walnut wings

[Lee Alkureishi]

Hi all,

this is my first attempt at a winged bowl, in walnut. the diameter of the bowl portion is 3.5".

Rapped my knuckles more than once sanding this one!

Lee

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[John Keeton]

Lee, the knuckle rapping is one reason I haven't attempted one of these yet - I applaud your efforts! Love the wood, and looks like you did a good job with this one. Congrats on achieving a finished winged bowl and still having all your fingers!:D

[Bernie Weishapl]

Nice looking bowl Lee. I did one just to say I did but did not enjoy the knuckle buster.

[Fred Belknap]

Nice work and that one is little different than most that I have seen.

[Steve Schlumpf]

Congrats on your first winged bowl! Doesn't take long to remember to keep everything on the user side of the tool rest!! Looking forward to seeing your next winged bowl!

[Lee Alkureishi]

Thanks for the kind comments.

I used a home brew friction polish for the finish - equal parts lacquer, thinner and BLO. I realized very quickly that this was the wrong choice -impossible to create friction on the wings while keeping all my fingers!

I ended up wiping the finish on, then buffing with a rotary tool. Not as shiny as I'd like, but I count it as a "save"!

Has anyone had any experience with adding wax to this kind of finish in the bottle? I'm thinking it'll help to level the finish and impart a little more gloss/sheen... I have beeswax, but would carnauba wax be a better option?

Thanks!

Lee

[David DeCristoforo]

Kind of like sanding an airplane propeller.... while it's spinning!?!?

[Baxter Smith]

Nice work on the "I had better pay attention" bowl!;):)