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This bowl measures 4” x 9” and is made from Catalpa. It was dyed with purple and yellow Rit dyes and finished with a wipe-on poly. It is difficult to see in the pictures how it changes colors depending on the lighting.
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12 comments so far
teenagewoodworker
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posted 191 days ago
thats a nice bowl. the grain looks really cool too. great job!
Grumpy
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posted 191 days ago
Great piece of turning. Beaut grain in the Catalpa.
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Chris
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posted 191 days ago
Nice job…
Rit… As in the Fabric dyes?
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Scott Bryan
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posted 191 days ago
This is a beautiful bowl. I really wish I had a lathe.
Thanks for the post.
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trifern
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posted 191 days ago
Yes, Rit as in clothes dye. I read about it from fellow LumberJock Darren Nelson.
-- Depend on the rabbit's foot if you will, but remember it didn't work for the rabbit.
Dorje
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posted 191 days ago
good looking bowl – good looking figure…
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Kerux
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posted 191 days ago
Really nice. That picture from the top… you can tell the color changing a bit.
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rikkor
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posted 191 days ago
Great bowl. Good job turning.
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Daren Nelson
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posted 191 days ago
Cool. I like catalpa. I have dyed some stuff (small things) it never dawned on me to dye a bowl. I smell a project, thanks.
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Douglas Bordner
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posted 190 days ago
Trifern,
I saw your post only after reading Daren’s blog on RIT. Really nice turning!
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jockmike2
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posted 190 days ago
Gorgeous, very nice turning. Unusual grain really brought out by the dye. Very cool. Nice job. mike
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GaryK
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posted 190 days ago
I know what you mean by color shifting. Great job.
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