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Ad de Crom
16th September 2008, 05:15 AM
Had a nice left over piece of birch of my last table lamp, just fine for a lidded bowl.
Nice stuff for turning, and keep myself busy for a few days.
The diameter 170mm, total height including the finial 148mm, everything conform the design. The lid fits with a soft plop. As usual finished with two layers Glitsa, and polished by hand, after a slight sanding. Oh the birch was pretty dry.

Cheers. Ad :)

Rum Pig
16th September 2008, 08:39 AM
ADC That is a really nice lidded bowl/box:2tsup::2tsup:

I like the grain effect a very nice piece of birch:D

Well done:2tsup:

RufflyRustic
16th September 2008, 09:14 AM
That particular piece of birch is very beautiful and even more so in this bowl :) Love it!!!!:2tsup:

cheers
Wendy

OGYT
16th September 2008, 09:59 AM
Well done, Ad. Beautiful job on a beautiful piece of wood... Birch... who'd a thought it would be so pretty.

Ed Reiss
16th September 2008, 12:03 PM
Nice work Ad!:2tsup:

Like the shadow line on the lid...adds character to it.

Cheers,

Ed :D

Gil Jones
16th September 2008, 12:31 PM
Fine looking lidded box , Ad.:2tsup:

joe greiner
16th September 2008, 09:28 PM
Excellent in every way, Ad. Really raises the bar for us.

Joe

Ad de Crom
16th September 2008, 10:35 PM
Hey guys and Wendy, a lot of thanks to you all for your nice comments, highly appreciated.

Cheers, Ad :)

wheelinround
17th September 2008, 06:05 PM
Ad very nice piece whats the knob made from

hughie
17th September 2008, 06:16 PM
wot they said, and the final aka knob, me too was wondering about its origins

Ad de Crom
18th September 2008, 01:54 AM
Ad very nice piece whats the knob made from

The knob, or finial, is made of Panga Panga. East-African hardwood, familiar with Wenge. Got it from my fishingmate :D. So sometimes instead of catching fish......))))

Ad :) Thanks!!

ss_11000
18th September 2008, 02:25 AM
Nice work mate :clap:

i really like the look of it :)

oldiephred
18th September 2008, 09:18 AM
Very nice bowl/box I never did know the difference.
Do you call that "spalted birch"? I have a lot of what we call spalted birch and some of it looks like yours.

Ad de Crom
18th September 2008, 06:54 PM
Very nice bowl/box I never did know the difference.
Do you call that "spalted birch"? I have a lot of what we call spalted birch and some of it looks like yours.

Thank you Oldiephred, it doesn't matter how you call it, box or bowl, guess it depends on the size of the object, small is more a box, big is a bowl :D
I turned a lot of birch, some are really white, this is what they call spalted birch.
I found it in the forest. Anyway great stuff for turnings.
Ad