Caveman
29th August 2006, 01:40 AM
G'day all,
Finally managed to get in some decent turning time recently - thought I'd share a few pics, as most of you are real generous with pics your work - herewith my humble efforts:
A different acacia than most of you would have seen. This wood comes from an acacia with very yellow bark - commonly know as the Fever Tree - found in low lying areas with a high water table or swampy conditions - thought by the early settlers to give one fever (malaria) - hense the name Fever Tree - took them some time to figure out it was the mosquito (as we know also a lover of swampy areas) that 'delivered' the fever.
The smaller bowl (about 8" dia) I was experimenting with a rounded rim - I quite like the result might try it on a bigger bowl.
The two bigger bowls (about 12"dia) were also an experiment of sorts - one (0127) has the heartwood at the top of the bowl on the rim with the other (0131) having the heartwood in the bottom of the bowl. Not sure which I prefer.
What's weird is that both pieces were from the same tree but have turned out different in colour (the sapwood). Both were rough turned some few months back at roughly the same time - one I coated with beeswax, the other I painted with black bitumastic paint to stop cracking. All the other bowls I have turned out of the same acacia have been a pale yellowish colour.
All bowls rough turned - coated, then left for about 3 months to dry before returning. Finished to 600grit then linseed oiled and beeswaxed.
Comments, crits welcome:
Finally managed to get in some decent turning time recently - thought I'd share a few pics, as most of you are real generous with pics your work - herewith my humble efforts:
A different acacia than most of you would have seen. This wood comes from an acacia with very yellow bark - commonly know as the Fever Tree - found in low lying areas with a high water table or swampy conditions - thought by the early settlers to give one fever (malaria) - hense the name Fever Tree - took them some time to figure out it was the mosquito (as we know also a lover of swampy areas) that 'delivered' the fever.
The smaller bowl (about 8" dia) I was experimenting with a rounded rim - I quite like the result might try it on a bigger bowl.
The two bigger bowls (about 12"dia) were also an experiment of sorts - one (0127) has the heartwood at the top of the bowl on the rim with the other (0131) having the heartwood in the bottom of the bowl. Not sure which I prefer.
What's weird is that both pieces were from the same tree but have turned out different in colour (the sapwood). Both were rough turned some few months back at roughly the same time - one I coated with beeswax, the other I painted with black bitumastic paint to stop cracking. All the other bowls I have turned out of the same acacia have been a pale yellowish colour.
All bowls rough turned - coated, then left for about 3 months to dry before returning. Finished to 600grit then linseed oiled and beeswaxed.
Comments, crits welcome: