Peter Elliott
02-13-2012, 10:07 PM
So I am trying to finish my basement. The theme is a "lot" of wood! I have 8" t&g pine for the walls, solid pine doors, reclaimed heartwood pine in a lot of areas. It's not finished yet but I post some photos when it's done. The concept/design is based on a post & beam house I use to build in New England... ok, back on topic.
I made up a vanity with some very nice heart pine and salvage a piece of granite from another job. I was going to drop the granite off at my buddy's shop to have a standard sink cut in. Nothing fancy, just a plain undermount sink.
So after doing some big bowls yesterday at our damp meet, it hit me!
I want to turn a 14" bowl and use it as a sink. Like the glass version you see.
Wood selection? I would like cherry but I have found cherry to crack (check) very easy. Teak would be ideal but I haven't seen a teak log? Not sure the color would be all that great and I don't want to dye it. Walnut would go well? I just got a few logs of walnut.
Finish schedule? Epoxy is almost certain. I've read epoxy with urethane top coat. Obviously boat builders use it but I wonder how scratch resistant all this would be? I just need to think out the worst situation for the finish, which would be scratches. I need to look at waterlox website, reading some bowls finish with their products.
Fit to facet - seems straight forward. I will probably leave a bit more beef to some areas, especially the base.
So, has anyone made a wood bowl sink?
I made up a vanity with some very nice heart pine and salvage a piece of granite from another job. I was going to drop the granite off at my buddy's shop to have a standard sink cut in. Nothing fancy, just a plain undermount sink.
So after doing some big bowls yesterday at our damp meet, it hit me!
I want to turn a 14" bowl and use it as a sink. Like the glass version you see.
Wood selection? I would like cherry but I have found cherry to crack (check) very easy. Teak would be ideal but I haven't seen a teak log? Not sure the color would be all that great and I don't want to dye it. Walnut would go well? I just got a few logs of walnut.
Finish schedule? Epoxy is almost certain. I've read epoxy with urethane top coat. Obviously boat builders use it but I wonder how scratch resistant all this would be? I just need to think out the worst situation for the finish, which would be scratches. I need to look at waterlox website, reading some bowls finish with their products.
Fit to facet - seems straight forward. I will probably leave a bit more beef to some areas, especially the base.
So, has anyone made a wood bowl sink?