from Earth to Moon

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Ezekiel Holliday

>I like them. The surface effect is excellent. Could you also do a blue one? I'm thinking to represent Earth. Can you explain how you "lime" them?

Zeke

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Don Orr

>These are beautiful Pascal. Do I remember seeing these on WOW? Very interesting color/texture combination. Wish I could feel the surface. Really "out of this world" work. Can't wait to see what's next. Welcome to WoodCentral!!

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Brad Vietje

>Pascal,

These are wonderful ! The swirling figure is reminiscent of storms seen from satelites -- just beautiful. Since I also teach astronomy (no "L") and telescope making, I'm interested in turning more planets myself.

I've only made one such planetoid, which I hoped would become part of a series -- Cherry Burl, and after turning to a sphere, I spray painted it black, then turned away the high spots to leave an "earthscape" where all the voids and deeper inclusions were black, while the smooth turned surface was polished Cherry Burl. It looked like one of those globes that show the earth with the oceans removed.

Yours are just fascinating -- great job !

Safe spinning,

Brad Vietje

Thetford, VT

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Pascal Oudet

>Thanks. the black color is due to ebonizing, which is a chemical reaction between the highly tannic chestnut and iron acetate (vinegar/nails solution). I like this method because depending on wood areas (for example sapwood vs heartwood), it's gives a deep black, or just turns brown, so the color is not uniform, like in a real planet (though is this picture it's not visible). I could also use dyes, but haven't tried yet. I'm currently playing with ochre pigments for a future "Mars".

as far as liming is concerned, after sandblasting to open the grain (wire brushing doesn't work well with the mad grain on the burl) I just use white liming wax: I apply it over the whole piece, then remove the excess by rubbing with CLEAR oil (this is a must, otherwise the color of the oil will spoil the white color: tung oil gives a yellow/dirty look for example)

Pascal

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Pascal Oudet

>thanks Don. yes I have posted these (and other in the series) on WoW. I've seen that several people post their pictures here and on Wow (and in other places), so I thought I would share them here too.

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Chank South Jersey

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Re: from Earth to Moon

Pascal Oudet

>thanks Brad. the burly grain matches indeed pretty well the satellites pictures. now your comments gives me the idea of various colors on the sphere, to represent the continents and sea. and some bleach for the poles ? well, lot of room for experiments.

Pascal

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Arch

>Pascal, Excellent innovative concept and the ability to accomplish it. A pleasure to look at and, no doubt, even more to hold. Not mentioned is the globe itself. Well done. Of course, the moon has no collar, but your work shows that jarring 'un-natural' collars aren't always a good thing for 'natural' hollow forms.

p.s. I tried to write this in French, but I don't have the multilingual smarts that you do. :) A.

Turn to Safety, Arch

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Pascal Oudet

>Thanks Arch. no collar of course ;-) , but I might try on the next one to "carve" the opening, as if it were one of the natural voids. but then, are they any natural voids in a planet. and is a planet hollowed ? well, too many questions, I better get back to the lathe. Merry Christmas, and Joyeux Noel to your daughter.

Pascal

Wow! I love them!

Jennifer@Indy.USA

>Pascal,

I really love these. They are beautiful! I love the color...the perfect roundness....great idea.

Glad I scrolled way down the page!

Jennifer

Thanks Jennifer

Pascal Oudet

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Joe Stevens

>Very nice work indeed Pascal. I am intrigued. Would love to see a multicoloured one. I'm not a great admirer of paint enhanced turnings, but this is really great.

Have a merry Christmas all

Joe

Perth

Western Australia

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Pascal Oudet

>Thanks Joe. Merry Sunny Christmas to you too

That is outta this world!!

KurtK in Indy

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