| Project by Bill Akins | posted 1151 days ago | 965 views | 1 time favorited | 9 comments |  |
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I have been turning about 2 years now and I have been wanting to turn a natural edge bowl. My father cut a red oak tree from his front yard in north Georgia. I was able to get a few logs from it. I turned this several months ago and put it up to dry. Just finished it today with 2 coats of 1/3 each mineral spirits, shellac and boiled linseed oil mix. I then put 3 coats of shellac on top of that. Then polished it with 2 coats of renaisance wax. It’s definitly a different kind of turning but it was really fun. Have to watch the knuckles around the spinning bark edge. Next I want to try hollow form turning.
-- Bill from Lithia Springs, GA I love the smell of sawdust in the morning.
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Hacksaw007
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#1 posted 1151 days ago
Good work Bill, a piece to be proud of. I like the different lines of color as you go down on the bowl. I have not made any of these yet. I need to read up on green turning. Thanks very much for sharing this fine piece.
-- For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16
griff
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#2 posted 1151 days ago
Looks great Bill, I really like the live edge. I hope to try my hand at turning someday.
-- Mike, Bruce Mississippi = Jack of many trades master of none
sedcokid
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#3 posted 1151 days ago
Really a nice piece Bill, I like it alot!! The finish really makes the grain Pop, don’t it. Did you do anything to fill the pours in the grain? Thanks for sharing,
The SedcoKid
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4woodturning
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#4 posted 1151 days ago
very cool bowl, yes they are knuckle busters but so cool when you finish. great job
-- Jeff, Missouri ,"Just because your not bleeding, dont mean your turning safely!"..............http://www.4woodturning.com
scrappy
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#5 posted 1151 days ago
Outstanding bowl. The live edge pieces are always soo special. Great work.
Keep it up.
Scrappy
-- Scrap Wood's the best...the projects are smaller, and so is the mess!
jockmike2
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#6 posted 1151 days ago
Cool bowl, like the bark edge.
-- (You just have to please the man in the Mirror) Mike from Michigan -
Napaman
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#7 posted 1150 days ago
that is really nice…is the bark burned??
-- Matt--Proud LJ since 2007
Steffen
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#8 posted 1134 days ago
very clean….I like it a lot.
-- Steffen - Kirkland, WA
a1Jim
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#9 posted 1134 days ago
wow that looks so cool
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