Leo Van Der Loo
12-03-2014, 9:59 PM
I had this bowl that had a folded back like rim about 3 inches wide, I had it rough turned about 7 years ago and finally decided to tackle this one.
It became soon evident that the bowl had warped beyond what there was on thickness in the rim, yes the rim was wide enough but I had just not made it thick enough https://forum.canadianwoodworking.com/images/smilies/1mad.gif
Anyway I got it mounted on the lathe with the best orientation possible and returned the recess and then flipped it over, straightened the top side and lost nearly all of the rim, finish turned the top side flipped it back and finish turned the bottom.
By this time it had become a dish rather than a low profile bowl that I had envisioned :) 301537
The spalted and bone dry wood absorbed quite a bit of oil, so I let it polymerize in the warm house by the woodstove (not close https://forum.canadianwoodworking.com/images/smilies/1wink.gif), and after a couple of days it got another coat and then another.
Looks good by now I think, with the wide grain the dark color and the spalting https://forum.canadianwoodworking.com/images/smilies/smile1.gif
Your comments welcome as always https://forum.canadianwoodworking.com/images/smilies/smile1.gif
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It became soon evident that the bowl had warped beyond what there was on thickness in the rim, yes the rim was wide enough but I had just not made it thick enough https://forum.canadianwoodworking.com/images/smilies/1mad.gif
Anyway I got it mounted on the lathe with the best orientation possible and returned the recess and then flipped it over, straightened the top side and lost nearly all of the rim, finish turned the top side flipped it back and finish turned the bottom.
By this time it had become a dish rather than a low profile bowl that I had envisioned :) 301537
The spalted and bone dry wood absorbed quite a bit of oil, so I let it polymerize in the warm house by the woodstove (not close https://forum.canadianwoodworking.com/images/smilies/1wink.gif), and after a couple of days it got another coat and then another.
Looks good by now I think, with the wide grain the dark color and the spalting https://forum.canadianwoodworking.com/images/smilies/smile1.gif
Your comments welcome as always https://forum.canadianwoodworking.com/images/smilies/smile1.gif
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