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I had promised all L Js to give full details about The Striped Bowl With Reversed Dots. To fulfill my promise, I built and turned a new bowl and took a dozen of pictures to show the making of the bowl step by step to make explaination easier. But I had to keep half of them because of the space allowed. So here I am.
I started by cutting unparallel purple heart and orange osage to build 210×210x50mm square block and then cut it round, as in photo 2. I used 32 and 26mm flat drilling bits and I pushed them in only 12mm deep on the bottom side of the bowl. ( It is easier to fit a shallow plug than long one, but, however, I had to drill through with smaller bit, 7mm, to release air pressure when I pushed the plugs in )
Photo #3 shows how I tranfered the circle to a prepared piece made of reversed colours by using thin plywood stencil drilled in the same size of the hole.
Photo #4 shows how I brought the plug to the right size ( airtight ) to fit the hole by using the disc sanding machine.
When all the plugs were in place, I pushed the round block against the sanding disc to level it and then I covered the bottom with matching timber. This step is optional. I covered the rim with reversed colours. At that stage I ran out of timber and I used offcuts by working on each piece individually.
The block was ready for turning and photo #6 shows you how the reversed plugs start emerging.
-- Sam Shakouri / CREATING WONDERS WITH WOOD.....Sydney,Australia....
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patron
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#1 posted 1224 days ago
thanks sam .
pretty much how i thought you did it ,
the trick with the ply and marking it for the joint line
is not something i thought about ,
i figured you just measured the distance to the joint from the center of the hole .
sanding all those plugs to fit must be fun ,
i have plug cutters from 1/4” to 1 1/2” to work with .
your work is incredible ,
thank you for sharing !
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jayjay
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#2 posted 1224 days ago
Great piece of work. Thanks for sharing the step by step.
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a1Jim
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#3 posted 1224 days ago
Wow Sam
Amazing stuff. I couldn’t have come up with the concept near enough the technique.
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lew
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#4 posted 1224 days ago
Thank you, Sam!!
If you want to show all of your pictures, why not consider posting this as a “blog” instead of a project.
In any case, I really appreciate your sharing of the technique,
Lew
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sras
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#5 posted 1224 days ago
Thanks for sharing this Sam! Very clear description. Now I can ponder over somehting else in my spare time ;)
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TJ65
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#6 posted 1224 days ago
All I can say is Wow!
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Sam Shakouri
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#7 posted 1224 days ago
Lew, I did consider sending it as blog, but I found it too cmplicated to add the pictures, for someone new with the computer business. Probably next time. Thanks anyway.
-- Sam Shakouri / CREATING WONDERS WITH WOOD.....Sydney,Australia....
Splinterman
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#8 posted 1224 days ago
Hey Sam,
Now that is one cool bowl…nice job mate.
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#9 posted 1224 days ago
That is beautiful, thanks for sharing your technique.
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ChrisN
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#10 posted 1224 days ago
Totally cool!! Thanks for sharing the process pictures!
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Ken90712
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#11 posted 1224 days ago
Very creative I’m sure your proud!
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SgtSnafu
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#12 posted 1224 days ago
Very inventive – Great wood choices.
Thank you for sharing
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Mary Anne
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#13 posted 1224 days ago
Thanks for the well done tutorial. Clear and concise. Only problem is, you make it look simple. :)
I imagine fitting the plugs to match exactly is a painstaking process. Your work is an inspiration to press on to try new things.
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#14 posted 1224 days ago
That is very cool, thanks for explaining.
-- Dale West Central Pa. Do it all, before last call.
jm82435
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#15 posted 1224 days ago
I was hoping there was a simpler solution. That looks as painstaking as I first imagined it would be. I don’t think I have that kind of patience… Looks great, love the effect. Thanks for sharing the project and technique with us.
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