Wasted afternoon

**dai sensei** · 13th April 2009, 08:03 PM

We are having heaps of rain here on the Gold Coast, so all my Easter plans went out the window. I settled back to 2 choices, house work or wood turning

I have been working on a bowl/box for a while from Budgeroo with a Bonewood lip. I wanted a matching finial for the lid, but Bonewood is certainly not ideal for a finial (course grain and tears similar to pine), so decided today was a good opportunity to work on the finial.

On my third attemp, breaking my first couple

, I finally got the tip finished when I found some worm holes in the bulb part. I filled them with CA, and although I was not happy with the result, kept going. When I turned the lower part, I found even more holes that I filled with a mix of sawdust/white pigment and CA. As I sanded though, even more holes are appearing, time to start again

(sorry about the photos).

I knew I should have done the house work

**mick61** · 13th April 2009, 08:06 PM

Great shape for finial so not a complete waste of time.
Mick

**Pat** · 13th April 2009, 08:12 PM

Any time in the shed is NOT a waste of time!

Good looking Filial, maybe some dust/CA in a contrasting colour?

It was wet here today and all I did was clean up a mess or two and entertain the pups

**DJ’s Timber** · 13th April 2009, 08:14 PM

Not a complete waste Neil, you could always dye or paint it black

**dai sensei** · 13th April 2009, 08:36 PM

It's too late for the holes around the bulb as it is polished and any attempt to refinish would break the finial at the stem. I'll keep it, the next one could be worse

. Painting/colouring wouldn't suit this piece, but perhaps another.

**orificiam** · 13th April 2009, 08:51 PM

Bad luck Neil Some time it doesn't pay to get out of bed.

Better luck next time.Anyway it wasn't a complete loss you got to do a bit of turning.
Cheers Tony.

**thefixer** · 13th April 2009, 09:02 PM

Man! That things got more holes in it than a crumpet

Cheers
Shorty

**terry arnold** · 13th April 2009, 10:43 PM

Any time spent in front a lathe is not wasted !
love the shape a shame about the holes.

Cheers Terry.

**tea lady** · 13th April 2009, 11:20 PM

Originally Posted by dai sensei

(course grain and tears similar to pine), Yes pine always makes me cry too.

I knew I should have done the house work

and house work.

**Ed Reiss** · 13th April 2009, 11:50 PM

...holy wood for a Holy Easter Day. coincidence? I think not

**Skew ChiDAMN!!** · 14th April 2009, 01:56 AM

Not a wasted afternoon at all!

Now you know that the design looks good.

And, as has been said, no lathe time is wasted. Frustrating, yes. Unproductive, yes. But wasted?

**Sawdust Maker** · 14th April 2009, 11:35 AM

Nice shape
Shame about the borers

**bellyup** · 14th April 2009, 06:50 PM

You could try filling the holes with metal dust a'la TITT and make them features

**dai sensei** · 14th April 2009, 07:12 PM

Originally Posted by Skew ChiDAMN!!

...no lathe time is wasted. Frustrating, yes. Unproductive, yes. But wasted?

True, but unproductive time is wasted time for me

Originally Posted by bellyup

You could try filling the holes with metal dust a'la TITT and make them features

A feature on a feature, I did think about it, but ruled it out - it's too late for the bulb part holes (or groves) anyway. The bowl itself already has a malachite filled hole that my son thinks is out of place, he suggests it should be in black, but I like it because it is different.

What do others think? Keep in mind this bowl will also eventually have three white supporting legs on the sides to make the bowl float.

**artme** · 14th April 2009, 09:13 PM

All good practice!! and I agree with your offspring.

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