Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
Todays Bowl... Cherry...
Marc Phillips
>8 1/2" X 4", finished with CA and Briwax, a very dry piece of wood!
That ring at the bottom wouldn't go away... I feathered with the scraper and sanded and nada... stayed just the same... so I was out of wood (3/16") and just figured it was part of the wood somehow... anyhoo....
Thanks for looking :)
Marc
Re: Todays Bowl... Cherry...
David Eaves
>Hi Marc, very nice bowl looks like a great finish. The ring is interesting, I've seen that in a few of my early bowls and didn't always realise till I had unchucked it. Looking at the fact it tends to taper away a bit, I wonder if your chuck/ headstock has some float in it. I know if mine gets endfloat with it non running quite true it can cause it to run eccentrically in that plane. That would create the ring type effect you are seeing I think. I found foing for a more radial profile internally vanished the line more. (I don't have the experience of others here so they might be able to throw more light on it, it does seem a bit too uniform to be part of the wood though)
Although I like the profile, I think the foot is maybe a bit too "high" it gives the impression the bowl is on a tall narrow pedestal. (Just my likes/dislikes in action)
Thanks for posting
David
Re: Todays Bowl... Cherry...
Keith Tompkins
>Hi Marc, try this....wipe the piece with a damp sponge, and let it dry. Then re-sand. It raises the grain, maybe enough to get rid of the ring. nice piece.
Re: Todays Bowl... Cherry...
Jim Pugh in Ohio
>Marc, those marks are generally caused by the edge of the heel of your gouge compressing the wood. It has been suggested grinding a secondary bevel at the heel to soften that edge.
Comments Appreciated !... Thanks
Marc Phillips
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