Thread: WIP: shallow redgum bowl

Found a turner running a craft/photo gallery in Wanaka ... had a good chin wag about techniques and woods.

Lots of Beech there (a cousin of our Myrtle) but what I saw wasn't esp interesting other than some nice iridescence.

Here you go TL, still WIP.

It's been a hoot.

Outside profile turned poxy cos I decided to play with some new tools and presentations and gave finish priority over profile.

Hollowing out, well, it's hard as a rock. Two passes with the HT 3/8 Superflute and it was back to the grinder.

Lot of flex due to rim distance from chuck and a couple of cracks.

Had to gouge and scrape one-handed with fingers steadying the outside. Burned a Band-Aid off

Thickness near the remaining mass is about 1/16. Unintended.

Not holding my breath for the future of this piece, but the pieces should they come will have lovely figure

Pieces? So it might undergo a design change (as calls 'em. ) and become a doughnut and a small dish?

Grain looks good, cracks look scary.

Not what it's cracked up to be! lol

sorry 3 times over...couldn't help myself

Boom tish Ed!

Yeah Cliff - it's not sound. Might do some epoxy fill.

Or might end up two half moons (at speed) TL.

Originally Posted by rsser

Boom tish Ed!

Yeah Cliff - it's not sound. Might do some epoxy fill.

Or might end up two half moons (at speed) TL.

First a frisbee challenge, now a boomerang challenge.

LoL.

Looked at it again this a.m.

It's firewood. Not enough figure and form doesn't pass muster to warrant the risk of blood.

But the blood just might give it the character it needs!

It's already red Ed!

In some circles 'character' means cussedness ;-}

RIP Red Gum frisbee. It was good while it lasted.



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