Sapele bowl
JL
>Sapele shallow bowl - 9.5" diameter, 1.8" high. Finished with 2 coats Waterlox, 1 coat wax. Comments appreciated.
Sapele bowl
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Sapele bowl
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TomW in SouthJersey
>Nice grain pattern and finish. Did you notice the sapele has a distinctive smell when turning? I had some old dried sapele that had a very odor.
Tom
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JL work
>Some odor, but not that much. Zebrawood has a lot more odor, as does any of the aromatic woods.
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Mike Rubes, Apex, NC
>Nice bowl! I really like turning sapele. It has a great smell to me. It looks like you got a really nice finish on it. I like the way it turns, but most of my finishes end up looking matte or flat.
Thanks for the pic,
Mike
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JL work
>I like turning Sapele also. I really like the color variation in the grain patterns. I would like to get some thicker chunks (12/4 or so), now that I have a lathe that can handle them.
