Kathy Marshall
01-28-2014, 9:58 PM
I found a little more time for turning during the last week, and managed to get 2 pieces finished.
The 1st is a little bowl turned from a cube, mounted on the bias (corners at the head and tail stock).
It's claro walnut and it's about 5" across and 2 1/2" tall at the corners with a round bottom.
The inside was finished with Danish oil and wipe on poly. Just for something a little different, I dyed the outside (which is not apparent in the pics). I started with purple, then sanded back and went over it with yellow. It ended with the darker areas being a nice, rich brown and the lighter areas something like a light avocado green.
The pics just make it look black, a shot in sunlight would show the true colors (maybe I'll try that this weekend).
The 2nd is a plate from what was left of an 8/4 Bubinga board.
It's 10 1/4" x 1 1/4", finished with Danish oil and wipe on poly, with the rim dyed. For the rim, I 1st dyed it black, then sanded back, then dyed red and then sanded back again. These pics also don't show the true color very well, but it's like a brick red that's a little more on the brownish side. It complements the color of the bubinga and also gives a nice contrast.
Thanks for looking!
Comments and critiques welcome.
The 1st is a little bowl turned from a cube, mounted on the bias (corners at the head and tail stock).
It's claro walnut and it's about 5" across and 2 1/2" tall at the corners with a round bottom.
The inside was finished with Danish oil and wipe on poly. Just for something a little different, I dyed the outside (which is not apparent in the pics). I started with purple, then sanded back and went over it with yellow. It ended with the darker areas being a nice, rich brown and the lighter areas something like a light avocado green.
The pics just make it look black, a shot in sunlight would show the true colors (maybe I'll try that this weekend).
The 2nd is a plate from what was left of an 8/4 Bubinga board.
It's 10 1/4" x 1 1/4", finished with Danish oil and wipe on poly, with the rim dyed. For the rim, I 1st dyed it black, then sanded back, then dyed red and then sanded back again. These pics also don't show the true color very well, but it's like a brick red that's a little more on the brownish side. It complements the color of the bubinga and also gives a nice contrast.
Thanks for looking!
Comments and critiques welcome.