Now and then every wood turner has
worked on a piece that required a degree of pucker power. You’re all puckered up not knowing if it was
gonna hold together or not. This one did,
but not all do. Taken from the crotch of
the tree, this bowl really has some rustic character to it. I toyed with the idea of using either some
turquoise or red coral on it, but decided against it. I think it came out just fine naturally. Mountain Cedar, or also known as Juniper, has
some nice coloration to it. Though it does
not have the red tint that most folks relate to cedar it does have the cedar
odor to it. Any of the minor cracks were
reinforced with clear glue and natural dust.
The length is generally 9” and the width about 7”. The height is 2” and the depth is about 1
¾”. The wood was sealed with food grade
walnut oil and then finished with two coats of shellac with some walnut oil
based wax mixed in. All of this gives
the bowl a nice natural finish.
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Now this is something else, what a shape. Rustic and with a high degree of unusual looks to it. Danger turning at its best, extremely well done Dave, did you count your fingers after turning it lol.
ReplyDeleteOh, yeah. Definitely counting fingers and checked the knuckles. All still there! Glad you like it! It sold the next day.
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