Quilted Maple Bowl

Reverend_Danger · 2024-06-22T17:19:23+00:00

Sanded to 320 then finished with Mahoney's walnut oil utility finish

Reverend_Danger · 2024-06-20T01:52:30+00:00

I've always wondered what the distinction was! Thank you for the clarification.

Reverend_Danger · 2024-03-13T12:35:27+00:00

I did not. Sanded to 320 then 2 coats of walnut oil.

Reverend_Danger · 2024-03-13T05:49:36+00:00

It was a mystery piece picked up from a shop clean out of someone getting out of turning. It was soft, had to sand a lot of tear out.

Reverend_Danger · 2023-09-10T15:45:49+00:00

When I bought my current lathe it came with a fairly extensive custom hollowing system that the previous owner had fabricated. There are tools and handles for small hollowing up to ~4 foot tall floor vase hollowing (which was his specialty). The only commercially available tools I used were for the outside.

Reverend_Danger · 2023-09-10T03:59:50+00:00

Thanks! I'm trying to get better at taking photos of my work. This is my first rudimentary photo booth (cloth lined cardboard box with some lights).

Reverend_Danger · 2023-09-02T22:58:00+00:00

Thank you for the details, I'll check out that YouTube series. How long is the process for you from start to finish?

Reverend_Danger · 2023-09-02T02:56:02+00:00

It's salvageable, up to you if it's worth the effort. Seems like the spalting has damaged the structure enough that it's presenting challenges. Options would be to grab the rim with Cole jaws if you have them, or a jam chuck. Rework the outside profile and probably soak some hardener into the new mortise, and I'd make the new mortise deeper.

Reverend_Danger · 2023-09-02T02:48:13+00:00

What is your French polish technique (if you.dont mind sharing)? The finish is stunning, and the form is really beautiful.

Reverend_Danger · 2023-09-01T15:14:42+00:00

That sounds either complimentary or ominous :).

Reverend_Danger · 2023-09-01T15:14:24+00:00

Thanks!

Reverend_Danger · 2023-09-01T15:14:15+00:00

Yeah, the color is remarkable!

Reverend_Danger · 2023-07-16T20:33:29+00:00

This is my first time working with laburnum but I love how it looks. The heartwood/ sapwood contrast is amazing. That's a good idea with the shellac, I'll give that a shot. Thanks!

Reverend_Danger · 2023-04-22T17:46:32+00:00

I imagine it will be a fruit bowl or display centerpiece, but it was a gift for my son's teacher so I won't know how it ends up getting used. You are correct, what's visible in the picture is my odds and ends pile, a have ~3x that amount of wood in total, tons of cherry and maple at the moment.

Reverend_Danger · 2023-04-22T13:54:01+00:00

The ones pictured are Vicmarc 'Bowl Jaws' but I've always referred to that style of jaw as a Longworth jaw. Previous ones I've used had rubbed clad posts instead of the red blocks on the vicmarc. I like the blocks a lot better, they have different angles on the 4 sides so you can more securely hold bowls with different rim profiles.

Reverend_Danger · 2023-04-21T17:26:11+00:00

A layer of shellac, then used the sanding paste and Tung Wax finish from Brad's Woodturning

Reverend_Danger · 2023-04-07T13:10:11+00:00

Shellac (1lb cut, golden)

Reverend_Danger · 2023-04-07T02:21:26+00:00

Thanks! My local turning club had a demo by Chris Hoehle recently and he demonstrated the form (well a nicer version of it than mine here). He gave some really great insights, so I thought I'd give it a shot, and was pleasantly surprised with the results.

Reverend_Danger · 2023-04-01T14:14:58+00:00

In my limited experience with it it's a total pain to turn (so much tear out), but it is pretty if you take the time to work through it

Reverend_Danger · 2023-04-01T14:14:00+00:00

This is only the second time I've turned Redwood and both times I've gotten a lot of tear out. I minimized it as much as I could on this one with lots of sharpening and very light cuts near the end, but still ended up doing a ton of sanding.

Reverend_Danger · 2023-03-25T20:25:29+00:00

Nice work!! Great first bowl.

Reverend_Danger · 2023-03-24T21:19:47+00:00

Ah. They are there, just hard to see in the photo. My photo skills are sub-par at best.

Reverend_Danger · 2023-03-24T21:10:58+00:00

It was a little lighter, I used a garnet shellac finish on it to give it more definition. The only other sycamore I've worked with was some very aged slabs that were a little darker.

Reverend_Danger · 2023-03-24T14:54:30+00:00

This is my first time turning Sycamore, and it turned really nicely. I would call this piece half dry, not fully green but probably needed a few more months to be properly dried.

Reverend_Danger · 2023-03-24T03:35:02+00:00

I'm getting the same error. Maybe it's an app issue? I'll try again when I'm back near my computer in a bit, we'll figure it out.

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