Indian Rosewood bowl
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IPD_Mrs
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Good clean modern lines. Finish is a matter of personal preference. Food safe finishes are generally more difficult from my understanding. Bet this was done on the new mustard!
JBCustomPens
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Nice timber! Is it just me, or is the wall thicker on one side? Very nice!
MartinPens
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Sorry it took me so long to get back to you. I've been in front of my Powermatic and haven't wanted to stop! : ) Planning on posting another finished piece soon. I'm getting used to the power --- and I like it! I turned a really hard, dense Austrailian Burl today and it was a piece of cake.
I'm not doing food safe finishes yet. Just looking for a consistent satin gloss finish. Right now I'm using a tung oil and just waxing and buffing. I have a lot to learn about finishes.
Happy turning and hope the holidays are going well.
Martin
MartinPens
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Nice timber! Is it just me, or is the wall thicker on one side? Very nice!
The wall thickness is consistent. It was a very dry piece of wood. It's just an optical illusion based on camera angle. That dust was unpleasant. I'm pretty much wearing a respirator when I turn. Seems like I'm somewhat sensitive to the dusts. Thanks for the comment.
Martin
keithkarl2007
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Lovely bowl, i really like rim.
bitshird
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Nice bowl, outstanding timber, when you do a Tung oils finish, do you dilute the first coat with half Turpintine and half pure Tung oil?, Dry I'll bet the wood was a bugger, but that is such a pretty hunk of wood so what!! right??
MartinPens
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half and half?
Tell me more. I've been using just Tung oil. Do you mix yours? and why?
Thanks for the comment.
Tell me more. I've been using just Tung oil. Do you mix yours? and why?
Thanks for the comment.
ctubbs
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Your bowls are magnificent. Yes, I too, thought that the interior of the bowl was off center until I looked closer and found it to be the camera angle. Good work with beautiful timber. Keep up the good work.
There is a large section in the library on finishing. There was a thread a few weeks back about finishing in general and Tung oil in paticular. If you are using real Tung Oil, and that is a big if, then the first coat should be a 50-50 mix with turps, the real stuff. Make sure that you have the true Tung Oil and not some finish that claims to be it. Real Tung is very slow to dry and usually takes many coats to build a finish. Most modern finishes are considered food safe after they reach a complete cure according to what I have learned. My .02 for what it is worth, and it is not $0.02.
Charles
There is a large section in the library on finishing. There was a thread a few weeks back about finishing in general and Tung oil in paticular. If you are using real Tung Oil, and that is a big if, then the first coat should be a 50-50 mix with turps, the real stuff. Make sure that you have the true Tung Oil and not some finish that claims to be it. Real Tung is very slow to dry and usually takes many coats to build a finish. Most modern finishes are considered food safe after they reach a complete cure according to what I have learned. My .02 for what it is worth, and it is not $0.02.
Charles
David Keller
Member
It's a lovely little bowl... Great form and rim treatment. I like the soft, satin finish.