Cherry bowl with engraved rim

[Lee DeRaud]

An experiment...the rim engraving was done on the laser and filled with CA glue before the bowl was turned. 7-1/2"x1-3/4"
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[Andy Hoyt]

Wicked nice, Lee. Like it lots.

[Christopher K. Hartley]

Lee, you are definitely paving the way for new and better things. Beautiful bowl and workmanship.:)

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Lee......That is utterly beautiful! You are rapidly becoming the expert at combining two different skills in to works of art!

[Henry C. Gernhardt, III]

Sah-weet piece, Lee!

[Mark Cothren]

Very impressive, Lee! Would love to see that laser in action!

[Bernie Weishapl]

Lee that is beautiful. Would also like the see that laser in action. Nice job.

[Barry Stratton]

wow! Wow! Wow!

[John Timberlake]

Really nice. Like the way it adds to the rim.

[Ernie Nyvall]

That looks great Lee. I really like the rim treatment.

Ernie

[Frank Chaffee]

Get your own forum.

Frank

[Vaughn McMillan]

Get your own forum.

Frank
LOL!

Lee, you are absolutely kicking butt and taking names. The edge treatment is very nice-looking, and the bowl it's on is no slouch, either. By engraving before turning, it's almost like a man-made NE bowl.

Bernie and Mark, I've seen a laser engraver in action. It's about like watching a printer. Just a bit smokier. ;) And about a bazillion times cooler. :cool:

- Vaughn

[Lee DeRaud]

Thanks for the kind words, guys. Now that I have an idea this technique works, I can try some more interesting patterns.

I also need to find a cheaper source for thin CA glue or else a substitute filler for the engraved grooves. It took almost an ounce of CA to fill the grooves on this one...at Rockler prices, it cost about the same as the wood.


Bernie and Mark, I've seen a laser engraver in action. It's about like watching a printer.Actually, for those of you old enough (and geeky enough) to remember, what this thing really looks like is an X-Y flatbed plotter...with a laser beam where the pen should be. This pattern was two border circles and sixteen ellipses inside them, rotated at 5.25 degree intervals...almost hypnotic to watch as it developed.

[Keith Burns]

Lee, your turnings combined with the laser is truly inspiring ! I guess before long us turners will be out spending more of our money on lasers (not). Great piece, keep it up !:) :)

[Jim Becker]

Very kewel! I like that a lot, Lee...

[Henry C. Gernhardt, III]

Lee---

Does it speak HPGL? :)

[Lee DeRaud]

Does it speak HPGL? :)Not exactly, but I've imported HPGL files into CorelDraw and that works fine.

It has its own driver that looks like a printer to Windows. I could bore you with a lot of stuff about how Windows talks to printer drivers, but the main point is that, upstream of the driver (on the application side), printer-specific terms like HPGL and PostScript are meaningless.

[Tom Sherman]

Great work Lee I like the combination very much.

[Bruce Shiverdecker]

Very nice AND unique, Lee.

Bruce