Moshe Eshel
07-18-2010, 3:46 AM
I turned some goblets to use for drinking...
I made three:
1. Small shot sized from Almond tree
2. Large bowl type from Olive
3. another more classic goblet from a tree I was told was "Pistacia palaestina"
First two didn't get any finish (the first because I was lazy, the second was the clients request), the third was soaked in "Food Safe Finish" - some sort of oil
The first two survived one drinking session, and after a week, on the second time developed a leak, the oiled one didn't.
Now I'm not surprised at this, even less so from the Olive wood - since it actually cracked (like I warned the client it will), and I assumed that some sort of finishing is required...
So, is the oil the right way to go? should I use something more durable? (I want to make a few more as friends and everyone that saw these was very impressed - and I don't want them to leak + I need to fix the "broken" ones)
Thank you!
I made three:
1. Small shot sized from Almond tree
2. Large bowl type from Olive
3. another more classic goblet from a tree I was told was "Pistacia palaestina"
First two didn't get any finish (the first because I was lazy, the second was the clients request), the third was soaked in "Food Safe Finish" - some sort of oil
The first two survived one drinking session, and after a week, on the second time developed a leak, the oiled one didn't.
Now I'm not surprised at this, even less so from the Olive wood - since it actually cracked (like I warned the client it will), and I assumed that some sort of finishing is required...
So, is the oil the right way to go? should I use something more durable? (I want to make a few more as friends and everyone that saw these was very impressed - and I don't want them to leak + I need to fix the "broken" ones)
Thank you!