Knowledge You Can Build On — Est. 1998
Osage Orage Bowl *LINK*
Roger Smith
>I just finished my first bowl from OO. The bowl measuring 5 by 13 was sanded to 800 grit and buffed. The two knot holes were filed with coffee grinds and super glue.
I have also been working on my picture taking.
Comments about both the bowl and picture are welcomed.
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Re: Osage Orage Bowl
JL
>The bowl (grain and coloration) look quite nice. Coffee grounds?? Why coffee grounds? How do they turn?
Re: Osage Orage Bowl
Mark Kauder, Phenix City, AL
>Coffee grounds tend to look more like knot wood then filling the wholes with sanding dust. Coffee grounds are great for patching the bark sections of natural edged bowls.
Mark
Re: Osage Orage Bowl
Mark Kauder, Phenix City, AL
>Overall a prett good looking bowl. The color and grain are wonderful!!
The only critique I would add is (at least from the picture) it looks like the shape is pretty straight from the base until 1/2 way up, and then curves from there to the lip. The sides should always curve, even if the radius changes, a curve should be continuous.
Very pretty.
Mark
Re: Osage Orage Bowl
Roger Smith
>Mark, Thanks for you critique and I agree. However this time I did something different. Actually it is a little concave close to the base.
Also, I sent you an email with some questions about the Vega 2400 lathe.
Thanks for your input. It is valued.
roger
Re: Osage Orage Bowl
RevDoug
>Roger, I think I see your change of curve that you were talking to Mark about. I believe that it is the shadow that makes the reverse curve less visible. You may want to try getting more light behind the piece (on the background) to eleminate some of that shadow. The concave curve could be just a bit more exagerated as well. I have used the coffee gound trick before and really like it. You've got a nice piece here that I believe you can improve on for have a real beauty.
Turn 'em round,
RevDoug
Re: Osage Orage Bowl
JamieDonaldson
>Direct light with hard shadows like this don't show shape very well. Indirect or bounced light work better, and it's not that hard to achieve with a little bit of knowledge and work.
