Kathy Marshall
11-18-2012, 11:05 PM
Nothing special, just a few pieces that I turned this weekend.
Friday night I was looking at a short section of a 5 1/2" diameter sissoo log and decided to turn another endgrain bowl, but leave a bark edge. Sissoo turns great, even on endgrain and it's pretty stable. No cracks or movement so far, and the pith is holding up fine (just a drop of CA before sanding). Another log with no heartwood, so it's pretty bland, but the ease of turning it makes up for it.
Its 5 1/2" x 2" with a coat of antique oil.
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Saturday was our club meeting day and this month it was an all day demo with David Ellsworth :D. The demo was great and I picked up a few tips and techniques. One of the pieces David brought for display was an ash hf that had been burned. It looked great and had alot of texture, so when I got home from the demo I cut a piece from a small ash log and turned this hf so I could burn it :eek:. Taking a torch to a perfectly good hf takes a bit of determination!
My propane canister started to run out before I got the lower portion completely done, so it's a little bit lighter. There were also a couple of spots that burned a little to good, maybe I should have just let them burn enough to create a couple of voids. After burning, I sanded it back a bit then added a heavy coat of antique oil (it really sucked it up). I didn't get the texture that David achieved, but it was only after I was done that I realized I hadn't followed his instructions completely. Maybe I'll try another one later.
It's 5 1/2" x 5" finished with antique oil.
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Sunday I got out the chainsaw to cut up some blanks and one of them was a big bowl blank of silk oak. The shop floor is now covered in pink shavings, I wish silk oak would hold the pink color it has when it's fresh cut.
It's 12 1/2" x 4" finished in walnut oil.
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Thanks for looking!
Comments and critiques are welcome.
Friday night I was looking at a short section of a 5 1/2" diameter sissoo log and decided to turn another endgrain bowl, but leave a bark edge. Sissoo turns great, even on endgrain and it's pretty stable. No cracks or movement so far, and the pith is holding up fine (just a drop of CA before sanding). Another log with no heartwood, so it's pretty bland, but the ease of turning it makes up for it.
Its 5 1/2" x 2" with a coat of antique oil.
245830245829245831
Saturday was our club meeting day and this month it was an all day demo with David Ellsworth :D. The demo was great and I picked up a few tips and techniques. One of the pieces David brought for display was an ash hf that had been burned. It looked great and had alot of texture, so when I got home from the demo I cut a piece from a small ash log and turned this hf so I could burn it :eek:. Taking a torch to a perfectly good hf takes a bit of determination!
My propane canister started to run out before I got the lower portion completely done, so it's a little bit lighter. There were also a couple of spots that burned a little to good, maybe I should have just let them burn enough to create a couple of voids. After burning, I sanded it back a bit then added a heavy coat of antique oil (it really sucked it up). I didn't get the texture that David achieved, but it was only after I was done that I realized I hadn't followed his instructions completely. Maybe I'll try another one later.
It's 5 1/2" x 5" finished with antique oil.
245835245832
Sunday I got out the chainsaw to cut up some blanks and one of them was a big bowl blank of silk oak. The shop floor is now covered in pink shavings, I wish silk oak would hold the pink color it has when it's fresh cut.
It's 12 1/2" x 4" finished in walnut oil.
245833245834
Thanks for looking!
Comments and critiques are welcome.