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This is a project I finished a couple of months ago. It is a tribute to the Cindy Drozda series of hollow vessels. I saw her beautiful turnings and wanted to try a challenging project, so I gave it a shot. The wood of the base and finial is African blackwood. The cap is madrone burl and the main body is fiddleback eucalyptus burl. The finish is french polish (Shellac). The turning took two nights….the finish took 10 nights. This piece has a perfect mirror finish on it. Working with the shellac is a challenge. I ended up applying it with an airbrush to keep the orange peeling to a minimum. I then wet sanded with micromesh up to 12000. The next step is to use Meguires swirl remover. There are absolutely no sanding marks left. I have even had to touch up the shellac and it was pretty easy. Now that I know the tricks I think I can do it faster. French polish has a significant learning curve.
BTW the proportions are not ideal. The design was modified after the piece grew wings in the final stages of turning. Still happy with the overall product.
Thanks for looking
Tim
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a1Jim
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posted 189 days ago
this is very remarkable piece nicely done
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Christopher
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posted 189 days ago
Very well done. It had to be very difficult to turn those tapering ends to nearly a point. The finish is phenomenal as well.
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Maxx
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posted 189 days ago
This is a wonderful looking piece. I admire the patience you showed getting that amazing finish.
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Loucarb
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posted 189 days ago
Fantastic piece. Great wood combination. The finish looks amazing. Thanks for sharing
Bob Collins
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posted 189 days ago
A great turning project, weel done. What a brilliant finish, well worth the time and effort.
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TedM
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posted 189 days ago
Beautiful!
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Vince
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posted 189 days ago
I love it…the fiddleback eucalyptus burl is beautiful,
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pashley
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posted 189 days ago
Great choice of materials, especially the color combination.
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savannah505
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posted 189 days ago
What a beauty!!!!!!! I bet the finish work took as much time as making the piece. Well worth it, excellent job.
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Tim Dorcas
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posted 189 days ago
What a fantastic piece! The finish really shows. Can’t wait to see more.
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Les Hastings
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posted 189 days ago
Excellent!
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Rj
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posted 189 days ago
Wow this is a real eye catcher I love Everything about it .
you did a Great job !
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Roper
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posted 189 days ago
very nice piece.
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Douglas Bordner
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I’m sure your heart was in your throat when your piece took flight, but you have come to a beautiful conclusion with this piece. Great work!
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Dennis Zongker
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WOW, very nice. It’s well balanced & clean with beautiful wood selection.
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Durnik150
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Spectacular!
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Bee – U – Tee – Full!!!
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rudy1337
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gorgeous!
Broda
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me likey muchly
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