire brush while the lathe was running. I have also seen it done just be hand with the grain or with a wire wheel on a drill. I kinda like the effect of the overlapped "record" pattern with the grain figure. It also has the effect of making the bowl feel harder. I guess cos all the soft wood between the hard growth rings is brushed away. :shrug: Now all I need is more bits of off-cut to play with. Anyone know where I can get more cedar from? :rolleyes: (Measures approx. 220mm diam x 50mm. Just finished with hard burnishing oil. :cool: )


That's rough as guts, TL:oo: but in a good way :D:D:2tsup:

Nice lateral thinking. I guess it would flex less as it's now a rigid framework structure instead of flat surface. Kinda like the way front-wheel drive cars still have the driveshaft hump in the back even though there's nothing there. Dunno though :shrug: that theory could be complete bollocks :B

Cheers,
Dave

[nalmo]

Nice work TL - I was once given a carving of a bird which had similar treatment, although it looked as if they had attacked it with a blowtorch first (this darkened the edge of the growth rings and resulted in pronounced black lines).

Wide board Western Red Cedar is expensive. You might ask nicely at Tilling Timber (Orchard Street Kilsyth) and ask if you can rummage through their offcut box, or Stegbar Joinery (Stud Road, Rowville). Tillings might also have Oregon and spruce.

[tea lady]

Wide board Western Red Cedar is expensive. You might ask nicely at Tilling Timber (Orchard Street Kilsyth) and ask if you can rummage through their offcut box, or Stegbar Joinery (Stud Road, Rowville). Tillings might also have Oregon and spruce.

:2tsup: Thanks for those tips. Actually, I don't mind it narrow. This piece is two boards. Gives it a chance to get some grain contrast.:cool:

[BozInOz]

wow, that's a really interesting texture you've produced there. good idea.

[tea lady]

Bill Luce, I think is the guy I was thinking of. But his work is "sand carved" almost away to nothing.:oo: Don't think I'll quite take it to that extent. Also I think a sand blaster is out of the question. :doh: :rolleyes::D

Skeleton bowl.
http://www.billluce.com/thumbs_100/skeleton_portal_100.jpg

Narrow sceleton bowl.
http://www.billluce.com/thumbnails/skeleton3.jpg

Should prolly put a lint to his site too. :doh:

http://www.billluce.com/index.html

[tea lady]

And then there is Pascal Oudet! :oo:

http://www.lavieenbois.com/assets/images/gd_dendro_noir.jpg

http://www.lavieenbois.com (http://www.lavieenbois.com/html/welcome.html)

[Ozkaban]

And then there is Pascal Oudet! :oo:

http://www.lavieenbois.com (http://www.lavieenbois.com/html/welcome.html)


wow- I imagine there'd be a rule about not sneezing in the room - that thing would disintegrate. Amazing work :oo:

Cheers,
Dave

[DJ’s Timber]

Looks great :H

Got few bits of WRC here that you can have, but you'll have to laminate it to get 2 or 3 turning blanks


Cool! Maybe we'll go for a drive tomorrow. :D Or Monday? :cool: (This piece was laminated. It gives it some interesting grain contrasts. Straight on one side Wiggly on the other.:cool: ) (Technical term.:rolleyes: )

Are you still interested in the WRC?

If not, it'll probably end up being split for kindling over the weekend.

[tea lady]

Are you still interested in the WRC?

If not, it'll probably end up being split for kindling over the weekend.:o I've prolly got some crap wood that is really suitable for kindlling. :C Maybe I should come and rescue it. There was also talk of a bit of hakia you had. Are you home on Sunday? :cool:

[DJ’s Timber]

Pretty sure I'll be home Sunday.