Bob Opsitos
11-16-2006, 4:18 PM
Dyed and pierced rim maple bowl. 5" in diameter, 3" tall. Has a little bit of curl in it too. Really this started out as a test for piercing, and at one point it had a full rim. Blew up when the sanding disk caught the edge of one of the piercings. Learned to sand then pierce. Using a small brad point to create the piercing extents and then connecting the dots. Using a Kutzall Extreme bit, cylinder shape. The next peice I'm working on with piercing I'm using the Extreme followed by a less coarse bit. You can see the cutter marks in the piercing.
Once the piercing was done I thought it might look better if it were darker, soooo, I dyed it. Trans Tint mixed with Alcohol and sprayed on. Learned that if you glue cracks with super glue, it will show when you dye it. Finished with Laquer, which was my first time using it. Main problem was impatience and putting a coat on that ran. Wet sanding the runs out wasn't bad, but this lodged the dust in the cracks, and I didn't notice till I recoated it. Doh!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v705/ropsitos/DSCN1663.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v705/ropsitos/DSCN1662.jpg
Once the piercing was done I thought it might look better if it were darker, soooo, I dyed it. Trans Tint mixed with Alcohol and sprayed on. Learned that if you glue cracks with super glue, it will show when you dye it. Finished with Laquer, which was my first time using it. Main problem was impatience and putting a coat on that ran. Wet sanding the runs out wasn't bad, but this lodged the dust in the cracks, and I didn't notice till I recoated it. Doh!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v705/ropsitos/DSCN1663.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v705/ropsitos/DSCN1662.jpg