Had to fluke one sooner or later!!!

[TTIT]

Haven't posted any of my work up here for a while but thought this one worthy of a look. I've never tried to follow the outer curve of a blank to leave a line of sapwood all the way round the outside with no sapwood showing on the inside but sometimes wondered if it might happen one day - and it did!!! :U Sally wattle from my daughters yard and off the top of me 'ed it would be about 300x170ish! Originally planned to carve the foot into feet but then I would have lost the line of sapwood - and it's only going to some bl00dy Victorian anyway :;:U

[Cliff Rogers]

Nice one, what did you finish it with?

I love the side grain in Sally Wattle, the end grain can be a bit of a bugger.

[TTIT]

Nice one, what did you finish it with?
..............Used the last of my FW Scandinavian oil - given up on the stuff and trying some alternatives :shrug:

[nine fingers]

Hey Vern , If it's on going to some bl00dy Victorian:o, maybe a few blanks of Sally Wattle with it would be ok.:U:U regards John.

[Sawdust Maker]

cool bowl

[smiife]

it's only going to some bl00dy Victorian anyway :;:U[/QUOTE]


hi ttit,
lucky bloody victorian,
what a beautiful bowl,you should be very proud of that one
are you sure you want it to go south of the border:roll:
and very good photos too!!!!!!!! well done:brava
cheers smiife:2tsup:

[powderpost]

Nice bowl Vern, I like the shape too.
Jim

[DJ’s Timber]

- and it's only going to some bl00dy Victorian anyway :;:U


Hey weren't you born in Victoria, I'll slap ya next time I see you :smack:

[artme]

What a cracker!!! :2tsup::2tsup::2tsup:


Now boys, enough of this inter state parochialism!:D

[TTIT]

Hey weren't you born in Victoria, I'll slap ya next time I see you :smack:Geez I'm in trouble now :C I'll have to dodge Warby when I come down in June :B

[dr4g0nfly]

Oh to 'Fluke' one like that - beautiful effect. Does Sally Wattle have any other names as both the heartwood grain and sapwood colour resemble what I know as laburnium?

[Cliff Rogers]

acacia salicina
Sally Wattle (http://www.ttit.id.au/treepages/sallywattle.htm)
Acacia salicina - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acacia_salicina)

Acacia melanoxylon also gets called Sally Wattle
Acacia melanoxylon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acacia_melanoxylon)

[TTIT]

............and very good photos too!!!!!!!! well done:brava
cheers smiife:2tsup:Thanks Smiife - part of the first batch off my new 'fold-up studio' - really happy with the results myself :U

[hughie]

Fluke or no its a fine bowl, nice touch the bead up on the top of the lip. Gotta be happy with that one Vern :2tsup:

Only wish Sally wattle grew closer to home.

[dr4g0nfly]

Cliff, thanks for the links, Nope not laburnum but very similar.

[Christos]

I like that. Now if only I can make a couple more bowls.

[tea lady]

I like that. Now if only I can make a couple more bowls.matching?:D

[ian thorn]

Thats a realy nice bowl to good to send to Vic hows about sending it to NZ,shale i pm my address :wink:

Ian

[smiife]

Thanks Smiife - part of the first batch off my new 'fold-up studio' - really happy with the results myself :U


ok now i am intrigued,did i miss the ''photos'' of the ''fold up studio'':o:o
cheers smiife:2tsup:

[cqvillas]

Hi Vern,

Looks pretty damn smick, nice amount of detailing, like it a lot.

[TTIT]

Thats a realy nice bowl to good to send to Vic hows about sending it to NZ,shale i pm my address :wink:

IanBetter not :no:, they've been waiting about six months already :B - can't rush these things :;


ok now i am intrigued,did i miss the ''photos'' of the ''fold up studio'':o:o
cheers smiife:2tsup:Was thinking of putting it up in the photography section but wasn't sure if there would be any interest. Will pop it in there just for you Smiife :;:U

[TTIT]

ok now i am intrigued,did i miss the ''photos'' of the ''fold up studio'':o:o
cheers smiife:2tsup:
Done! - linky! (http://www.woodworkforums.com/f122/fold-away-studio-done-last-169057/)

[torchwood]

That bowl is about as beautiful as I am ever going to see! And that first photo is about as classy a presentation as I have ever seen. Cheers Harry