| Project by TurningHeads | posted 119 days ago | 404 views | 0 times favorited | 5 comments |  |
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This is a 13” walnut bowl finished with boiled walnut oil that, when turned, was very roughly cut so I could not see any grain pattern. It wasn’t until I shut the lathe off to reverse chuck it that I saw it. I thought I found a treasure. Having a regular grain pattern and the high figure makes this bowl one of my favorites. After getting it turned to final dimensions, I filled in the natural inclusions with crushed turquoise. Thank you for looking. Be safe friends. -Craig
-- "There's plenty of time to read the instruction manual when you're laying in the hospital bed". - Dad
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ldl
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#1 posted 119 days ago
Unique bowl. I like the inlays.
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peteg
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#2 posted 119 days ago
Nice clean turn Craig,
well done
Pete
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#3 posted 119 days ago
That’s definitely a beautiful piece of wood. I like the fact that you kept it simple to show off that grain. The turquoise looks good with it too.
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#4 posted 119 days ago
Very nice.
Crushed turquoise..? How does that work? Any links to tutorials?
TurningHeads
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#5 posted 119 days ago
Thanks, everybody.
jakub76- when you have got a small inclusion like that you can fill it in with crushed turquoise. You then add ultra thin super glue to set it. Use your freshly sharpened bowl gouge as a scraper and clean up the rest with sanding. Really cool effect it gives.
-- "There's plenty of time to read the instruction manual when you're laying in the hospital bed". - Dad
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