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Finished my first bowl here. I ordered some mineral oil and beeswax for the finish, as they were the only “finishes” that I could get shipped here. I have 2 lbs of beeswax…I seriously overestimated the amount I would need! Wood is from the same stack I started working on a few weeks ago…FOGI (found on ground-Iraq). Bowl is 5 inches in diameter and 2 inches deep. There are a few inclusions and checks that I could not turn past…they did not bother me until I got beeswax in there while I was rubbing it on…now the paste in there highlights the cracks. Will fill in with CA next time. I did have a fairly good size hunk fly off the rim next to a check. Repaired it with sawdust and CA and it is barely noticeable (you can see it on the pic of the bowl still on the lathe).
Thanks for looking.
Eric
10 comments so far
reggiek
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posted 86 days ago
Nice wood for FOGI. I wish there was as good FOGC (find on the ground California). Very good repair work also….Nice job.
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Derrek LeRouax
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posted 86 days ago
Talk about extreme woodworking. Looks great, AND created under duress??? Much better than me…
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Loucarb
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posted 85 days ago
Fine looking bowl. Well done. What kind of lathe do you have over there??
a1Jim
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posted 85 days ago
Looks great Eric
Keep your head down
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EOD_Eric
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posted 85 days ago
Thanks for the comments everyone. No need for ducking anymore…the rocket attacks are fairly infrequent and, more importantly, pretty inaccurate. Loucarb, I have a Penn state midi…its pretty small and on the lower end, but as long as I keep the projects within reason, it works well.
jockmike2
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posted 85 days ago
Nice bowl. Glad things have quited down for you there, still have my thanks and respect. From an old vet. Hope you are able to find enough FOGI. If not send your address, maybe we can send some of the good stuff. Mike
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mtkate
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posted 85 days ago
Wow. You are amazing. I was checking out your FOGI from previous posts. Way to go with limited resources!
scrappy
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posted 85 days ago
Great looking bowl. Love that FOGI wood. The inclusions just give it more charector.
Keep your head down and be safe.
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stefang
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posted 84 days ago
Real nice bowl. It’sgreat that you have gotten the opportunity to use a lathe over there. Keep up the good work, both the turning and the duty.
-- Mike, American in Norway
SteveRussell
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posted 63 days ago
Hello,
Very nice looking bowl with wonderful colour! It’s great that you can enjoy turning during your TIC. Thanks for sharing and for your service as well. Take care and all the best to you and yours!
P.S. Can you watch a regular NTSC DVD video over there? If so, I will send you one of my DVD videos on bowl turning. Contact me offline through my website with shipping instructions.
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