Joash Boyton
12-06-2006, 7:45 AM
Hi, as by the title, I am halfway through this burl. As you can see by the photos, it has a NE portion going off of one side...(left or right??:p)
It is sopping wet, but I sanded and finished it, because I like a warpy natural look on these sorts of forms. The idea is to turn it reeealy thin, with a bit left in the base, and then let it warp to it's content. It is a "genuyne":rolleyes: Jarrah burl, freshly cut the other day....see my wood gloat:D
Problem assessment::cool:
I am starting the hollowing when I get a beauty of a catch. It broke the foot, not right off, but enough so I can't just continue turning. It was a save of the day however, because prior to turning this guy, I decided my 4 feet of sawdust was deep enough......well almost, anyway, it was around 15" deep...an even layer around the workshop. Well this guy decided he didn't like the chuck, and flew out, right into my newly formed pile of sawdust, Excellent save, not a mark on it. If it had of hit the concrete floor, it would have snapped the wing off....then it would just be "another" But just take a look at that grain!! You poor americanos, with none of this lovely timber:p(note the use of the:p
My object of this thread is to see what ideas you guys can come up with for finishing this guy off. It is one of those pieces where you don't just set it aside, and forget about it for a while, it's a "rare gem"
Dimensions, finish, etc:
W5"xH6"
Sanded to 600G
Finished with shellawax cream.
All ideas are appreciated, and any criticism......will be accepted as well *sigh*:D
Nah, bring every bit of criticism you can muster, I have found in my years of turning, you learn 100 times as much by listening to those who know, then to listen to alllll those flatterers:D :cool:
Enough, I'm sure you've got better things to do:D
SMC Joash
It is sopping wet, but I sanded and finished it, because I like a warpy natural look on these sorts of forms. The idea is to turn it reeealy thin, with a bit left in the base, and then let it warp to it's content. It is a "genuyne":rolleyes: Jarrah burl, freshly cut the other day....see my wood gloat:D
Problem assessment::cool:
I am starting the hollowing when I get a beauty of a catch. It broke the foot, not right off, but enough so I can't just continue turning. It was a save of the day however, because prior to turning this guy, I decided my 4 feet of sawdust was deep enough......well almost, anyway, it was around 15" deep...an even layer around the workshop. Well this guy decided he didn't like the chuck, and flew out, right into my newly formed pile of sawdust, Excellent save, not a mark on it. If it had of hit the concrete floor, it would have snapped the wing off....then it would just be "another" But just take a look at that grain!! You poor americanos, with none of this lovely timber:p(note the use of the:p
My object of this thread is to see what ideas you guys can come up with for finishing this guy off. It is one of those pieces where you don't just set it aside, and forget about it for a while, it's a "rare gem"
Dimensions, finish, etc:
W5"xH6"
Sanded to 600G
Finished with shellawax cream.
All ideas are appreciated, and any criticism......will be accepted as well *sigh*:D
Nah, bring every bit of criticism you can muster, I have found in my years of turning, you learn 100 times as much by listening to those who know, then to listen to alllll those flatterers:D :cool:
Enough, I'm sure you've got better things to do:D
SMC Joash