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Thread: Mallee Burl Bowl
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19th June 2011, 02:29 PM #1Been here a while
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Mallee Burl Bowl
My first time turning a mallee burl. Glued to a faceplate, then parted off square and hand carved the foot ring, because I have no simple way at the moment of reversing such a bowl. A longworth chuck is on my todo list.
Finished with two coats of cedar traditional wax, which really brings out the red. However, I should have filled the holes first - next time I'll use coffee. Still, I'm satisfied for a first attempt. It's a lovely piece of timber, and the photos really don't do it justice.
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19th June 2011, 03:35 PM #2Senior Member
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G'day SJM,
Nice piece of wood and a good finish.
How come you couldn't mount the burl to do the base first?
Sometimes the coffee and epoxy filler can be a bit over the top for light coloured burl - try straight clear epoxy first in the small voids and see how it looks - that's my two bob's worth.Great effort.
Bruce.Three wise middle aged monkeys - "see no pot-belly, feel no bald spot, buy no sports car"
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19th June 2011, 04:50 PM #4Member
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That's a nice bit of burl, and you have turned a beautiful bowl.
In a previous thread someone posted a link to a homemade chuck to use to turn off bases, I found it helpful and I am in the process of making one. It maybe something you could use also, so here 'tis...
Cheers
Homemade Chucks - The Woodworkers Institute
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19th June 2011, 05:42 PM #5GOLD MEMBER
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This a nice looking bowl despite the problems you had with the base .
I would not bother to fill the cracks in a burl bowl . They are a feature, also although you got a good finish with the wax you will always get bits of wax stuck in the cracks . I would consider an oil finish for your next one .
Ted
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19th June 2011, 06:39 PM #6Novice
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Very nice bowl
Love the colours and grate finish.
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19th June 2011, 08:21 PM #7Skwair2rownd
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The best looking burl bowl I've seen in a long time.
The form and colouring are terrific!
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19th June 2011, 09:25 PM #8Member
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Nice bowl - well done!!
I fill the majority of the small cracks / voids with dust from sanding and thin superglue. I find I sometimes have to repeat this process several times during sanding to get the cracks filled properly.
For finishing the base I use a pressure plate. Basically a disc of mdf with insertion rubber glued onto the face. Pressure from the tailstock is enough to hold it in place while turning the base (all but about 10mm in the centre). To tidy up the centre simply place a sanding pad in the lathe and sand it off. I have made them in several different sizes and have finished the bases of 600mm + bowls with this method.
For finish Kunos Oil or Danish Oil are the best.
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20th June 2011, 12:27 AM #9Old Fart (my step daughters named me)
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That is nice bowl. I rekon you would spoil it it you filled the holes. They are all part of the texture of the timber. Leave them in it. ( that's my say anyway)
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20th June 2011, 01:39 AM #10Senior Member
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Very nice bowl. Re: filling the holes. Two comments. 1/ we cannot improve on nature so why try. 2/ At best, filling the holes will make it look like one tried and missed so the result looks worse than the original problem.
fine job!!
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20th June 2011, 08:21 PM #11
hi sjm,
the bowl looks great as is,nice finish and form ,
you should very pleased ,great work!
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21st June 2011, 01:18 PM #12Member
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Nice work. Love the color
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22nd June 2011, 08:08 PM #13
That is one very pretty bowl
regards
Nick
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