Learning the Turning #8
This is a new, small, flared-edge bowl
The wood is Western Australia Swamp Banksia
(Beware the bad, bad Banksia man!*)
It's about 4" across, or about the width of a typical piston in a typical car. Typically. Because, lots of you can relate to that, yes?
Not shown in the pic are the regularly-spaced indentations inside, where the "eyes" would be. All carved out and polished up. This one I took to 1200 grit, and the Tung oil I used to finish it really darkened up the wood. Might use orange oil on the next bit of Banksia I turn. It was a reasonably inexpensive blank (about A$8.00) and I enjoyed turning this one. The grain has this expanding sunset on one side (not shown, sorry) and is an intriguing thing to hold and stare at. I will be turning more of this if I find it.
The photo below is per request from A.V.Walters, who wanted to see how the bottom was chucked. The light area is a roughly 1/8 inch indentation, dovetailed in. The 4-jaw Nova chuck I use expands to fit and holds the bowl securely.
Oooh, even the bottom is beautiful. Now I understand how the chuck works. Having seen the grain variations on the bottom though--I wonder when you'll step up to lidded vessels? (oddly, I get the *, no Aussie in me)
ReplyDeleteI've done one lidded box in silky oak, gift to daughter B. It's interesting, but I'm still kind of excited by the idea of the flared rim. I think I still have a few things I want to learn in that direction.
DeleteI understand this has become a thread-catcher. Noble use!
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