spalted/wormy maple hollow form

Re: spalted/wormy maple hollow form

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>i really like the form, mike...with a slight rise up to the opening ... very nice!

the beauty of the grain is hard to see through a phote, so you'll need to send this piece to me for further study!

nice work.

Re: spalted/wormy maple hollow form

Jennifer@Indy.USA

>Nice one Mike-

It looks fantastic!

What hollower are you using?

Jennifer

Re: spalted/wormy maple hollow form

Mike Rubes

>Hi Mike,

Nice form. Did you have to do anything to stabilize the wood in places? Also, how thick is it? It looks really thin at the top, does that thickness continue throughout the piece?

Thanks for the eye-candy, always nice to see your stuff.

Mike

Thin bowls make me nervous in Apex, NC!!!

Re: spalted/wormy maple hollow form

Mike Schwing from Maryland

>Thanks everyone. No stabilization needed, but there are tiny checks from heat generated when sanding. I guess it wasn't totally dry. I've been trying to not mention wall thickness because I'm tending towards collared vessels that you can't poke your fingers in anyway. The wall thickness is approximately 1/16" down past the widest point, and then I've learned that if I leave some add'l mass in the bottom it doesn't get "tippy", so the walls get thicker down to maybe 1/4" at the bottom. This also helps prevent creating funnels when reverse turning the foot.

I've got some cherry that is going to need stabilization before final turning, and I believe I'm going to try Polyall 2000 after seeing good results with it on another website.

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RevDoug

>Another great piece Mike. Keep going and showing. This is one great piece of wood. I love this kind of stuff. It might be the challenge of the suprises you find as the odd soft spots and checks show up. Anyway, good job.

Turn 'em round,

RevDoug


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