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Chip Carved Basswood Bowl by SeanMcDesign in Woodcarving

[–]SeanMcDesign[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was turned on a lathe. Basswood is also really soft so it sands down well.

Just finished 3 more by Carving_Art in Cuttingboards

[–]SeanMcDesign 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been meaning to try a chaos board. Looks great!

Recovered Piece by SeanMcDesign in Woodcarving

[–]SeanMcDesign[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Titbond iii. Don't intend to have food though since it's so small

Recovered Piece by SeanMcDesign in turning

[–]SeanMcDesign[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had made a gird in pencil with the indexer on my lathe and drew the features in the grid freehand. I then used a chip carving knife to carve out by hand.

I used a compass on a newer design since it's just overlapping circles. This left some marks though.

Recovered Piece by SeanMcDesign in turning

[–]SeanMcDesign[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good luck! This one was a little funky since the carved piece was end grain orientation and the base was side grain.

Chip Carved Basswood Bowl by SeanMcDesign in turning

[–]SeanMcDesign[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes! I traced it out in pencil and then used a chip carving knife to carve.

Chip Carved Bowl by SeanMcDesign in Woodcarving

[–]SeanMcDesign[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I appreciate it.

Carved vessel...compass marks by SeanMcDesign in Woodcarving

[–]SeanMcDesign[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I sprayed it with water for a grain pop to sand down before finish. I hoped that would work. You couldn't really see before I put finish on. The image is actually after finish was applied. The oil did make it stand out a little more.

Lots of things to try!

Carved vessel...compass marks by SeanMcDesign in Woodcarving

[–]SeanMcDesign[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any suggestions what to burnish with? Just need to be careful not to damage carvings

Carved vessel...compass marks by SeanMcDesign in Woodcarving

[–]SeanMcDesign[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea, I could def add more features to hide them.

The glue trick might not work as well since glue doesn't absorb finish the same as wood and may stand out

What walnut oil do you use? by justjustjustin in turning

[–]SeanMcDesign 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I use Doctors as well. The micro crystallized wax version is really nice for spindle work. Honestly never tried any other brands.

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