David Hill
01-26-2016, 12:23 AM
Not long ago I was asked if I would donate one of my "creations" as a silent auction item for a little fella (son of one of my daughter's teammates & friend) who was diagnosed with a lymphoma--he's all of 2.
Anyway, I had a Pecan blank that was spalted & pretty punky that I'd started on and wasn't sure that I'd have enough left to make bowl after shaping, smoothing, reinforcing (CA of course), sanding, and smoothing & oh--did I mention sanding? Didn't realize that Pecan was as subject to grubs--now I know, had a lot of inlay to do. Chose the blue because of the contrast, think it turned out well. It was such an imperfect piece of wood for a perfect cause.
Looks nice--but I'm my own toughest critic. Still has a small rough spot or two and I'm still learning how to fill other defects that turquoise just isn't the right medium all the time--live & learn
Bowl is 11.5 x 4.5 inches, finish is poly. (As a side, believe that I'll start using sanding sealer--'cuz spalted Pecan sure "drinks" the finish.
Anyway, I had a Pecan blank that was spalted & pretty punky that I'd started on and wasn't sure that I'd have enough left to make bowl after shaping, smoothing, reinforcing (CA of course), sanding, and smoothing & oh--did I mention sanding? Didn't realize that Pecan was as subject to grubs--now I know, had a lot of inlay to do. Chose the blue because of the contrast, think it turned out well. It was such an imperfect piece of wood for a perfect cause.
Looks nice--but I'm my own toughest critic. Still has a small rough spot or two and I'm still learning how to fill other defects that turquoise just isn't the right medium all the time--live & learn
Bowl is 11.5 x 4.5 inches, finish is poly. (As a side, believe that I'll start using sanding sealer--'cuz spalted Pecan sure "drinks" the finish.