Christos
18th May 2015, 04:47 PM
I acquired this piece from one of the members of the forum, TurnerTed. It was a thank you for helping him move his new lathe into his work space.
This piece was originally shaped by Ted when it was wet and he left it thick to wait for it to dry. I might be out on the start date but too late now to change that.
This is an Olive tree that used to live in his neighbors yard. It was cut down and lucky for Ted he was home to hear the chain saw. :2tsup:
It was showing a little bit of cracking on the lip and I filled this with CA and put it aside for for a week before starting on the piece. Ted had originally turned this with a step on the edge of the bowl and I though that I should try and keep that shape. Did not quite work out as I intended. I should have gone a tad sharper in the transition.
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I left the thickness of the bowl at around 8mm and the base of the foot at around 12mm.
I ended up finishing this with wipe on ploy, about three coats. It is a gloss finish but I think it does not do it justice to the grain. I wanted this to pop a little more.
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All comments and suggestions welcome.
This piece was originally shaped by Ted when it was wet and he left it thick to wait for it to dry. I might be out on the start date but too late now to change that.
This is an Olive tree that used to live in his neighbors yard. It was cut down and lucky for Ted he was home to hear the chain saw. :2tsup:
It was showing a little bit of cracking on the lip and I filled this with CA and put it aside for for a week before starting on the piece. Ted had originally turned this with a step on the edge of the bowl and I though that I should try and keep that shape. Did not quite work out as I intended. I should have gone a tad sharper in the transition.
347470
I left the thickness of the bowl at around 8mm and the base of the foot at around 12mm.
I ended up finishing this with wipe on ploy, about three coats. It is a gloss finish but I think it does not do it justice to the grain. I wanted this to pop a little more.
347471 347468 347469
All comments and suggestions welcome.