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18th June 2009, 10:56 PM #1
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Bowls from a single piece of wood
At a recent club meeting I was challenged, "Bet you can't turn a bowl from a single piece of wood". Couldn't resist a challenge. The first one is red cedar from a very old tree, estimated to be over 300 years old. It measures 210mm x 105.
The second bowl is 240mm x 70 deep, made from a piece of mango. Both pieces have been in the shed for over15 years, so I suppose the were due for some treatment. Couldn't help myself, the just had to be "decorated" with a bit of self made banding. Otherwise, there is not a join in sight.
SWMBO complained they were "spoiled" and should have been left alone.... no banding.
But then I had the final say????
JimSometimes in the daily challenges that life gives us, we miss what is really important...
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18th June 2009, 11:28 PM #2
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Very restrained Jim.
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18th June 2009, 11:41 PM #3
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Wow, what a craftsman, well done Jim.
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18th June 2009, 11:51 PM #4
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Very nice... but I imagine that you had to pay up, for breaking the "spirit" of the bet?
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18th June 2009, 11:56 PM #5
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Actually I am the President, that allows me to change the rules at will...
By the way I forgot to mention, the mango was sanded to 600# and given a coat of Shellawax and heavily burnished. The cedar bowl was filled with sanding sealer and four coats of laquer and buffed with EEE.
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19th June 2009, 09:07 AM #6
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Very much like them both.
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19th June 2009, 09:10 AM #7
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Hey Jim, I was wondering about that. Last night I started on a cedar bowl and it's the first time I've turned cedar. I am finding it hard to get a smooth finish direct from the gouge, especialy at the end grain section of the bowl. Did you find this also with your bowl and is that the reason you used sanding sealer? Originally Posted by powderpost
Fantastic looking bowl by the way!!
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19th June 2009, 09:19 AM #8
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Nice bowls
but there looks to be a lot of little pieces around the decorative bits
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19th June 2009, 09:40 AM #9
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Jim very well done like the banding is it your own making or commercial??
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19th June 2009, 09:55 AM #10
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Originally Posted by powderpost
I like the mango one best. Originally Posted by wheelinround
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19th June 2009, 12:47 PM #11
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...gotta have the banding, it adds character to the overall presentation
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19th June 2009, 06:03 PM #12
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Thanks everyone for the nice comments.
Ray, Cliff answered your question, the banding is shop made... by me
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GoGuppy, cedar can be a pita at times. Sometimes the wood is "furry" during sanding. If this happens, rub some sanding sealer or shellac into the wood to stiffen the fibres. This one was largely turned with a bowl gouge and a sharp, wide scraper to refine the shape. Then I used a "shear scraping" technique to finish off. Three coats of sanding sealer were then rubbed into the wood because cedar is an open grained timber.
The next cedar bowl I do, I intend to try shellawax straight on to the wood to see if it fills the grain well enough.
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19th June 2009, 06:25 PM #13
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Hi Jim
Thanks for the tips.
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19th June 2009, 06:30 PM #14
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Beautiful bowls Jim and some very helpful tips. Thanx!!!
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19th June 2009, 06:51 PM #15
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Jim, after reading all the flattering comments, you deserve them , I add my my comment with saying these bowls are gorgeous, I love the mango as it is my favorite.
What a very nice wood.
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