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29th July 2014, 05:25 PM #1
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Bloodwood bowl
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This is probably my most adventurous wing burl bowl yet.As you can see,the burl was deeply lobulated and had a black hole that I couldn't probe the depth of.To make matters worse,I made the wing too thin and it started to flex but I got there in the end.Unfortunatly there was quite a bit of tearout which was not evident until I had the finish on.
Maximum width across the wing is 370mm and the depth of the bowl is 70mm. The finish is about 5 coats of DO.
I am calling this bloodwood, although it looks nothing like the bloodwood bowl I posted a couple of weeks ago.It came from the same source and had the same corky bark typical of bloodwood.To me this looks typical of a redgum burl but is much lighter and softer.
Hope you like.C&C welcome.
Ted
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29th July 2014, 05:33 PM #2
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Yes it does look a tad thin on the wings.
You have done very well to get this completed and not have it fly off.
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29th July 2014, 06:18 PM #3
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Pretty good. I think the wings are the right thickness for the design. You just need to not do the whole wing to thinness in one go. Do the outes 2 inches then work your way in so you have more wood supporting it.
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29th July 2014, 08:41 PM #4
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Hi ted,
Very nice bowl mate, looks good to me!
Well done!
Cheers smiife
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29th July 2014, 08:59 PM #5
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Ted,
another great turning (I do not expect anything less). How hard is it to turn bloodwood? My inderstanding is that it is a very, very hard wood but your piece makes it seem like it would worth the effort. I have a 'few' trees at my place. There is also a burl on the biggest tree that I would need to cut into at least three for me to be able to handle on my lathe.
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Mick
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30th July 2014, 05:21 PM #6
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Thanks for the comments.
Mick.This was considerably softer and easier to turn than the mallee/coolabah/redgum burls that I am used to.As I understand it, the common name "bloodwood", refers to several species that "bleed" red sap when cut .I believe my burl came from the dorrigo area.Not a long way from where you are.
Ted
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30th July 2014, 08:54 PM #7
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Very nice Ted.
It still amazes me that you blokes can turn things like this and keep them in one piece.
I'll bet you held your breath a bit when doing those wings.... Steve
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31st July 2014, 01:40 AM #8
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