Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
Big ash bowl (PICs)
Mike Schwing from Maryland
>Same photo problems, but I promise to work on it.
This one is pretty large at 16" diameter. White ash, curly one one side of the bowl, quilted on the other. Finshed with 4 coats of Waterlox after sanding to 600. Scuffed with 400 in between coats.
Damned if I don't see some tool/sand marks on the bottom lip that didn't appear to me till I saw the photo! This will make a nice wedding gift for someone.
thanks for looking!
Re: Big ash bowl (PICs)
David Hammond, in Powder Springs GA
>Nice stuff Mike - that's some incredible wood, some great turning, and much better pictures than I can take right now. :o)
David
Re: Big ash bowl (PICs)
David Eaves
>Hi Mike,
Another great looking bowl. It's hard to imagine it is 16" the grain looks so widely spaced, must have had plenty of good soil where it was growing! :o)
I know what you mean with the marks, I've taken pictures of stuff and then noticed stuff. Still makes you more aware of where to look for the next time :o)
David
Re: Big ash bowl (PICs)
JamieDonaldson
>If you have fluorescent light fixtures in your shop you can't see some of these marks because of the diffusion from the fixtures. A direct source fixture at the sanding and finishing station will show such defects much too clearly, but at least its not too late to correct before they show up in a photo!
Re: Big ash bowl (PICs)
Mike Schwing from Md.
>Jamie, you don't know how much light you've shed on this subject! (pun intended)
That makes PERFECT sense. After roughing and drying I finish turned and sanded it on the lathe. I have floursecents above the lathe, and a flexible incandescent that was shining on the interior of the bowl. There are tool/sanding marks on the exterior surface, that got only flourescent lighting, and NONE on the interior, which was lit by a direct incandescent source.
Then, after finish turning, it was reverse chucked with homemade giant "cole" jaws, then taken to a table for final sanding of the bottom, again with floursecents. So I never noticed the marks on the bottom, though there multiple opportunities.
You've definitely helped me out! Thanks.