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Bill Bolen
02-08-2010, 8:53 PM
Small HF from a huge root that took me a week to hand dig out from in front of the house. Figured after that much work I BETTER get something out of it. There was a lot of color showing on what I chose to be the top with nothing but yellow wood on the side chosen to be the bottom. Well sure, as soon as I had the outside done all kinds of color and a nice little void was now showing on the bottom. Guess that root had the last laugh! 4 X 7 and finished with water base poly and buffed...Bill...
Bernie Weishapl
02-08-2010, 8:55 PM
Really nice piece Bill. That wood to has a lot going on. Well done.
John Keeton
02-08-2010, 9:03 PM
Nice work, and Bill, you could always display it upside down!!
Robert McGowen
02-08-2010, 9:11 PM
Very nice work Bill. That must have been a heck of a tree to get a root that size to turn.
John W Dixon
02-08-2010, 9:17 PM
Bill I always love seeing your work and this one is no exception. Great job!
John
BILL DONAHUE
02-08-2010, 10:42 PM
Beautiful!
Steve Schlumpf
02-08-2010, 10:44 PM
Bill - very nice form - great looking wood! I like all the spalt lines and color variations! Nice work!
David E Keller
02-08-2010, 10:55 PM
Beautiful color and form... your hard work definitely paid off with this one.
Steve Mawson
02-08-2010, 11:16 PM
Just great-isn't that always the case, you get into the wood and something new shows up. Really nice piece.
James Combs
02-08-2010, 11:39 PM
Hi Bill, do you have a brand name for the water based poly you used.
Ken Glass
02-08-2010, 11:56 PM
Bill,
Great looking piece. Form and finish are excellent. The accent collar also adds an element to the hollow form I really like. Well done!
Brian Effinger
02-09-2010, 12:17 AM
Well sure, as soon as I had the outside done all kinds of color and a nice little void was now showing on the bottom. Guess that root had the last laugh! 4 X 7 and finished with water base poly and buffed...Bill...
I'd say you got the best of the wood, Bill. That is a really nice form, and some beautiful wood. And some beautiful turnings are meant to be picked up, handled and turned over. ;)
Brian
Bill Bolen
02-09-2010, 12:26 AM
James the poly is minwax polycril (sp) comes in the blue can...Bill...
Gary Chester
02-09-2010, 12:43 AM
OK... I'm off to dig up some root balls...
Nice Work!!!
Bob Hallowell
02-09-2010, 8:25 AM
Very nice, I turn alot of birch but nothing like that!
Bob
Mike Minto
02-09-2010, 10:37 AM
as usual, bill - I like! great looking wood and nice form.
Michael Jasani
02-09-2010, 12:41 PM
"Well sure, as soon as I had the outside done all kinds of color and a nice little void was now showing on the bottom. Guess that root had the last laugh! "
thats the beauty of nature!!! always amazes you!! great piece
Donny Lawson
02-09-2010, 6:01 PM
OK,newby question here.Do you dry a piece like that then turn it to a finished product or how is it done? The reason I ask is that I have some spalted maple like that and it is anchorsealed right now but I would love to turn it. I'm afraid it will crack badly after a day or two.
Donny
MIKE E BEE
02-09-2010, 7:19 PM
You are cranking out some beauties Bill. Really wild grain. Good stuff!!
Bill Bolen
02-09-2010, 8:19 PM
Donny if it were a bowl or a lidded box I would rough turn and bag it for a few months then finish turn. For me a HF is a bit different. Once the round is cut I seal the end grain and sit on a shelf for 6 or more months then turn to completion. I'm sure I have a bit of wood movement this way but I generally like the results from the shifting wood...Bill..
Joe Meirhaeghe
02-09-2010, 8:54 PM
Bill - very nice form - great looking wood! I like all the spalt lines and color variations! Nice work!
I agree with Steve.:)
Baxter Smith
02-09-2010, 10:25 PM
Very nice. Great piece of wood!
James Combs
02-11-2010, 8:26 PM
James the poly is minwax polycril (sp) comes in the blue can...Bill...
Thanks Bill for the info.
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