First NIP

[ryan kelley]

this is the first of four NIP turnings to be finished. It is 7 1/4" x 4 1/4" x 1/8" thick. Soaked in home brew Danish Oil for a period of 3 weeks. Light comes from the top. Thanks go out to Dean in Hawaii for the blanks.

[Pete Jordan]

Like everything about it!

[Steve Schlumpf]

Beautiful work Ryan! Great form and amazing color! Looking forward to seeing the remaining 3!

[Scott Donley]

Very, very cool. Your talent really shows with this one.

[sascha gast]

Great piece of NIP you got there, very nice. I love NIP bowls and I usually get the wood from florida, but I would love to get my hands on some from hawaii.

did you soak it for 3 weeks or 15 times over the course of 3 weeks(24 hours in oil, 24 hours out of the oil)???
the shape is beautiful, but my heart goes out to a smaller foot so the glow goes almost all the way around the bowl.

[Dan Forman]

Very cool, I like the eyes. What, pray tell, is NIP?

Dan

[sascha gast]

Norfolk Island Pine:D

[Walt Nollan]

BEAUTIFUL!!! I love that wood!

Walt

[Bernie Weishapl]

Beautiful Ryan. I really like NIP. Well done.

[Greg Just]

thanks Sascha :confused:

[ryan kelley]

It was soaked 15 times 12 hours or so for 30 days.

[sascha gast]

yup, that's the way. it's amazing what happens when the wood changes, isn't it? the first 6-10 submersions not all that much happening, but after that it gets good

[Rasmus Petersen]

I was wondering could this be done with other kids of pine ?

[ryan kelley]

Actually I started see a change right away. thane the changes were very sublte. piece #2 which has much spalting, darkened and was fairly translucent from the start. The oil bath process was less on this one.

[sascha gast]

I was wondering could this be done with other kids of pine ?


funny enough, Norfolk pine apparently is not a type of pine tree, but yes, it works on pine trees as well. actually looks really nice.


Ryan, was this a business that sent you the NIP??

[Arlan Ten Kley]

Wow! Very nice! Are the pictures with and without light from above, or after and before the Danish oil treatment?

Arlan

[ryan kelley]

no sascha this was a fellow turner who a couple to sell. Arlan the pics were taken after the oil bath process.

[Rasmus Petersen]

funny enough, Norfolk pine apparently is not a type of pine tree, but yes, it works on pine trees as well. actually looks really nice.
Ryan, was this a business that sent you the NIP??


i read that. saw your site at wanted to try the pine so tried to find out where to get my hands on some, but thats not easy in denmark... But i think i will start playing with pine. what oil do you use for the bath ?

[sascha gast]

I have a 55 gallon barrel full with about 40 gallons of danish oil, some of it is Watco, some is home made(boiled linseed oil/Poly/mineral spirits, equal parts)

[Rasmus Petersen]

great need to translate but sounds like i can get what i need at reasonable prices.

have you experimentet with other kinds of wood ?

[Henry C. Gernhardt, III]

Looking great, Ryan!