Corian bowl #57 and Osage Orange door stopper

Wow. What a shine on that bowl. Nice job Jim.

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Yep that corian sure comes up nice Jim, hey looks like you’re havin too much fun running aroud meeting all the guys, great stuff mate
Pete

-- Pete G: If you always do what you always did you'll always get what you always got

That is great looking Corian bowl Jim, what did you use for hollowing a scraper or gouge? With the epoxy did you clamp the layers together? Wonder if other LJers have used corian, it would be good to see a section for other materials of the site. Nice door stopper, Osage orange is a favourite wood of mine.

-- Bob C, Australia. I love sharing as long as it is not my tools

You never fail to amaze Jim….sweet projects sir.

-- Buster, Ocoee TN (Critics are men who watch a battle from a high place then come down and shoot the survivors - Hemingway)

Very nice work and looks like you’re enjoying your winter.

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Thanks for all the nice comments. I try to be and evangelist for Lumberjocks when ever I meet a wood worker. I just love this site

Pete , it is really nice to meet all these close by woodworkers.

Bob, I cut out the center of 4 of the pieces and clamped them together 2 at a time. They slip around a bit when wet and were not real concentric when I began.
For hollowing I used three sizes of bowl gouges and sharpened them each twice. Corian is tough on tools. I also found out that it is best to always cut from the outside in or else it chips on the edge. I power sanded the inside a bit to get rid of all the tool marks. It is different than working wood.. you know!!!!!!!!!

Rance, I finished it with EEE and Shellawax and it makes a great glossy surface.

-- Jim Jakosh.....Practical Wood Products...........Learn something new every day!!

Great projects Jim!! I really like the corian bowl, very very nice! Sounds like you are enjoying your time in AZ.

Thanks for sharing

-- Chuck Emery, Michigan,

Excellent work!

Thank you.

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Nice corian bowl bet that was fun to turn. I use some corian to make pens with and it is not nearly as easy to turn as wood.

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That’s a fine yellow doorstop there Jim.
Good thing you made it so beautifully.
It will last a lot longer than any of us.
For that matter, I guess that goes for the corian as well. :-)

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Jim, I wondered if you cut the centers out first. I have found that scrapers work best with corian, I have a Robert Sorby scraper system which came with 6 different shaped scraper heads and they leave a smooth surface that only needs a touch up with micro mash pads. J have done numerous corian projects but can’t show them on this site, to much crap flew around the last time I posted one. I vote we have “another media section” on Lumberjocks..

-- Bob C, Australia. I love sharing as long as it is not my tools

So cool Jim!! So Cool!
I really like the bowl!!
Nice little story too….!!

-- Robert B. Sabina, Ohio.....

Jim, great stuff, like all that show and tell :)

My house is in dire needs of new furniture especially the living room it’s so very dated but I just can’t seem to break way from selling the items I make. LOL

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Nice projects, nice story. Travel safe

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Liking the corian bowl very much! Thanks for the detail of how you made it. I have some corian out in the shop and your post has me wanting to make something other than pens with it. Plus the osage orange door stop is nice as well and will probably last forever!

-- John Bare, Hurricane, West Virginia