whatwoodido
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I though I would actually post a couple pics of some of my pens.
Originally posted by Bev Polmanteer
<br />They are all just beautiful, including the bowl. I want so bad to try a bowl but need to see someone do one first. I don't know how big a bowl I could turn on my little Jet Mini and don't really know how to go about it. Maybe someday soon!
I'm currently experimenting with stabilizing and conditioning pen blanks with the same mixture. I'll report back in a few days.Originally posted by whatwoodido
<br />The drying technique that is favored here (DC area) is putting a coat of 50% dish detergent (only use amber or Clear or it will stain the wood)/ 50% water and letting it drying a paper bag. This won't work in the dryer states, there you need to coat the bowl in Anchor Seal. One other significant piece of advice, it possible use wood from the trunk fo the tree. The pent up stress in tree limbs makes a bowl from wood much more likely to crack.
Drew