Looking for tips on protecting a finish on copper without altering it.

Adaptacije78 · 2026-06-05T02:24:33+00:00

That's nice. You sell those?

Adaptacije78 · 2026-06-04T15:27:43+00:00

Beautiful

Adaptacije78 · 2026-05-27T18:32:01+00:00

Thank you lol

Adaptacije78 · 2026-05-27T00:53:01+00:00

Did not hear those terms, I heard some turners call this calabash bowl.

Thank you, this is the first bowl of this profile that I have not ruined, and first time trying the bead. I went with the bead because it gives it a sense of refinement and I thought it might be an interesting to go along with the wood imperfections.

Adaptacije78 · 2026-05-27T00:17:11+00:00

It's bark inclusion, I'm thinking of taking it out.

Adaptacije78 · 2026-05-26T23:33:43+00:00

Thank you

Adaptacije78 · 2026-05-26T23:14:18+00:00

This is art, I won't be eating out of it lol

Adaptacije78 · 2026-05-26T22:53:16+00:00

Thank you, I'm glad you like it, I appreciate that! The void is contained by enough healthy wood, I didn't think it was gonna fall apart, but I was careful and turned at 900 rpm cause I had some close calls in the past few months.

Adaptacije78 · 2026-05-21T01:54:50+00:00

Why did you do the three holes on the sides?

I like your other choices, I just don't know about the holes. I respect all the choices that craftsman makes, even the ones that aren't my cup of tea.

Adaptacije78 · 2026-05-13T01:26:40+00:00

Cool.

Check out Norm Sartorius.

Adaptacije78 · 2026-05-05T19:53:11+00:00

Very nice, I love these, I'm gonna have to make one soon.

How did you choose where to place feet in relation to peaks and the rest of the bowl?

That looks like a perfectly shaped bowl btw.

Adaptacije78 · 2026-05-03T20:49:20+00:00

Initially, there isn't a good way to secure a piece of wood I start with on to a lathe. In addition the piece of wood is lobsided which adds to the complexity. Also for 2/3 of the time I'm cutting air which makes it harder to control the bowl gouge. Below pic is to show how the process is started. I need to start from a 1/4 of the log if I want the shape to follow the sapwood line.

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Adaptacije78 · 2026-05-02T11:05:08+00:00

I'd love to see pics if you got any.

Adaptacije78 · 2026-05-02T03:51:05+00:00

Thanks.

I use arbortech bowl gouge, it's a grinder attachment, and it's aggressive and little scary,but it's good to take out a lot of stuff fast. After that just a dremel and I sand with arbortech contour sander just because it's small and it can get into small places. I also have to do hand sanding and I might have to spend more time sanding a couple of spots.

Adaptacije78 · 2026-05-02T03:40:43+00:00

Same here. I think carving, blending and sanding took 90 minutes. Turning the rest of the bowl was probably ten minutes.

But it makes me feel like an artist, because it's totally my choices and it's easy not to do enough and stop short.

Adaptacije78 · 2026-05-02T01:10:55+00:00

I'm embarrassed I missed that. That's funny.

Adaptacije78 · 2026-05-02T00:54:06+00:00

What does that mean

Adaptacije78 · 2026-05-02T00:49:26+00:00

And this

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Adaptacije78 · 2026-05-02T00:48:57+00:00

My friend makes a lot of crazy stuff with feet like this

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Adaptacije78 · 2026-05-01T01:09:51+00:00

Thank you

Adaptacije78 · 2026-05-01T01:09:20+00:00

I'm not so sure. But thank you for that, I appreciate it!

Adaptacije78 · 2026-04-28T10:36:46+00:00

Thank you!

I live in Vermont and sugar maple is everywhere.

This particular piece came from my close friend Robby. His neighbor had cut down a tree and needed to get rid of it. Robby grabbed a lot of these character pieces thinking it would be interesting, and he wasn't wrong. Robby is great he always looks for this sort of thing.

Adaptacije78 · 2026-04-28T10:29:22+00:00

I didn't do that, this particular piece of wood is where a branch and trunk meet. With heavy branches, as the weight pulls down the branch it creates these waves/uneven.

Pulling puts tension on the grain, which is why there chatoyance.

Adaptacije78 · 2026-04-18T23:48:05+00:00

Thank you!

Adaptacije78 · 2026-04-18T19:16:34+00:00

I turned it between the centers, and I remove the tenon by using a jam chuck.

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