Comments & critique welcome

[DaveTTC]

My Woodturning history - got on a lathe about December 2010 after a lesson earlier that year. Had done 2 things at high school I think.

Turned about 150 pens in the first few weeks and a dozen since. Turned a few vases some fruit and 3 or 4 bowls not including this.

This is my first burl and first carving
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Thoughts for improvement appreciated

Regards

Dave

[wheelinround]

Dave thats a nice burl bowl carving that would have been some hard task.
I do however think its got to much going on with the voids and carving BUT I like it all. :2tsup::2tsup::2tsup:

[DJ’s Timber]

Nice job overall but IMHO, the finish is too matt/dull and it is a bit on the chunky side for the overall size.

[hughie]

I find Dave if you keep the edges of your carving/spirals etc sharp it helps to offset all that going on with the burl.

[DaveTTC]

Dave thats a nice burl bowl carving that would have been some hard task.
I do however think its got to much going on with the voids and carving BUT I like it all. :2tsup::2tsup::2tsup:
Thx Ray


Nice job overall but IMHO, the finish is too matt/dull and it is a bit on the chunky side for the overall size.
I might try another coat of Danish Oil and maybe some wipe on poly if I can source some (small country town with no hardware store). Next one I might double quantity of spirals.


I find Dave if you keep the edges of your carving/spirals etc sharp it helps to offset all that going on with the burl.

Do you mean the valleys?

Thx all

[nz_carver]

Nice one dave good thing some nice bloke hooked you up with a power carver :2tsup:

[DaveTTC]

Nice one dave good thing some nice bloke hooked you up with a power carver :2tsup:

What an idiot I am. Didn't even think to use that. Best reminder yet. Thx Dave

[hughie]

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Do you mean the valleys?

Yes

[DaveTTC]

I find Dave if you keep the edges of your carving/spirals etc sharp it helps to offset all that going on with the burl.

I used a 'V' bit in a small router. If the finish had been straight and consistent would that have been too sharp for the bottom?

Needless to say my hand was not steady enough.

[hughie]

I used a 'V' bit in a small router. If the finish had been straight and consistent would that have been too sharp for the bottom?

Needless to say my hand was not steady enough.


Dunno thats the call of the carver. But I would have thought that using a router would be a challenge of control.
Sometimes I do deep spirals and the last one I posted were relatively shallow. It all has to do with the effect your aiming to produce.

The smaller one has deeper spirals

[DaveTTC]

Dunno thats the call of the carver. But I would have thought that using a router would be a challenge of control.
Sometimes I do deep spirals and the last one I posted were relatively shallow. It all has to do with the effect your aiming to produce.

The smaller one has deeper spirals

Ok that's good, the pictures help. I see exactly what you mean now.

[Paul39]

Thx Ray
I might try another coat of Danish Oil and maybe some wipe on poly if I can source some (small country town with no hardware store). Next one I might double quantity of spirals. Thx all

I had some left over satin Poly floor finish that I dipped a rag into and rubbed on the bowl. Two coats gave me a pretty glossy finish.

I use mostly Tung oil for all my finishes. It will make a high gloss on hard wood in a few coats, and eventually on softer woods by applying, let dry overnight, repeat, wet sand with 400 grit and Tung oil, wipe with rag & Tung oil, let dry overnight.

The poly usually does it in two coats.

[DaveTTC]

Thx Paul. I need to experiment a lot more with different finishes.