John Timberlake
05-26-2006, 10:17 PM
Been thinking about doing a suspended bowl (on legs) for some time. Decided to try last night. Here is the result.
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It is about five inches across and 1.5 inches high made from ambrosia maple. The bottom of the bowl sits about 1/2" off the table. I turned the bottom first leaving a tenon to hold by but with the center hollowed out. Then I turned the top/inside. Using a jam chuck and block of wood on the bottom, I turned off the tenon. Then used a Foredom power carver to remove the wood to create the legs and recesses. After a coat of linseed oil, I put copper leaf in the recesses and patinated with sulfurated potash. Then put on several coats of spray lacquer.
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It is about five inches across and 1.5 inches high made from ambrosia maple. The bottom of the bowl sits about 1/2" off the table. I turned the bottom first leaving a tenon to hold by but with the center hollowed out. Then I turned the top/inside. Using a jam chuck and block of wood on the bottom, I turned off the tenon. Then used a Foredom power carver to remove the wood to create the legs and recesses. After a coat of linseed oil, I put copper leaf in the recesses and patinated with sulfurated potash. Then put on several coats of spray lacquer.