Kathy Marshall
02-17-2013, 12:00 AM
Last night after applying some finish to my Mesquite HF WIP, I needed a quick turning fix so I grabbed a small acacia bowl blank. I turned a simple bowl then decided to attempt to dress it up with some pyro. While it was still on the lathe, I cut 2 V grooves for a border, then I took a little piece of nichrome wire and formed a V type tip for my burner. Then I burned my way around the rim, alternating the direction of the V.
It's apparent that I still need some practice with the burner and making tips, but we've all got to start somewhere.
It's 7 1/2" x 2" finished with antique oil.
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Today I decided to turn another bowl, but a bigger one this time. So I grabbed a good sized mesquite blank and turned another simple bowl form. With this one I left a wide rim and undercut it. I also wanted to dress this one up a bit and went just a step further. I knew I would be burning a border on this one too, so I started by cutting 2 V grooves for a border. Then I had a solution made from soaking steel wool in vinegar, so I decided to lightly ebonize the outside of the bowl. I had used the solution on another piece of mesquite, so I knew how easily it would go completely black. So I tried just giving the bowl a very light wipe of the solution. It still went darker than I wanted, so I sanded it back until I was satisfied. On the plus side, the grooves stayed black since they weren't touched by the sanding.
I made another tip for my burner, but this time just a straight line. Then I started burning.
I left the inside and the bottom natural and just gave it a light coat of danish oil, the outside just has a coat of sanding sealer so far. I still need to decide what I want to use for the final finish.
It's 12" x 3".
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Thanks for looking!
Comments and critiques are welcome.
It's apparent that I still need some practice with the burner and making tips, but we've all got to start somewhere.
It's 7 1/2" x 2" finished with antique oil.
254524254525
Today I decided to turn another bowl, but a bigger one this time. So I grabbed a good sized mesquite blank and turned another simple bowl form. With this one I left a wide rim and undercut it. I also wanted to dress this one up a bit and went just a step further. I knew I would be burning a border on this one too, so I started by cutting 2 V grooves for a border. Then I had a solution made from soaking steel wool in vinegar, so I decided to lightly ebonize the outside of the bowl. I had used the solution on another piece of mesquite, so I knew how easily it would go completely black. So I tried just giving the bowl a very light wipe of the solution. It still went darker than I wanted, so I sanded it back until I was satisfied. On the plus side, the grooves stayed black since they weren't touched by the sanding.
I made another tip for my burner, but this time just a straight line. Then I started burning.
I left the inside and the bottom natural and just gave it a light coat of danish oil, the outside just has a coat of sanding sealer so far. I still need to decide what I want to use for the final finish.
It's 12" x 3".
254526254529254527254530254528
Thanks for looking!
Comments and critiques are welcome.