Decorating Elf on Mesquite

[Kathy Marshall]

This is the 1st piece I've used my new decorating elf on.
This is green mesquite about 9 x 3" with just a coat of walnut oil.

The rim didn't turn out great, I think I didn't put enough pressure on it (need to press down pretty hard), may also be that it works a little better on dryer wood.

The ring on the bottom turned out much better. I used the coving tool to cut a depression, then used a different bit for the texturing. The coving tool works great, cuts very clean. I used the point tool for the grooves, and it also worked great, clean cuts and it didn't try to spiral on me.
With a little more practice, I think it will work nicely.

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Thanks for looking!
As always comments and critiques are welcome.

[Steve bellinger]

Well Kathy as i don't have a elf don't have any advise. I will say that that's a real nice bowl from a great piece of wood. great job.

[charlie knighton]

thanks for sharing, climbing that learning curve

[Eric Holmquist]

Beautiful form, and keep us informed on your progress with the elf. I've considered making one but have not convinced myself that it's worth the effort. If I see some good results, I might just make one.

[Chris Burgess]

I was checking out that Elf just the other day. Looks like a great tool.......wishful thinking at this point. None-the-less, that is a great looking bowl Kathy. My only concern w/ the green wood would be wheather or not design will 'pop' back out as it dries.

[Bernie Weishapl]

Really a nice looking bowl and the elf seems to work pretty well.

[Roger Chandler]

Great form on that bowl..........I like the ogee curve. I like the bottom ..........looks classy! Of course, you will get better results on the texturing in the next one!

[Michael James]

That is one grand chunk of mesquite there,and a beautiful bowl. Very subtle on the rim, which may not be a bad thing. Like everything else, just play with it and you'll get it. As mentioned it's going to respond to different woods differently. Have fun.
mj

[David E Keller]

Not bad for the maiden voyage of the elf! It's a sweet form and gorgeous wood!

[Jeff Nicol]

Kathy, That is one of the nicest pieces of Mesquite I have seen! The little bit of sapwood on the bottom is a nice touch along with the ELF's patterns.

Always fun to try out new tools,

Jeff

[Dane Fuller]

Kathy,
I like the subtle lines. A little more may have been too much for me. The bowl looks great and, of course, I love the mesquite.

[Baxter Smith]

Nice little bit of decoration on a great piece of mesquite Kathy. Very pretty!

[Kathy Marshall]

Thanks for the comments everyone.


I was checking out that Elf just the other day. Looks like a great tool.......wishful thinking at this point. None-the-less, that is a great looking bowl Kathy. My only concern w/ the green wood would be wheather or not design will 'pop' back out as it dries.
Thanks Chris! The design isn't depressed into the wood, it's cut into the wood so there won't be anything to pop out as it dries.

[Josh Bowman]

Kathy, I like the bowl. The new tool looks like it will work out well. I just watched 2 U-tube videos on it. Seems very versatile.