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Sometimes a piece of wood will yield many surprises when you start turning it. This is a sycamore hollow form that is 8 inches tall, 5 inches across at it’s widest point and wall thickness of 3/16”. The darker part of the hollow form was the part of the wood closest to the bark and the pure white was towards the pith. The dark line that runs almost through the middle was created by beetles. All the hollowing was done through a 3/4” hole. This was sanded to 400 grit and then I applied mimwax clear gloss poly while the piece was still on the lathe. The first two coats I applied with paper towels, and then applied four coats using 600 grit wet sandpaper.
-- Those that say it can't be done should not interrupt those who are doing it.
11 comments so far
cabinetmaster
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posted 83 days ago
WOW…. FANTASTIC… What more can be said?
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Karson
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posted 83 days ago
That is a real cool turning. Nice wood selecting and creation from it.
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DaleM
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posted 83 days ago
Really awesome piece of wood. The thumbnail shot looked good enough that I clicked on it, but the other shots blew me away.
-- Dale Manning, Carthage, NY
Innovator
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posted 83 days ago
A great looking piece.
I love the wood.
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scrappy
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posted 83 days ago
Fantastic piece! Great hollowing form from only a 3/4 opening. Outstanding piece of wood.
Keep up the fantastic work.
Scrappy
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stefang
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posted 83 days ago
Beautiful turning, and the contrasting colors of the wood really give it a special look. Well done.
-- Mike, American in Norway
sedcokid
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posted 83 days ago
Great Job as always! Beautiful contrasting colors.
-- Chuck Emery, Michigan, www.woodworkersedcokid.com
huff
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posted 83 days ago
Very cool! You couldn’t have glued up two pieces and got the line for the split of color to come out any better. What a great surprise and great look.
-- John @ Myrtle Beach
jim1953
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posted 83 days ago
Nice Job
-- Jim, Kentucky
peruturner
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posted 82 days ago
Well done nice turning
-- peruturner,lima peru
Napaman
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posted 82 days ago
Ying and Yang…that is very cool…
-- Matt, Napa, CA...fun is beautiful...just trying to have some fun...