Some Recent Work

[David Delo]

Haven't been able to do much turning over the last 7 months due to some neck disk issues but after C 6/7 fusion surgery in May, am finally able to putz around a little bit without any issues. Glad I have enough blanks ready for the 2nd turn since I'll wait a little bit longer before I get the chainsaw out for any heavy duty prep work. 6.6" x 2.5" walnut bowl, 10" x 5" twice turned cherry bowl, 11" x 3" deep red cherry bowl from some really old 16/4 boards I bought a few years ago, 11" cherry vase and a sycamore ne bowl.
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[Steve Schlumpf]

Glad to hear you are able to get in some shop time! Judging from the photos - you haven't lost anything during your down time! Nice work on everything - but to me - the cherry bowls really stand out! Looking forward to seeing more of your work! Thanks for sharing!

[Pat Scott]

Nice job on the Walnut bowl. I just finished a set of 6 Walnut bowls for a customer that look pretty much identical to yours. Walnut always gives me fits when sanding as I have a heck of a time with the sanding marks showing. The finish on yours is beautiful, what's your secret?

[David Delo]

Nice job on the Walnut bowl. I just finished a set of 6 Walnut bowls for a customer that look pretty much identical to yours. Walnut always gives me fits when sanding as I have a heck of a time with the sanding marks showing. The finish on yours is beautiful, what's your secret?

Thanks Pat. Nothing really special about the finish. This one has Watco clear and Beall buff without the white diamond. Lighter touch with the sanding has improved my results a lot because I'm a little heavy handed.

[David Delo]

Glad to hear you are able to get in some shop time! Judging from the photos - you haven't lost anything during your down time! Nice work on everything - but to me - the cherry bowls really stand out! Looking forward to seeing more of your work! Thanks for sharing!

Thank you Steve. I like the color variation of the two cherries, one being 1 year or so old and the other being at least 40 years old. But my favorite out of this bunch is the pith-in vase. I get a kick out of finishing this style piece without the pith cracking.

[daryl moses]

Some fine looking bowls and nice looking vase as well.
Glad your able to be back in the shop!

[John K Jordan]

Haven't been able to do much turning over the last 7 months due to some neck disk issues but after C 6/7 fusion surgery in May, am finally able to putz around a little bit without any issues. Glad I have enough blanks ready for the 2nd turn since I'll wait a little bit longer before I get the chainsaw out for any heavy duty prep work. 6.6" x 2.5" walnut bowl, 10" x 5" twice turned cherry bowl, 11" x 3" deep red cherry bowl from some really old 16/4 boards I bought a few years ago, 11" cherry vase and a sycamore ne bowl.

Very nice! And your finishes are exquisite. I especially like the soft sheen on the walnut bowl.

I always want to know when I see exceptional finishes - what methods to you prefer?

JKJ

[Terry Morrill]

Good to see you back, Dave.

[David Delo]

Some fine looking bowls and nice looking vase as well.
Glad your able to be back in the shop!

Thanks Daryl, appreciate it.

[David Delo]

I always want to know when I see exceptional finishes - what methods to you prefer?
JKJ

John,

95% of the time I just use Mahoney's Walnut Oil and wait a few weeks and Beall Buff. However, the walnut bowl that I posted was done with Watco clear and buffed after 2 weeks. Nothing fancy, just basic stuff. If I wasn't in a basement shop, I'd probably use different spray finishes on some pieces but my better half wouldn't put up with that.

[David Delo]

Good to see you back, Dave.

Hey Terry you ol geezer, good to hear from you! You need to come over sometime to the hood and teach me some of your tricks! Got some pretty big chunks of cherry burl that need some attention.

[Bob Bergstrom]

Looks like you haven't forgot any skills. Beautiful shape and form. Thin and well centered.

[David Delo]

Looks like you haven't forgot any skills. Beautiful shape and form. Thin and well centered.

Thanks for the kind words Bob. I'm finding my turning skills are about the same as my golf skills. Birdie the first hole, triple bogie the second, par the third and then spend the rest of the day splattering my face with sand. You'll understand after I post today's adventure tomorrow.

[John K Jordan]

95% of the time I just use Mahoney's Walnut Oil and wait a few weeks and Beall Buff. However, the walnut bowl that I posted was done with Watco clear and buffed after 2 weeks. Nothing fancy, just basic stuff. If I wasn't in a basement shop, I'd probably use different spray finishes on some pieces but my better half wouldn't put up with that.

Thanks for the confirmation. I use those methods too on many woods too. Seems I keep moving further away from mirror gloss.

I no longer use oil on cocobolo - I did that once and it quickly turned it as black as ebony. Nothing wrong with black but the wood started out with beautiful orange, red, and brown!

JKJ