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Lignum Vitae bowl

Project by UnstoppableDrew posted 361 days ago 636 views 0 times favorited 15 comments Add to Favorites Watch

8” diameter bowl turned from Lignum Vitae. This stuff is gruesome to sand, the paper loads up instantly. I think I burned through about $10 worth of sanding discs for my drill on this.

-- Nothing looks worse on your outdoors resume than a list of the possible locations of your remains.


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woodworm

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posted 361 days ago

It turned out very beautiful. Great work.

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.

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darryl

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posted 361 days ago

that’s a nice looking bowl. what fantastic grain it’s got.

-- www.darrylmasterson.com ~ www.darrylmasterson.etsy.com

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rikkor

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posted 361 days ago

That is just wonderful. Good job!!!

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pashley

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posted 361 days ago

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John Stegall

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posted 361 days ago

“I think I burned through about $10 worth of sanding discs for my drill on this.”

Try the 3-M pads for sanding, you can start with brown and work your way to white. Then, if necessary, use sanding paper. I find it outlasts sandpaper by a wide enough margin to cover its cost.

Great looking bowl.

-- jstegall

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trifern

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posted 361 days ago

Beautiful wood and bowl. Thanks for sharing.

-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.

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SPalm

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posted 361 days ago

My that is beautiful wood. Looks really nice.

-- Stevethepeeve -- I'm no rocket surgeon

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RAH

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posted 361 days ago

That is beautiful, well worth the extra ten dollars.

-- Ron Central, CA

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UnstoppableDrew

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posted 360 days ago

Thanks for all the nice comments. I’m really pleased with this one, it was well worth all the effort.

-- Nothing looks worse on your outdoors resume than a list of the possible locations of your remains.

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mtnwild

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posted 360 days ago

Nice, great control, looks fantastic.

-- mtnwild (Jack), It's not what you see, it's how you see it.

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Karson

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posted 360 days ago

a great loking bowl. The wood looks fantastic. I’ve got a small piece of that wood and I’ve used it for blocks on the bandsaw.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

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Napaman

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posted 360 days ago

very nice!!! WELCOME TO LJ’s!!!

-- Matt, Napa, CA...fun is beautiful...just trying to have some fun...

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Don Newton

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posted 360 days ago

Many years ago I cut a bunch of Lignum Vitae for a company that used it for brake shoes on mine cars. Have you noticed the natural wax that builds up on the surface after it is cut? Beautiful bowl!

-- Don, Pittsburgh

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DAN

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posted 360 days ago

looks good … welcome to lj’s

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever

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jockmike2

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posted 360 days ago

Beautiful bowl, welcome to LJs.

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

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