Brian Kent
07-29-2015, 12:33 PM
I am considering accepting a commission to make a very large number of sets for a national gathering. I will now do a small production run of about 10 communion sets and 10 pitcher and bowl sets, recording the time, materials, and needed upgrades to my tooling. Then I can send in samples and give them an accurate price that I can be happy with.
I expect to come back to this thread with many questions along the way.
My first question:
Type of wood for the pitchers:
Some of the Pitcher and Bowl sets will need to hold water (others will be ornamental). I know my finish options from experience with communion sets. My John Jordan tools come today, and I will add a Monster system if needed.
I would also like to use the right wood so that when the water gets through the finish on the inside of the Pitcher, the wood will not leak. They need to be able to hold water for about 3 hours. They they will be dried and stored. Then I also need the wood to be sufficiently easy to medium-hard to hollow. I will use kiln dried lumber for stability and so that I can buy it in bulk. So far I have used Beech and Mahogany, but have not tried to finish the insides. The pitcher on the right is the model for the style.
The first of many questions along the way.
I expect to come back to this thread with many questions along the way.
My first question:
Type of wood for the pitchers:
Some of the Pitcher and Bowl sets will need to hold water (others will be ornamental). I know my finish options from experience with communion sets. My John Jordan tools come today, and I will add a Monster system if needed.
I would also like to use the right wood so that when the water gets through the finish on the inside of the Pitcher, the wood will not leak. They need to be able to hold water for about 3 hours. They they will be dried and stored. Then I also need the wood to be sufficiently easy to medium-hard to hollow. I will use kiln dried lumber for stability and so that I can buy it in bulk. So far I have used Beech and Mahogany, but have not tried to finish the insides. The pitcher on the right is the model for the style.
The first of many questions along the way.