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A Couple Maple Turnings

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A Couple Maple Turnings

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A Couple Maple Turnings

TomW in SouthJersey

>I finished a bowl and a vase from the large chunk of wood I purchased.

I finished them with several coats of Watco Danish oil, let dry a few days then 2 coats of paste wax and finally applied shellac to a cloth and soaked the piece and buffed it quickly before the shellac could dry. All the finishing was done with the piece on the lathe and buffing was done at relatively high speed. I did two coats of the shellac that way. It left a nice shine. Not too shiny but not satin either.

The bowl is aprrox. 10 inches X 3 inches.

Comments and critiques are certainly welcome.

Tom


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Mike Schwing from Md.

>Looking good Tom. The additional work on the finish shows, too.

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JL work

>Where is the other turning?

I like the grain patterns a lot, they are very nice. I would have liked to see more of them. Do you think your step in the bowl side was the best way to show off the grain patterns? The subtle sheen is also nice. It isn't hard and glossy, but rather "warm and inviting".

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A Couple Maple Turnings

TomW in SouthJersey

>Thanks for the comments. Here is the vase. I think I should/could have made it a little more delicate looking. I used the same finishing treatment on this.

I think the top lip looks too rounded or something.

Any comments?


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Another angle on the bowl

TomW in SouthJersey

>Here's the inside of the bowl. It does have a nice color to it. I'm going to work on my photography. Its been a while since I did any serious photo work. Wish I still had my old 4X5 Speed Graphic.


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Brad Vietje

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Brad Vietje

>You've made a pretty bowl with a nice looking finish -- still leaves me curious: why shellac on top of the wax, instead of wax on top of the shellac ? I'm used to thinking of shellac as a sealer coat, or an intermediate step to separate two incompatible finishes, or even a fine finish in itself for decorative items that won't be handled much. Is it a common practice to put shellac over wax?

Safe spinning,

Brad Vietje

Thetford, VT

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Ron in Drums PA

>Nice Bowl Tom, The wood has a wonderful figure.

BTW - Most times nothing will adhere to wax. You should apply wax on top of shellac.

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JL work

>That shows the grain off nicely. We are our own worst critics sometimes. The sweep of the curve from the foot to the lip is very nice. Would a thinner or more crisp lip work? Possibly - but it still looks great.

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TomW in SouthJersey

>Thanks for the comments. I wasn't satisfied with just the sheen from the Minwax paste wax I used so I thought that applying and immediately buffing at high speed with the shallac might produce a light shine. It was an experiment and it worked to my satisfaction.

I have more pieces from the same piece of wood. (This is the wood I posted about a week or so ago that I paid $238 for so I'm glad it at least has a very nice pattern) I going to try my first hollow form over the next few days.

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Mike Rubes, Apex, NC

>Hi Tom,

I like it a lot. I really like the outside profile of the bowl, interesting shape.

Good work on the finish, it looks great.

Thanks for the pics,

Mike

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Don Henthorn

>I'm probably wrong here, usually am, but I have found that a few more thin coats of shellac over a rubbed out shellac will produce about as high a sheen as one could want. Of course a good French polish might be better but that is now what most people do.