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6th March 2010, 04:48 PM #1
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Brushed cedar- fun and interesting.
I had a couple of pieces of cedar off cuts from a kitchen bench place. (Which seems completely inappropriate for benches, but each to their own.
) I struggles with the others trying to sand the surface smooth and never was really satisfied. 
With this last one I said "B*^%@r it! I'll try brushing it and see what happens."
Ta daaaaaaaaaaaaaaH! Fun and very cool looking. I just brushed it with a wire brush while the lathe was running. I have also seen it done just be hand with the grain or with a wire wheel on a drill. I kinda like the effect of the overlapped "record" pattern with the grain figure. It also has the effect of making the bowl feel harder. I guess cos all the soft wood between the hard growth rings is brushed away.
Now all I need is more bits of off-cut to play with. Anyone know where I can get more cedar from? (Measures approx. 220mm diam x 50mm. Just finished with hard burnishing oil. 
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6th March 2010, 05:18 PM #2
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Looks really good Anne-Maria. Sometimes you just gotta think outside the box.
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6th March 2010, 06:25 PM #3
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6th March 2010, 06:29 PM #4
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Looks great
Got few bits of WRC here that you can have, but you'll have to laminate it to get 2 or 3 turning blanksCheers
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6th March 2010, 07:02 PM #5
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Cool! Maybe we'll go for a drive tomorrow.
Originally Posted by DJ's Timber
Looks great
Got few bits of WRC here that you can have, but you'll have to laminate it to get 2 or 3 turning blanks
Or Monday? (This piece was laminated. It gives it some interesting grain contrasts. Straight on one side Wiggly on the other. ) (Technical term. )
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6th March 2010, 09:10 PM #6
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Good effect TL Ive done this with oregon and white cedar brushing with the grain with wire wheel in the elec. drill particulary with white ceder with hard and soft growth rings and some of them Lynn has painted using the grain as guidelines, but I recon red cedar is too good to treat it like that.
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6th March 2010, 11:45 PM #7
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Good onya TL
I reckon if I tried that it would just look like a carpy turning job
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6th March 2010, 11:54 PM #8
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not sure about the painted ones Tony.
A bit psychedelic to me. Was wondering what other woods have the hard and soft growth rings. I have a bit of oregon kicking about too. And that's NOT to good to wreck. Thanks for the comments guys.
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6th March 2010, 11:55 PM #9
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Cheers,
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6th March 2010, 11:55 PM #10
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Ta daaaa TL, why sanding till you are seeing the stars before your eyes.
Using a wire brush was not so a bad idea, the effect looks really very good to me.
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7th March 2010, 03:10 AM #11
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yer gravy's gonna get stuck in those grooves.
That's unique, TL, good thinking!!
Because you asked... Ash makes some good looking brushed pieces, too...
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7th March 2010, 08:26 AM #12
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That looks awesome... love the contrasting texture between the grain lines and the radial scratches from the brushing
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7th March 2010, 08:46 AM #13
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Like your wife decorated work there Tony!!. Good stuphph.
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7th March 2010, 10:45 AM #14
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Nice platter TL
like what you did with it.
I've a similar idea with some oregon, but was going to try sandblastingregards
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7th March 2010, 02:57 PM #15
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Cool piece T.L.
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