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This is a cedar bowl with a natural edge. I started off attempting to make a platter but while carving it I decided to go with more of a bowl shape. I really like the natural edge.
The finish isn’t holding and if anyone has any experience with finishing cedar bowls/patters/etc I would love to hear some recommendations!
Feedback welcome! Thanks for looking!
Wood: Red Cedar from South Carolina
Width: 15” (max)
Height: 3 1/4”
Finish: Tripole, White Diamond, wax —> Shellac Sealer/Finish & buffed with white diamond to shine
EDIT: Thanks to the great advice I refinished the cedar bowl using Shellac as a sealer and finish. I buffed it using white diamond to a high gloss finish. I put some additional wax on it but honestly it didn’t need it. This was the first time I really used shellac and I love the way it turned out!
-- Bill
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darrenjttu
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#1 posted 746 days ago
I usually put around 10 coats of poly on my cedar after I seal it with shellac.
sedcokid
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#2 posted 746 days ago
Beautiful!!
-- Chuck Emery, Michigan,
mmh
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#3 posted 746 days ago
Cedar is a soft, very porous wood, so I would think that an oil and maybe poly/tung oil finish would absorb nicely and help protect it. I use the Minwax brand tung formula. It has a high oil, low poly % and makes the wood pop! Make sure you allow the coats to dry thoroughly in between applications. Dry, hot weather is best.
-- "They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night." ~ Edgar Allan Poe
peteg
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#4 posted 745 days ago
Realy nice piece Bill,
never turned cedar (dont get it down our way) but if it is a porous type of timber I would seal the hell out of it to lock thoese end fibers otherwise any oil will generally darken in patches (across end grain) & generally give a disapointing result
-- Pete G: If you always do what you always did you'll always get what you always got
Damien Pollet
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#5 posted 745 days ago
Great shape, it shows off the rings, grain and color really nicely.
NightOwl
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#6 posted 742 days ago
Thank you for the great tips and feedback. I refinished the bowl and posted the new pictures (old ones are still there as well). I love the results of the shellac and plan to incorporate it in future finishes.
-- Bill
Andrew
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#7 posted 701 days ago
Very nicely done! I have some cedar (I think) from a stump that I dug up next to the house. Made a pen and was surprised at how beautiful the grain is! Your’s is a wonderful example.
-- Andrew, Orange County, CA - www.TransitionTurning.com
Ovidiu
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#8 posted 671 days ago
Very nice finish. When you say ” white diamond” you mean wax bar ? Please do not mind me asking, but just coming up and I’m not familiar with the names of specific items.
-- Ovidiu from Transylvania
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