Black Agate Covered Bowls

[Jim King]

For some reason I like covered bowls and this one is made out of one of my favorite woods. Black Agate. Hope you like it.

[Christopher K. Hartley]

Jim this is very nice indeed. Great work. Love that wood.

[Paul Douglass]

Beautiful, Jim! I can see why that is a favorite wood.

[Mark Cothren]

That is some beautiful wood! What kind of finish does that have on it? Very nice work!!!

[Jim King]

Mark: The wood is rough turned , boiled for a few hours and let to dry down to about 10% when it is in the sun. Then I finish turning , sand, apply laquer sealer and then polyurethe floor finish. Let it set for a month and wet sand, polish with car buffing compound in the lathe and wax. I will post a photo of some bowls waiting out the drying period. Patience is everything if you want the shine.

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Beautiful work Jim...wood, form...finish....Just beautiful!

[Corey Hallagan]

Beautiful wood and a nice job on the bowl. Never seen anything quite like that before.

Corey

[Henry C. Gernhardt, III]

Gorgeous wood, and a beautiful bowl, Jim. I'd insert "wolf_whistle.mp3" if I actually had something of that variety. Also, the layer-o-bowls in the polishing phases had my mouth agog.

[Chris Barton]

Ohhhh, that's nice!

[Bernie Weishapl]

Jim I can see why it is your favorite. Beautiful wood and beautiful bowl.

[Rich Stewart]

Beautiful bowls you got there. Can we see a pic of the lidded bowl with the lid off? That is a nice shine you got on 'em. Thanks for showing.

[Jim King]

Rich: Here is the photo less the cover. Sorry about the photo the secretary usually does them and is not here today.

[Rich Stewart]

Man!!! That is plumb beautiful. I gotta try one of them. Too bad patience is not my strong point. I'm working on it though. Thanks for the pictures.

[Ernie Nyvall]

I was wondering how you were going to cover a bowl with agate.:rolleyes:
Never heard of the wood, but it sure is nice and you did a great job on it.

Ernie

[Brad Hart]

well I am feeling humble at the moment

[Barry Stratton]

Jim,

your stuff is fantastic!! Thanks for sharing your talent AND the woods from your part of the world.....

[Chuck Beland]

That is some absolutely fantastic wood. How did you finish it?

[Glenn Hodges]

Jim, glad you are posting on the Creek. I like the wood you have down there and this is one of my favorites. Thanks for the info on finishing.