Mark Burge
03-13-2009, 9:49 AM
Hello all, I haven't posted much yet, but I have been busy lately on this vase. I am having trouble with some cracks developing around the opening. I tried to hold things together with some CA but they are still very noticeable. Does anyone have any suggestions about how to address them at this stage?
I am about at the point of saying, "well, that's what wood does sometimes" and leaving them as is. This wood has done the same thing to me on other pieces but less noticeably so.
This is actually, one of my first HFs. It is about 7" tall and 4" diameter. As I said above, it is sycamore that I got from a downed tree in Kentucky about a year ago. I am rather pleased with the form, but my inside technique needs a little work. The sides are a little bumpy inside and the finish on the wood is rough (a lot of torn grain). At the bottom, I couldn't get my hooked tool to reach right (I don't have a straight hollowing tool) and my bowl gouge was hard to use because I couldn't quite tell what I was doing and I feared a catch. I wished my round nose scraper was a little longer.
Oh, yeah. I should add that it has one coat of Walnut Oil on it now. I am planning on finishing with a wipe on gloss poly.
I am about at the point of saying, "well, that's what wood does sometimes" and leaving them as is. This wood has done the same thing to me on other pieces but less noticeably so.
This is actually, one of my first HFs. It is about 7" tall and 4" diameter. As I said above, it is sycamore that I got from a downed tree in Kentucky about a year ago. I am rather pleased with the form, but my inside technique needs a little work. The sides are a little bumpy inside and the finish on the wood is rough (a lot of torn grain). At the bottom, I couldn't get my hooked tool to reach right (I don't have a straight hollowing tool) and my bowl gouge was hard to use because I couldn't quite tell what I was doing and I feared a catch. I wished my round nose scraper was a little longer.
Oh, yeah. I should add that it has one coat of Walnut Oil on it now. I am planning on finishing with a wipe on gloss poly.