Red Cedar HF

[Bill Bolen]

I haven't posted pic's in some time. Busy learing the new DVR but finally got something finished up. I haven't turned Cedar in quite a while also. I was having trouble after my HF's sat for about 3 months with the Poly finish being sucked down into the knots. It was bad enough that you could feel the annual rings through the finish. I have started soaking those knots or wild grain with CA before sanding and all seems to be fine now. This tall HF is 12 3/4" tall and 7.75 wide. Has a bit of texturing at the mouth just for a bit of decoration. Finished with 6 coats of gloss wipe on poly and a final top coat of minwax spray gloss poly. Buffed with white diamond and the wax wheel...Bill...

[Mike Svoma]

Beautiful as always Bill. I really like the high gloss finish that you get on your pieces.

Mike

[Steve Schlumpf]

Beautiful form Bill! Pretty wood - grain, color and finish! Looks like you still have the touch! Nice work!

[David Christopher]

another beauty Bill, looks like youre back into the swing of things

[Steve Mawson]

Very nice as usual. Do you get all your cedar locally? I remember a lot around Ft. Leonard Wood.

[George Morris]

these are great! Nice form and finish is excellent! G

[Bernie Weishapl]

Another beauty Bill. Really nice form, finish and wood. Really like that cedar.

[Bill Bolen]

Yes Steve.. Cedar grows like weeds here. Hey, did you do your basic at Ft.Wood too?...Bill...

[Mike Svoma]

I did my time at Leonard Wood in 1980.

Mike

[Tom Storey]

Hey Bill, what hollowing method/system do you use? I'm about to hollow some cedar and I would like to get it anywhere near what you've done!

[Steve Mawson]

Yes Steve.. Cedar grows like weeds here. Hey, did you do your basic at Ft.Wood too?...Bill...

Yep, I grew up in Jacksonville, IL and got my draft notice in May-1967. Got on the bus June 6 1967 and spent the summer at Ft. Leonard Wood. Then off to Ft. Knox for AIT.

[Ken Glass]

Bill,
I always enjoy your hollow forms. Always great form and finish. Glad to hear you solved the knot problem. You have it down to a science. Well done.

[Bill Bolen]

Tom, I use a homemade articulated hollowing system called the steel snake. Plans are out there from Capt. Eddie at the Bayou woodturners. Pretty simple to make if you have a drill press.
Steve we were close. Got my draft notice in June of 66 and off to a long hot summer at Ft. Wood in August of 66 then on to Ft. Sam Houston for AIT. Like many I wouldn't take a million bucks to have missed it but wouldn't take that million to do it again either..Bill..

[Chris Rae]

Gorgeous HF! I love the cedar and your finish is superb! I also like the texture at the top.

[Steve Mawson]

Bill,
Agree with you on the million bucks either way. Spent a long hot summer in Korea very much like Ft. Wood but more snow in the winter.