Kathy Marshall
04-23-2012, 2:57 AM
The weather forecast called for record heat today of 103, and it sure felt like we hit it! So to enojoy the balmy temps :eek: I thought i'd start off with some chainsaw work. I cut up a couple big mesquite logs and an af sumac log and ended up with about 10 blanks. After I sealed them, I was ready to get out from the sun!
My 1st project was to complete the finish on this little ash hf. I turned this Saturday night when I got home from the club meeting. I had cut out a blank a few days ago with the intention of trying some texturing. Since the ash was pretty bland, I thought it would be a good candidate since if I messed it up, it wouldn't be a big loss. I had the piece finish turned and sanded and was just getting ready to turn off the tenon when I noticed just the slightest bit of curl and I just couldn't make myself take a wire wheel to it, so I went with dye insted. The dye I used was Wine Red, but after I applied it, it looked more pink than red, so I added just a bit of brown to the remaining mix and it toned it down just enough. After dyeing, I was able to apply about 4 coats of spray lacquer in about 15 minutes thanks to the dry heat. So today I started out with some steel wool to smooth out the surface, then applied another 4 coats of lacquer, then let it sit while I turned project #2, then more steel wool and then a triple buff.
5" x 5"
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For my 2nd project, I had a visit from another turner last weekend. Her and her husband come to Phx each year from Feb - Apr and we have a mutual friend in fellow Creeker Barry Richardson. Suzanne and her husband dropped by on their way home from golfing in Wickenburg, we had a nice chat, I showed them some of my turnings and found a few blanks for her to play with before they leave town, and she left me with a cored out bowl blank of box elder (the date written on it was from 2006 so it was definitely ready to be finish turned!).
So I finish turned the bowl then again decided to go with a little dye and dyed the outside red. The inside has about 6 coats of spray lacquer, then I applied the dye on the outside and just applied a coat of sanding sealer to lock in the dye. I'll apply lacquer tomorrow. 9" x 2"
Excuse the crappy pics, didn't realize they were so out of focus until I uploaded them, these are the best of the bunch.
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And lastly project #3. I rough turned a couple of platters from an elm crotch about a month ago, then gave them a DNA bath for about a week, and then left them to dry. Today I finished up the smaller of the 2, I'll let the bigger one dry a bit more. It's 9" x 1" with just a coat of danish oil so far.
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Thanks for looking!
Comments and critiques are welcome.
My 1st project was to complete the finish on this little ash hf. I turned this Saturday night when I got home from the club meeting. I had cut out a blank a few days ago with the intention of trying some texturing. Since the ash was pretty bland, I thought it would be a good candidate since if I messed it up, it wouldn't be a big loss. I had the piece finish turned and sanded and was just getting ready to turn off the tenon when I noticed just the slightest bit of curl and I just couldn't make myself take a wire wheel to it, so I went with dye insted. The dye I used was Wine Red, but after I applied it, it looked more pink than red, so I added just a bit of brown to the remaining mix and it toned it down just enough. After dyeing, I was able to apply about 4 coats of spray lacquer in about 15 minutes thanks to the dry heat. So today I started out with some steel wool to smooth out the surface, then applied another 4 coats of lacquer, then let it sit while I turned project #2, then more steel wool and then a triple buff.
5" x 5"
230372230373230374
For my 2nd project, I had a visit from another turner last weekend. Her and her husband come to Phx each year from Feb - Apr and we have a mutual friend in fellow Creeker Barry Richardson. Suzanne and her husband dropped by on their way home from golfing in Wickenburg, we had a nice chat, I showed them some of my turnings and found a few blanks for her to play with before they leave town, and she left me with a cored out bowl blank of box elder (the date written on it was from 2006 so it was definitely ready to be finish turned!).
So I finish turned the bowl then again decided to go with a little dye and dyed the outside red. The inside has about 6 coats of spray lacquer, then I applied the dye on the outside and just applied a coat of sanding sealer to lock in the dye. I'll apply lacquer tomorrow. 9" x 2"
Excuse the crappy pics, didn't realize they were so out of focus until I uploaded them, these are the best of the bunch.
230375230376
And lastly project #3. I rough turned a couple of platters from an elm crotch about a month ago, then gave them a DNA bath for about a week, and then left them to dry. Today I finished up the smaller of the 2, I'll let the bigger one dry a bit more. It's 9" x 1" with just a coat of danish oil so far.
230379230377230378
Thanks for looking!
Comments and critiques are welcome.