Thread: Comments & critique welcome

Dave thats a nice burl bowl carving that would have been some hard task.
I do however think its got to much going on with the voids and carving BUT I like it all.

Nice job overall but IMHO, the finish is too matt/dull and it is a bit on the chunky side for the overall size.

I find Dave if you keep the edges of your carving/spirals etc sharp it helps to offset all that going on with the burl.

Originally Posted by wheelinround

Dave thats a nice burl bowl carving that would have been some hard task.
I do however think its got to much going on with the voids and carving BUT I like it all.

Thx Ray

Originally Posted by DJ's Timber

Nice job overall but IMHO, the finish is too matt/dull and it is a bit on the chunky side for the overall size.

I might try another coat of Danish Oil and maybe some wipe on poly if I can source some (small country town with no hardware store). Next one I might double quantity of spirals.

Originally Posted by hughie

I find Dave if you keep the edges of your carving/spirals etc sharp it helps to offset all that going on with the burl.

Do you mean the valleys?

Thx all

Nice one dave good thing some nice bloke hooked you up with a power carver

Originally Posted by nz_carver

Nice one dave good thing some nice bloke hooked you up with a power carver

What an idiot I am. Didn't even think to use that. Best reminder yet. Thx Dave

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Do you mean the valleys?

Yes

Originally Posted by hughie

I find Dave if you keep the edges of your carving/spirals etc sharp it helps to offset all that going on with the burl.

I used a 'V' bit in a small router. If the finish had been straight and consistent would that have been too sharp for the bottom?

Needless to say my hand was not steady enough.

Originally Posted by DaveTTC

I used a 'V' bit in a small router. If the finish had been straight and consistent would that have been too sharp for the bottom?

Needless to say my hand was not steady enough.

Dunno thats the call of the carver. But I would have thought that using a router would be a challenge of control.
Sometimes I do deep spirals and the last one I posted were relatively shallow. It all has to do with the effect your aiming to produce.

The smaller one has deeper spirals

Originally Posted by hughie

Dunno thats the call of the carver. But I would have thought that using a router would be a challenge of control.
Sometimes I do deep spirals and the last one I posted were relatively shallow. It all has to do with the effect your aiming to produce.

The smaller one has deeper spirals

Ok that's good, the pictures help. I see exactly what you mean now.

Originally Posted by DaveTTC

Thx Ray
I might try another coat of Danish Oil and maybe some wipe on poly if I can source some (small country town with no hardware store). Next one I might double quantity of spirals. Thx all

I had some left over satin Poly floor finish that I dipped a rag into and rubbed on the bowl. Two coats gave me a pretty glossy finish.

I use mostly Tung oil for all my finishes. It will make a high gloss on hard wood in a few coats, and eventually on softer woods by applying, let dry overnight, repeat, wet sand with 400 grit and Tung oil, wipe with rag & Tung oil, let dry overnight.

The poly usually does it in two coats.

Thx Paul. I need to experiment a lot more with different finishes.