Thread: red gum burl resin bowl

Sorry Lonepine, but way too glossy for my liking. Nice shape to the bowl though. You have done very well on this front. There are times when a high gloss works well and perhaps this piece would look better in the flesh. I'm not sure if this is simply a personal opinion or whether there is more to choosing such a finish than I can articulate. I have seen pieces that are well suited to the high gloss, glass like finish and they tend to be hollow forms without so much colour variation in the timber.

I like the shape of the clock, a very creative shape. Well done. I hope my comments don't deflate your enthusiasm as it is obvious you have some talent and should keep persevering.

I am not a fan of the hi gloss either but have to say it is well done. I like the shape of the bowl and clock too. A real good start for anybody.
And welcome to the site.

Regards
John

Hi lonepine
Welcome to the forum!!
Great bowl with beautiful figuring in the wood and the clock is well done too.
Keep it up and explore other types of finishing, such as oil and waxing, or danish oil, or even just in the raw! These finishes are generally also easier to apply (faster) so that you can spend more time turning....
Cheers

Congratulation Lonepine a great result.
Cheers Tony.

Amazing looking pieces Lonepine. Can hardly see them through the shine, but I love the forms. Nicely turned. Did you do these at school? Or in a home workshop?

LP
great work
I have to agree a little too glossy - but the red gum burl looks fantastic - you've turned a great shape. I'd suggest you check out the oils - I think most of us would use danish oil on such a creation It makes it look more natural and less plasticy

Welcome to the forum. I like your avatar name, I hope you have diggers in the family tree

And I really hope you take these comments in the spirit intended. You have a good eye for shape and I think we expect to see a lot more of your work.

Well done

Hi ya' Lonepine ...welcome to the asylum

Have to add my bid to the glossy look, not the best for most turnings. If available, Waterlox is an excellent tung oil finish.

I noticed that "jaws" is about to swallow up the clock

Will be looking forward to seeing more turnings from you

Originally Posted by tea lady

Amazing looking pieces Lonepine. Can hardly see them through the shine, but I love the forms. Nicely turned. Did you do these at school? Or in a home workshop?

I did not do this at school i have my own workshop at home.

Originally Posted by brendan stemp

Sorry Lonepine, but way too glossy for my liking. Nice shape to the bowl though. You have done very well on this front. There are times when a high gloss works well and perhaps this piece would look better in the flesh. I'm not sure if this is simply a personal opinion or whether there is more to choosing such a finish than I can articulate. I have seen pieces that are well suited to the high gloss, glass like finish and they tend to be hollow forms without so much colour variation in the timber.

I like the shape of the clock, a very creative shape. Well done. I hope my comments don't deflate your enthusiasm as it is obvious you have some talent and should keep persevering.

The bowl does not look as glossy in the flesh. but does have a high shine. I picked this finish because the resin in is about 35% of the bowl which is clear like glass and you can actully see through the bowl , the top of the bowl has a pure resin rim, and the high shine matched the glass like look of the resin. Thanks for your comments

It's very hard to photograph glossy pieces because you are dealing with strong reflections, so I can imagine in the flesh it would look less glossy. I use a lot of resin with my work so I understand your point about the galssy finish of the resin. But if you put, let's say, a satin finish over the resin then the resin will be 'toned down' to a satin finish. I use a spry on nitrocellulose lacquer which would be ideal for this style of work. Hope this helps. There is a lot to learn, isn't there?

Hi Lp,
Pay no attention to those blokes. I happen to like deep, high gloss lacquer finishes, and you have done a good job on this one. The surface appears to be very smooth/level, with no orange peel or other unpleasantness. Nice bowl too. Not a big fan of clocks though.

Originally Posted by lonepine

I did not do this at school i have my own workshop at home.

Lucky b8^%&!

Looking forward to seeing more of your work.

Excellent early work there Lonepine.

I cringe when thinking back to my first woodturning efforts. Silver frost was my preferred finish.... But then I had an excuse, it was the 1950's....

I'm an oil and/or wax finisher for the type of work I turn nowadays.

BTW, nice foot on that bowl! IMHO, superior to many of the feet I see on this forum...

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