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Mike Vickery
10-30-2007, 2:40 AM
Well I am almost at the end of my African Sumac rough outs. This is a 10x3 bowl finished with a homebrew oil varnish.

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Comments and critiques are always appreciated.
Tony De Masi
10-30-2007, 7:33 AM
Very nicely done Mike. Love the foot detail too.

Tony
David Fried
10-30-2007, 7:55 AM
Nice form, nice foot, great finish! The inclusion really gives it character. Pretty wood, too. Great job.
Steve Schlumpf
10-30-2007, 9:51 AM
Very nice bowl Mike! Really like the size, clean form, rich color and finish! I also like the detail work on the foot - just that little something extra! Nice work!
Bernie Weishapl
10-30-2007, 11:21 AM
Mike the bowl is a beauty. I really like the color of the wood. Homebrew finish looks good.
Kevin McPeek
10-30-2007, 11:31 AM
Another beaut Mike. Can't add too much to what has already been said.
Great stuff!
Nancy Laird
10-30-2007, 12:19 PM
Mike, this one is almost as pretty as the one which now resides at my house.;) I like this one also--and I like what you did to the foot.

Aren't you out of that stuff yet??:p

Nancy(52 days)
Tom Sherman
10-30-2007, 4:21 PM
This one is definitely cool Mike
Jason Clark2
10-30-2007, 5:13 PM
Cleary a 10/10. A bit of that curl I know some of your stock has might push it up to an 11/11.

Jason
Skip Spaulding
10-30-2007, 5:37 PM
Very nice wood, very pretty bowl.
Mike Vickery
10-31-2007, 11:23 AM
Thanks for the kind words everyone, I appreciate it.
robert hainstock
10-31-2007, 11:52 AM
And Just When I Think The Simple Bowl Format Is Worn, Here You Come With This Awsome Beaut. Ten Big Attaboys!
Bob
Brett Baldwin
10-31-2007, 12:59 PM
Your finish looks to be a nice satin. It looks good.
Quinn McCarthy
10-31-2007, 1:20 PM
Awesome job Mike. Too bad you are out of the sumac. Is african sumac an ornmental tree in your area or is it really gotten from africa?

Quinn
Mike Vickery
10-31-2007, 3:12 PM
Awesome job Mike. Too bad you are out of the sumac. Is african sumac an ornmental tree in your area or is it really gotten from africa?

Quinn
African Sumac is very common here in Arizona. It is a little bigger then what I would normally call an ornamental tree. Most of mine comes from houses that are being demoed for new construction. On this haul their were several trees with the biggest being around 24 inches in diameter. I still have a couple on the drying rack including a 19 inch monster that I will wait till next year to finish turn. Besides Mesquite and Palo Verde and a few other most of the trees in AZ (urban areas) are not domestic. A lot are from Australian, Africa, India and South America.
It was kind of a joke I have a tendency to rough out as soon as I get the wood so when I go back to finish turn you will see a bunch of pieces from the same species for a while. Probably 7 out of my last 8 posts have been African Sumac since that is currently what is dry. Next up Eucalyptus and Chilean Mesquite.
Sean Troy
11-01-2007, 3:19 PM
Mike, do you put your sumac turnings in the sunlight to enhance the red?
Mike Vickery
11-01-2007, 4:45 PM
Mike, do you put your sumac turnings in the sunlight to enhance the red?
Yes I do. I was lucky and I think Paul Porter clued me into that when I first scored some Sumac.
Usually I just leave it on my pool deck one day on each side.