RingMaster does Eastern Red Cedar

[SDB777]

Previously, I had this bowl wearing a two inch pedestal that was made from PR casting I had laying around, it didn't 'work' well with the piece. So I took the advise given to me and used a different material! So I took a piece from the burn pile(yes, I had this in the burn barrel and was going to fire it up to get rid of it) and threw it on the lathe. This is pretty much what I came up with.

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c271/SDB777/Bowls/IMG_0643_zps6e1d8ad1.jpg (http://s29.photobucket.com/user/SDB777/media/Bowls/IMG_0643_zps6e1d8ad1.jpg.html)

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c271/SDB777/Bowls/IMG_0644_zps82b1a37a.jpg (http://s29.photobucket.com/user/SDB777/media/Bowls/IMG_0644_zps82b1a37a.jpg.html)

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c271/SDB777/Bowls/IMG_0646_zpsc85b227b.jpg (http://s29.photobucket.com/user/SDB777/media/Bowls/IMG_0646_zpsc85b227b.jpg.html)

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c271/SDB777/Bowls/IMG_0647_zps9a97977f.jpg (http://s29.photobucket.com/user/SDB777/media/Bowls/IMG_0647_zps9a97977f.jpg.html)



Pluses:
#1: It weighes more now, and it definitely wants to sit still...center of gravity is the bottom!
#2: The material is all the same. No more 'highlighting' the bowls plug(although I have a minus on that too).
#3: The few that have actually handled it, have been much more 'receptive' towards it.

Minuses:
#1: Not as tall as I hoped to get it, but the crack had to be 'wittled' down some.
#2: The 'tare out' on the plug hole gets worse the more I sand it.
#3: Everyone wants it. And it is 'mine'....


Yes, more sanding should have been done, I can still see some scratches in the bottom of it. But as I stated above, the drill bit tare out kept getting worse....so I stopped and cut my losses. I did apply another really thick wipe down using BLO, and it finally stopped sucking the stuff up(whew, I'm gonna need bigger cans of this stuff if I keep doing these).


Tanks for looking!

Scott (on to the next) B

[Paul39]

SDB777,

Using a piece of 320 sand paper put a dollop of BLO on the bottom and sand, sand, sand. I use a fat stick with a slightly rounded end and stick sandpaper on the end with double sided foam tape.

Wipe out with a rag moistened with BLO and let dry a couple of days.

The wet sanding removes some same color dust and deposits it in the tear out and sanding marks.

After it had dried, a light sanding and another wipe with BLO should finish.

Nice looking piece.

[artme]

Hey,hey, hey!! that is very effective!! Well done!!!:2tsup::2tsup::2tsup: