Bob Bergstrom
07-18-2012, 9:35 PM
Some more of the box elder stump I posted earlier. This one was similarly treated with black dye, sanded back and yellow Transtint applied with a brush. The yellow is steel wooled with 0000# wool. The steel wool gives a lot of control over the amount of yellow taken off. The black Transtint has a blue cast in it so the bowl ends up green. The beads are cut with a 3/8" gouge sharpen to a point and then undercut using a saws all blade with the teeth taken off and sharpen to a point. Very effective in getting under the bead and producing a three quarter bead rather than a half bead. It really gives much more depth and casts a shadow at the base of the bead. In this case the black dye gives a lot of depth to the beads on the rim. The bowl is about 7" x 6". The rim is udercut under the beads. The walls are 1/4" thick Comments always welcome.
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