blackening the bowl rim

4/17/04, 10:37 PM #1

adrien
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blackening the bowl rim

adrien

>Someone recently showed how he had blackened a bowl rim with a torch to enchance the free form edge.

Great idea. Started turning. Had my Racal dustmask on, compressor going to blow the sawdust away and put the torch to the rim. Not bad. Should sand it a bit. Started up lathe. That funny rhythmic sound was the tool rest on the rim. Okay, I'll CA glue that major crack from rim to base. Can still save the bowl.

A little more of the torch to blacken the repaired area. Now to get the sandpaper and finish. Turn around. Bowl is on fire! Go over and try to blow out the flame. Nothing happened. Realize after the fourth attemp that with a face mask on it's not going to work. Take it off to blow out flame. Down to a glowing coal. Realize compressed air was handy. Oh, oh, it will blow out a flame, but a coal....

Thanks to the flammability of the CA glue, I now have a serendipitously very artistic notch along a large part of the repaired (?) crack.

I think I'll use magic marker next time.

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4/17/04, 10:42 PM #2

Al Crandall
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Al Crandall

>everyone with a lathe would be doing it!

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4/17/04, 11:01 PM #3

Brett Sherwood - Richmond, IN
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Brett Sherwood - Richmond, IN

>Adrien,

Don't feel like the Lone Ranger... last Wednesday evening I had finished a champagne glass shaped goblet. The proportions were perfect, the wood grain was spectacular, and I had sanded all the way through 1500 grit paper. As I was parting it off KERCHUNK !!! A quarter of the base chunked-off and ruined it.

I wish you better luck on your next attempt at blackening.

Happy Turning,

Brett

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4/18/04, 1:29 AM #4

George Van
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George Van

>Well Adrian, today must be the day. This morning I made a beautiful 10� maple FUNNEL!

I will be more careful next time.

Keep having fun; life�s too short to take it serious.

George

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4/18/04, 5:50 AM #5

Phil Joines Krum, Texas
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I'll have to try that

Phil Joines Krum, Texas

>a lot of my pieces are ready for the fire!

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4/18/04, 9:59 AM #6

Ruth
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Ruth

>George, I have a nice collection of various size FUNNELS lined up on a shelf in front of my lathe! I keep them because, sitting on the shelf, they give the illusion of being bowls.

Ruth

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4/18/04, 1:03 PM #7

Terry Quiram
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>Is there another hobby that gives so many people the opportunity to make designer firewood?

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4/18/04, 2:51 PM #8

George Van
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George Van

>Ruth, thanks for the idea, I will do the same as I have a couple of starters. I may as well use your idea further and put the holes on the ones that are through the sides to the rear of the shelf. If I put the shelf high and glue the bowls to the shelf, no one will know the differance.

Thanks, George

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4/19/04, 11:07 AM #9

Mike Schwing from Md.
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I guess I had beginner's luck! *LINK*

Mike Schwing from Md.

>I too borrowed the idea from others here. With this piece of cherry I waved the propane torch over a 1" or so area at a time till it blackened the way I wanted it. Occasionally it would produce a few flames which I quickly blew out. Nothing major though. I sanded the sides afterwards to keep the singe line crisp. I'll definitely do this again.

Singed cherry bowl

blackening the bowl rim

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