Thread: Mango Bowl WIP. Vicmarc Shark Jaws.

OK, it's finished. (I still hate the stain from the mould. )

Pic 1. Inside finished today. Sitting on the lathe next to the shark jaws about to go into the big bowl jaws.

Pic 2. Mounted on the big bowl jaws to clean up the spigot on the foot.

Pic 3. Spigot removed & foot finished.

Pic 4. Finished view 1.

Pic 5. Finished view 2.

Did I mention how I hate the mould stain that mango can get in it?
It isn't attractive like black heart sassy. (the mould stain that is)

Clear Mango can be as pretty as quilted maple.

Have to agree with you about the stain Cliff. The grain is spectacular but the mould detracts from the overall appeal

But otherwise great job!

It has come out well Cliff. It's a nice piece of mango

Cliff,

What happened, a serious post.. you feeling well

Looks great, as for the mould stain, the recipient wont notice it, they will just think it is figure in the wood.

Keep em comming

G'Day Cliff,

Glad to see the finished pictures and good to see it lived up to expectations. Nice one!

Cheers
Bernie

Came up good Cliff At least you only got some tiny bits of mould. 3 of the 4 I've got drying at the moment are like 95% mould - yuck!

Originally Posted by Gra

...What happened, a serious post.. you feeling well...

All my posts are serious... some of them are so serious that they get deleted.

Cliff, your Mango bowl is stunning.
I like the curves and finish.
The wood is gorgeous..

Did I mention how I hate the mould stain that mango can get in it?
It isn't attractive like black heart sassy. (the mould stain that is)

Clear Mango can be as pretty as quilted maple.

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Cliff I've had some thing similar with Camphor Laurel. Its a pain in the proverbial. In the CL its looks like a grease smudge or just generally dirty :mad: ggrrrrh

Cliff, I think it's beautiful. The mold doesn't distract that much from it. Ya did good.

Funny how different people see the same thing different ways.

Around here (Clarence River) the more stain the more highly prized the piece of mango.

Have attached 2 pics of a bowl top and bottom showing the stain.

Seems the mould is actually a fungus occurring naturally in the mango (spalting??). However must wear a mask when turning.

When I got this timber it was dripping wet. Cut it into blanks and waxed the rims. Weighed a couple of blanks and kept a record - lost almost half its weight in 3 months.

Don't look at the bowl design, I need to return it as it is too thick around the sides towards the bottom.

However do love the pattern you've got in your bowl Cliff. Compared to the mango around here I had trouble accepting it as mango at first.


Don

Arh yes but... I don't mind the stains that follow the grain like that & black heart sassy.
I don't like the ones that look lie somebody spilt something on the piece like mine does.

The trick to getting the really pretty timber is to grab the bits from around the crotches in the tree.