Thread: Second runner up

It is hard to go wrong with the Bocote. I am surprised out how good the silver kit looks with it. If that is runner up, I can't wait to see what won.

Rick

Thanks little fella, see a photo lol others will come at the weekend.

Rick I am a bit bias on Silver, Platinum and Chrome they look good against most timbers not all but a big majority. I was pleased how that one turned out. I have some Kingwood but not in the cross cut.

It is a rich color so will look good against the Silver as well I feel, but for a kit like that with the Silver fitting only the high end timbers will go with them. I feel it is a waste to use an ordinary timber when the kit commands good price then a better than average timber should be used.

Sorry if this puts people offside, but I am big on respect, in all aspects of life and what we do. In meaning, if you put a cheap kit with a high grade timber, or a ordinary timber on a high end kit to me and this is my view i would not be respecting the kit or the timber if i did either.

Congratulations Darren,

Boy,you are entitled to gloat,Grand Champion and 14 prizes out of 15,great work. Would love to see a photo of the winning bowl sometime.

That old saying "good things come to good people" has just been proven correct again.

Regards
Terry

How good were the others?

Well done Darren you deserve it.

As second prize the first must be a stunner, nice choice of blank and kit excellent finish and fit up.

I think i saw a spot you missed on that Bocote, send it down and I will "check it out!". Ha, Just as I thought, you won't fall for that one. It is a beautiful pen, Xcut Bocote is really stunning, Amos

Wow!

I'm a fan of bocote normally, but that's stunning!

good work!

Excellent work. Russ

Stunning! Did you have any trouble with the cross cutting? Blowouts?

Beautiful finish work, as usual.

G'day Al

I never had any problem with blow outs, i used a razor sharp 1/2" skew from square to round, taking light cuts and re-honing the edge every couple of passes. Started my sanding at 400 through to 12000. It cut so sweetly, even though it was cross cut, it does cut better one way than the other so i cut with the smoothest direction and finished with CA.

Howdy Darren
and congratulations, never thought of entering the show, I might
have to send in a macadamia next year just to give you a bit of
competition, So there are youve got nearly twelve months to create
a winner.
Will catch you in town one day if I can afford enough juice to get there.
cheers Mick