Big Leaf Maple bowl

[Keith Palmer]

While I was waiting for the finish to cure on the peppermills, I finished this maple bowl. It is 7 1/2" wide and 2 1/2" tall, finished with Danish oil sanded into the bowl with 600, 800, and 1000 grit. At the very last minute before christmas I plan to Beall buff it.

It will be a gift for a machinist friend who did all the work on my 1949 Shopsmith to make it a dedicated lathe.

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[Jim Kountz]

Nice grain, great job!! Your friend should love this one!!

[Steve Schlumpf]

Nice work Keith! Buffing should help bring out all the curl! Really pretty bowl! Your friend will love it!

[Scott Lux]

Nice wood, nice bowl and nice gift. That's very thoughtful of you.

[Bernie Weishapl]

Great looking bowl Kieth. Buffing should really bring out the grain and curl. He is going to like that one.

[steven carter]

Very nice Keith. I'm sure your friend will thing that his efforts on your behalf really paid off!

Steve

[john taliaferro]

its a relly nice bowl but it not done yet.ya got to sign it. a 47 shop smith we need a picture. merry christmas john t

[Keith Palmer]

I have been using a Sharpie to sign my pieces under polyurethane, but this is the first one I have used Danish Oil and plan to buff. I was afraid it would just buff off.

Any suggestions? I was thinking of picking up one of those Dremel engraving tools.

[Skip Spaulding]

Looks great Keith, very nice "thank you gift".

[Allen Neighbors]

Nice bowl. He'll love it!
A friend uses a Dremel engraver, and then rubs a little gold buff paste into it. Works well.
I used a WalMart burner for years. Just filed the tip down to a point, and then smoothed it out with some 320 grit. Worked well, until I made a burner from a Battery Charger, to replace it.
Also, if the DO is cured, a sharpie with a shot of spray lacquer over it shouldn't buff out, if you take it easy with the pressure.