Kathy Marshall
08-08-2011, 12:32 AM
Well, the wood is pretty anyway.
This was from the trunk section of a small peach tree. I cut the straight section into bowl blanks and was left with the section above it where the tree had started branching. I cut off the branch stubs then put it between centers to turn a HF. With all of the piths, I knew cracking would probably be an issue and I was right. To try and keep ahead of the pith cracks, I drilled out each pith with a small bit then filled the holes with turquoise inlace (the holes were drilled deep enough so that when the piece was hollowed it would cut into the fill so the center of the pith was completely turned away). Other cracks popped up as I was roughing it and I used CA to stabilize them.
Just as I thought, with all the branching, it had some pretty nice grain and the color was nice too.
The form's not great, doesn't follow the rule of 1/3's, but it's kinda growing on me and it does look a little better in person.
5 1/2" x 5 1/4" and the widest point is at 3" from the bottom, just a coat of BLO so far.
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Thanks for looking!
As always comments and critiques are welcome.
This was from the trunk section of a small peach tree. I cut the straight section into bowl blanks and was left with the section above it where the tree had started branching. I cut off the branch stubs then put it between centers to turn a HF. With all of the piths, I knew cracking would probably be an issue and I was right. To try and keep ahead of the pith cracks, I drilled out each pith with a small bit then filled the holes with turquoise inlace (the holes were drilled deep enough so that when the piece was hollowed it would cut into the fill so the center of the pith was completely turned away). Other cracks popped up as I was roughing it and I used CA to stabilize them.
Just as I thought, with all the branching, it had some pretty nice grain and the color was nice too.
The form's not great, doesn't follow the rule of 1/3's, but it's kinda growing on me and it does look a little better in person.
5 1/2" x 5 1/4" and the widest point is at 3" from the bottom, just a coat of BLO so far.
204399 204398 204400
204401 204402 204397
Thanks for looking!
As always comments and critiques are welcome.