Kathy Marshall
10-13-2013, 10:33 PM
I haven't had as much time in the shop as I'd like, but with the temps finally getting bearable, I managed to get a couple sessions in.
The 1st is a little hf I turned earlier this week. Was just looking for a quick turning fix, so I grabbed the 1st little chunk of wood I came across in the wood pile.
It's African Sumac and the blank looked pretty good before I started, but as I started roughing out the form I discovered lots of little cracks and a nail. Each of the dark streaks has a crack running though it. I've seen that before in sumac, but always wonder which came 1st, the cracks or the streaks. I was able to pull what was left of the nail out, it left the hole that's in about the center of the 1st shot and found a little bit of curl on the other side..
It's 3 1/2" x 4" and just has a single coat of antique oil so far.
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I turned this one this afternoon. This is from a Madrone bowl blank I've had for awhile. The blank had warped into the shape of a potato chip, so maybe it's done most of it's movement already. This one was a challenge to get hollowed all the way to the widest point as it's only 2 1/2" tall and 7 1/2" wide.
Just 1 coat of antique oil so far.
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Thanks for looking!
Comments and critiques are welcome.
The 1st is a little hf I turned earlier this week. Was just looking for a quick turning fix, so I grabbed the 1st little chunk of wood I came across in the wood pile.
It's African Sumac and the blank looked pretty good before I started, but as I started roughing out the form I discovered lots of little cracks and a nail. Each of the dark streaks has a crack running though it. I've seen that before in sumac, but always wonder which came 1st, the cracks or the streaks. I was able to pull what was left of the nail out, it left the hole that's in about the center of the 1st shot and found a little bit of curl on the other side..
It's 3 1/2" x 4" and just has a single coat of antique oil so far.
272922272923
I turned this one this afternoon. This is from a Madrone bowl blank I've had for awhile. The blank had warped into the shape of a potato chip, so maybe it's done most of it's movement already. This one was a challenge to get hollowed all the way to the widest point as it's only 2 1/2" tall and 7 1/2" wide.
Just 1 coat of antique oil so far.
272924272925272926
Thanks for looking!
Comments and critiques are welcome.