Tried a bowl
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GaryMadore
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That's bloomin' gorgeous, amigo!
What'd ya finish it with?
Cheers!
Gary
What'd ya finish it with?
Cheers!
Gary
el_d
Member
Very cool Andrew. Maple?
mbroberg
IAP Activities Manager, Emeritus
Looke like you got past the "tried to make" stage. It turned out great!
rjwolfe3
Member
WOW
kruzzer
Member
Wow... nothing wrong with that one.... great job
TellicoTurning
Member
Nothing I can add... the other guys said it all... way to go.
hewunch
Member
Great job! What finish did you use?
Thanks guys - I really like the shape of it! I have to work on bowls, though - they're a lot harder than pens...this is one of my first, so it took a long afternoon to make (albeit a LAZY afternoon, with LOTS of coffee breaks)...
The finish is BLO, and then some weird stinky liquid from Lee Valley...http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=1&p=20105&cat=1,190,42942
I then gave it a quick skim with some gloss lacquer...I wanted a bit more shine, but I'm still not convinced that I like the finish on it...the shine brings the curl out more, though...
And yes, it's curly maple. I really like maple - a lot easier to turn than walnut, for me at least...I wish I had more of it! This was from an ebay auction before i even had the lathe! I should have bought more maple from that same seller!
The finish is BLO, and then some weird stinky liquid from Lee Valley...http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=1&p=20105&cat=1,190,42942
I then gave it a quick skim with some gloss lacquer...I wanted a bit more shine, but I'm still not convinced that I like the finish on it...the shine brings the curl out more, though...
And yes, it's curly maple. I really like maple - a lot easier to turn than walnut, for me at least...I wish I had more of it! This was from an ebay auction before i even had the lathe! I should have bought more maple from that same seller!
ngeb528
Member
Beautiful shape on that, Andrew. I think you've got the hang of it.
leehljp
Member Liaison
You got the rays showing in that one! Beautiful work.
markgum
Member
awesome
mickr
Member
nice little bowl..that wood sure is stunning