Knowledge You Can Build On — Est. 1998
First of a New Batch
Mark Kauder, Phenix City, AL
>Here is the first of 5 bowls, of five different woods, that I started about a month ago. It is 10" in diameter. High gloss lacquer finish. The woods are Zebrawood, Maple and Bloodwood.
I before it was finished last week, I let my wife take it in to work, and it sold. She said she could have sold it several times over.
As always, critiques welcome.
Mark
Re: First of a New Batch
Tomy Head
>VERY nice!!! As usual.
Tomy
Outstanding my friend, just outstanding.
Dave Smith, Longview, WA
>Hi Mark,
Your attention to the grain on the side pieces is wonderful. I prefer less color contrast in segmented pieces and you have a winner in this one IMHO. You are doing remarkable work. It is a pleasure to see your turnings.
To think that I shook your hand and then washed my hands and lost all that great Karma. Makes me feel like I saw a pile of burls going up in smoke.
Dave Smith
Only two chess pieces to go in Longview, WA.
Re: First of a New Batch
Gary Ljostad
>Mark, Of your work that I have seen,I think this my favorite, along with the Fire Raising piece. Beautiful
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Jennifer@Indy.USA
>Nice one Mark....very nice. Everytime I see one of your pieces...I'm blown away. I love the "darts" through the middle of this one.. ...and the form is perfect too.
Bravo!
Jen
Re: First of a New Batch
Alan Tolchinsky
>What's to critique? It's a beauty Mark! Alan in Md. How did you add in that blood wood piece? Inquiring minds need to know. Alan in Md.
Re: First of a New Batch
Mark Kauder. Phenix City, AL
>Tomy,
We have a meeting this weekend if you are healthy enough. I sent you a newsletter today.
Mark
Yep!
Bob Hackett
>I`d buy it.
Something about this piece than I REALLY like.I`m not usually taken by segmented work but this one just grabs me.I especially like the simple design in the contrasting band.You`ve got a winner there as far as I`m concerned my friend.
Mainely,Bob
Re: First of a New Batch
Mark Kauder. Phenix City, AL
>The short answer w/o pictures is:
laminate a Bloodwood strip to a wider strip of Maple. Then cut the resulting laminated pieces at an angle leaving mostly Maple. Then square the ends of the resulting parallelogram creating a rectangle or square. Then cut the squares into the necessary wedge and glue them up.
Thanks
Mark
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RonZ
>I'll have to agree with Bob, as time goes on I'm less attracted to segmented pieces but this one is gallery material.
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Mike Schwing from Md.
>In my best "Butthead" - "Whoa". Fantastic Mark.
Fantastic,....as normal
Dominic Greco in Richboro PA
>Mark,
Love the combo of the woods. The bloodwood and maple accents are perfect. But what really gets me is the shape and finish. You nailed it!
See ya around,
Dominic
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Raymond Overman
>Beautiful work Mark. The wood choices and alignment is perfect. I can see why it sold quickly.
I hope one day I can develop the patience and skill for segmented turning.
Wow
Ron in Drums PA
>This is great Mark!
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Duane C.Leach
>Mark
Great job. Or should I say great fun as I don't consider woodturning work.
The part I like best in this piece is the wood grain. It seems to come and go and come back again.It reminds me of soft sedimentary rock walls I have seen in some of my travels. Water erosion cuts through the stone to reveal un even layers or streaks of light and dark.
When I look at it my mind gets lost and finds peace .
Duane
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Bill Grumbine, Kutztown PA
>Very nice Mark! I am not wild about zebrawood, but the figure really shows itself well in this one! If you wife could have sold it several times over, maybe you need to make some more. ;-)
Bill
Re: First of a New Batch
Mark Kauder
>'zackly what I was thinkin'
Thanks,
Mark
Re: First of a New Batch
Lloyd Johnson
>Very nice, as usual, Mark.
From the design of your detail ring, I'm guessing you probably have a second bowl in the works with the bloodwood and maple reversed. Am I on the right track?
Re: First of a New Batch
Mark Kauder
>No, but a good idea. The problem is getting 8/4 Bloodwood. I am checking my sources though.
Mark
Re: First of a New Batch
Lloyd Johnson
>It's not only hard to find, but expensive as the dickens.
If you laminate a 3/4" board of maple to a 3/4" board of bloodwood, cut into strips at 55 degrees, reassemble the strips without flipping and then rip it down the center (slide/flip), you'll get your pattern, but you'll also get a reverse of that pattern for another bowl.
I like your design, so if you haven't patented it, I may make one myself - with the proper acknowledgements and royalty payments, of course.
For those who remember..
TD
>I told you a year ago to buy a Kauder vessel while you could still afford one. There are a couple other guys I see here that are coming on strong too. Thanks to all the input from all the turners on WC I think people are getting there quicker now than when I started. Sometimes just one little bit of info or just a small critique can really help one to progress. Way to go Mark!
TD
Re: First of a New Batch
Mark Kauder
>Would be hard for me to ask (much less get) royalty payments, since I used your program to design it? ;>)
Mark
Thanks Mark. I'm going to read
Alan Tolchinsky
>this a few more times and see if I can get it. :) It's a really neat effect. Alan in Md.
Washed your hands?
BubbaBob
>I figgered you would have soaked them in moonshine...
BubbaBob
Make me think of a .......
Todd O. Cronkhite Maine Native in Florida Exile :
>Paper Wasp nest. Just seems to have that look of texture to me.
Really like the shape of it as well.
Todd O.
