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26th February 2014, 10:46 PM #1
Maple bowl and Walnut dish
This is a bowl turned from an old Queensland maple stump. The grain patterns were extreme causing me considerable strife. I used a shear scrape technique with numerous sharpening sessions plus the eternal 80# up to 320# to achieve an acceptable finish. It is 80mm deep and 200mm diameter, finished with three sprayed coats of lacquer. Haven't had a lot of gluing practice lately, so I just had to use a bit of banding.
The second piece, a dish, is from a piece of Queensland black walnut. It is 50mm deep and 250mm diameter, finished with three coats of sprayed lacquer over some sanding sealer.
maple bowl 002S.jpgmaple bowl 004S.jpgWalnut dish1S.jpgWalnut dish2S.jpg
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26th February 2014, 11:18 PM #4GOLD MEMBER
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two very nice bowls, really like the inlay!
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27th February 2014, 12:06 AM #5
Well done. I must agree, the fist bowl s superb, great grain, nice form, good finish and lovely embellishment. I am sorry, but don't like the shape/form of the second bowl. The inlay does it match it very well though
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Willy
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27th February 2014, 01:55 AM #6
Lovely work once again!
The inlay works nicely, although I can see how it'd limit your choice in form of rim.
Given any thought to making curved banding to inlay on top instead? )
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27th February 2014, 08:09 AM #7
Nice work Jim
just had to open the glue pot now didn't ya?
I like both pieces but wonder whether the walnut is a tad base heavy - or is that just a quirk of photography
Now you've done it he'll be in hibernation now for six months working it out and coming up with another brilliant pieceregards
Nick
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27th February 2014, 11:06 AM #9
Thanks for the comment, yes Skew, constantly. Strip banding is made in a flat board/sheet form with thin strips cut off the edge. So there is an "economy of scale" situation. Circular bandings are made for guitars, so it can be done. Making a circular one off banding to suit a particular bowl, could be very labour intensive, but what the hell, I am retired..... . The idea has often crossed my mind. There is some ideas in my head. I just have to filter them out...
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27th February 2014, 11:08 AM #10
Thanks everyone for the comments. I agree the dish isn't all that exciting, probably I should have mentioned that it was a commission.
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27th February 2014, 11:23 AM #11Skwair2rownd
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Nice turning and inlaying PP!! The first piece is really eye pleasing.
The second piece Just lacks that little something in terms of shape.. Nice bitta wood though!!!
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27th February 2014, 07:39 PM #12
Hi PP.
They both look great, the second one looks a bit
thick but I guess that is because of the band
width, well done
Cheers smiife
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Jim,
Both of them look good and much better then I could do. So my comments are based on my feelings rather then what I could do.
I like the inlay of the first bowl but not the inlay of the second mainly because the arrow shape keeps drawing the eye in the direction of the arrow. A block shape or a chevron shape would be better.
Also I prefer the inside of the second as it draws the eye to the centre and where an object would be placed rather then the wall shape of the first.
Peter.
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28th February 2014, 09:09 AM #14
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