sdb777
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Post by sdb777 on Aug 22, 2015 6:06:59 GMT -5
It was still wet from the coat of lacquer, and I'll sand it again to get some of the 'rough' looking crud off, then buff it back out....but I thought I'd share a work in progress.
Not sure I like turning butternut, I mean it turns well enough, but I had/have purple colored skin and everything metal that it touched turned black(the piece was green). But I still have 14 more very large curly chunks to make bowls out of....
Scott (maybe a few duck blanks too) B
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Post by pitw on Aug 22, 2015 10:10:49 GMT -5
That is way cool. Do you happen to ship bowls to the North or would actual cold shatter them?
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sdb777
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Post by sdb777 on Aug 22, 2015 12:37:45 GMT -5
I'm originally from "The North", well southern tip of Maine. My folks have untold numbers of bowls I've made a sent to them around the house. Cold is okay, humidity is probably the biggest factor with bowl turning....they 'move' and such with moisture levels.
I thin mine really thin to keep them from excessive movement, unless the timber is tight, old-growth grain stuff.
Scott (I might break in the cold though) B
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Post by John on Aug 22, 2015 13:27:00 GMT -5
I like butternut Those deep spots sand out easy with 60 grit. My favorite wood for turning howlers.
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sdb777
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Post by sdb777 on Aug 23, 2015 19:36:07 GMT -5
I like butternut Those deep spots sand out easy with 60 grit. My favorite wood for turning howlers.
My scraper actually had it smoother.....go figure. Then the material sat for a bit before sanding. Bad on me, I used a coat of sanding sealer...let it dry, and then went through the grits to 400....and this fluffy stuff just does NOT want to go away.
Hoping that the lacquer with make it solid enough to sand it away...
Scott (got some 2" drying) B
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Post by alscalls on Sept 2, 2015 10:41:53 GMT -5
Purdy
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Post by Carolina Coyote on Sept 10, 2015 7:06:55 GMT -5
good looking Bowl, nice Job
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Post by John on Sept 10, 2015 21:44:36 GMT -5
Usually a liquid finish creates those rough spots on butternut. If I make a bowl from that I just use carnuba wax or a butchers wax finish.
John
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