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John Lucas

>I finally had time to turn something on my new Powermatic 3520. Boy that is a nice machine.

In my never ending endeavor to help everyone with thier photography I've encluded a photo of the simplest light booth I've come up with.

The window of my back door served as the light source. It produced a shadow that was a too harsh so I added a white piece of poster board as a reflector. It is held in place by a piece of Osage Orange (minor gloat). The shadow was still too well defined which meant the light source was too small so I added a diffusion panel made from PVC and white cotton cloth. By placing this panel very close to the subject it creates the effect of a very large light source

Obviously I was shooting the scratch awl when I decided to make a photo of the booth. I set my digital camera white balance to the shaded side of the house setting since there wasn't any direct sunlight.

I hope this helps someone. If you have any questions feel free to e-mail me.


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Lee Dale

>John

Is that a picture of my bowl or a reasoable facimile? I could not see inside to view the splalted figure of a bowl that mine has. I still derive pleasure daily from that bowl.

Lee

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John Lucas

>Lee

I totally forgot you had that bowl. It is a copy made from the same wood. I tried something new by not putting a protruding foot. I'm not sure I liked it as well. I did the edge differently. I used a wood burning tool. On yours I cut slots with the dremel and filled them with shoe polish. I think I'm looking for something inbetween.

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Doug

>Very nice bowl. I just turned a bowl that appears to be of the same wood as your square bowl. What is the identity of the wood?

My bowl was the first turning off of my new PM3520. Great lathe.

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John Lucas

>Doug

That was maple that had started to spalt. I love the stuff but don't get much of it.

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George Van

>John, what state do you live in where maple is in short supply?

George

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