David Reed
11-22-2010, 10:25 AM
I have been gone for several months but back in the turning saddle for the past couple months now and thought I would post a couple of my projects. Unfortunately I have given a few away before I photographed them.
This one is made of BLM burl (of which I still have an abundance) and ebonized rock maple. I really forgot the pleasures of turning straight grain maple as I have spent most of my time recently with the burl. Cuts like warm butter. Anyway, the vase is 12 1/2" tall and the bowl 4" diameter, about 3/32" thick and finished with several coats of WOP. The stem is ebonized with India Ink. It is in need of a few more coats of WOP and a good buffing. I have not used the buffing compounds before so am worried about the compound clogging up the small recessed inherent in the burl. Maybe I will stick with sandpaper to 600 and stop there. Any thoughts.
I also never really know what to do with the inside of these forms. Too tight to sand so I generally leave it raw.
Hope to get a few more half finished projects completed soon.
Thanks for any comments/critiques
David
This one is made of BLM burl (of which I still have an abundance) and ebonized rock maple. I really forgot the pleasures of turning straight grain maple as I have spent most of my time recently with the burl. Cuts like warm butter. Anyway, the vase is 12 1/2" tall and the bowl 4" diameter, about 3/32" thick and finished with several coats of WOP. The stem is ebonized with India Ink. It is in need of a few more coats of WOP and a good buffing. I have not used the buffing compounds before so am worried about the compound clogging up the small recessed inherent in the burl. Maybe I will stick with sandpaper to 600 and stop there. Any thoughts.
I also never really know what to do with the inside of these forms. Too tight to sand so I generally leave it raw.
Hope to get a few more half finished projects completed soon.
Thanks for any comments/critiques
David