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  1. 19th June 2007, 04:34 PM #1
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    Default Silky Oak Pot Pourri Bowl

    Well here it is!

    After much hesitation, deliberation and perspiration
    this is my first attempt at a bowl of any description.

    A mate gave me the blank which was odd shaped and
    of irregular thickness. It had a giant knot within plus
    fractures all over the place. The safest thing would have
    been to put the tomahawk to it and get some firewood.

    However, being the supreme optimist, I persisted with
    it making sure my protective headgear remained on at
    all times.

    The result: It looks a bit like a bowl and gives me some
    encouragement to find a decent quality blank and try
    again in future.

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  3. 19th June 2007, 05:52 PM #2
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    Great start Allan! It's still in one piece so that bodes well for your bowl-turning future! Doesn't look very deep??? - ah well next one eh!
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    Mate, can't see anything wrong with that.

    You'll end up refining your form and technique with the next few bowls, (it is only yer first after all ) but it looks like you've sussed out the parts that most people screw up on the first try: sizing the rebate for the lid so it fits nicely and finishing the inside.



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    A job well done Allan, You should be pleased with yourself.
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    Pretty sweet. It's some nice looking silky, Good thing it didn't get the chop.
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    Nice job on a very pretty bit of silky.
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    Good one

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  9. 26th June 2007, 04:09 PM #8
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    Howdy all,
    Thank you for your comments which I have taken on board
    and subsequently had another go at it.
    I borrowed the appropriate chisel from a friend and deepened
    the bowl considerably. It revealed a rough looking "butterfly"
    as a result of cutting into a much larger knot.
    It is still a rough looking bowl with original cracks but overall
    I am happy.

    Thanks for looking

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    Once the timber is properly dry.... I supose it is the cracks wont move much so its worth filling them with some resin or CA.

    I've tried white shelac on a few things like this lately and been very pleased with the result.
    I use it realy thin & let it soak in.... several coats & sand.. some wax over.


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    interesting shape.

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    Hmmm... how artistic are you?

    A bit of work on the knot, filling with a dark-stained resin perhaps, and the odd detail with a brush could leave a rather realistic moth inside your bowl...
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    Nice PotPourri Bowl, Allan. Now put some stinkum in it, and make Mama happy.
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