Baxter Smith
07-01-2012, 10:11 PM
Several months ago I climbed over the woodpile on my cousins farm in Hope, Maine.
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I was looking for a medium sized piece of Ash to try a couple hollow forms with. Found one I could get to,:) (on top and half way to the back... the pile is deeper than it is wide), cut off an end piece, tossed it down and loaded it up.
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Later split it in half, then one of the halves into quarters.
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Turned three hollow forms from the two quarters, the first I posted here. (http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?187376-Sandblasted-amp-Dyed-Ash-HF&highlight) The other two were done the next day but things got busy and I never got around to posting the other two.
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The other half was cored into a set of once turned bowls.
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The rims were wrapped with stretch wrap for the first couple of weeks while they were drying in bags. Moisture seems to collect just under the inside edge of the stretch wrap which I assume is a good thing, but in this case it may have led to the grey staining on the inside edge of the rims.
Wet sanded with AO to fill in the pores a bit.
11.75” x 4” on the largest
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Thoughts and suggestions are always welcome and appreciated!
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I was looking for a medium sized piece of Ash to try a couple hollow forms with. Found one I could get to,:) (on top and half way to the back... the pile is deeper than it is wide), cut off an end piece, tossed it down and loaded it up.
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Later split it in half, then one of the halves into quarters.
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Turned three hollow forms from the two quarters, the first I posted here. (http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?187376-Sandblasted-amp-Dyed-Ash-HF&highlight) The other two were done the next day but things got busy and I never got around to posting the other two.
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The other half was cored into a set of once turned bowls.
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The rims were wrapped with stretch wrap for the first couple of weeks while they were drying in bags. Moisture seems to collect just under the inside edge of the stretch wrap which I assume is a good thing, but in this case it may have led to the grey staining on the inside edge of the rims.
Wet sanded with AO to fill in the pores a bit.
11.75” x 4” on the largest
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Thoughts and suggestions are always welcome and appreciated!