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I thought I would try my hand at turning some Padauk. These two bowls are from the same piece of lumber; however, the finishes sure make them look very different.
The Bowl in the foreground was finished with wipe on Poly; the one in the back with pure Tung Oil. The Tung Oil on the Padauk made it look muddy. Lesson learned! Another lesson I learned was that when thin Padauk is very brittle and will chip rather then cut. You can see the results of that on the details I tried to cut on the bottom of the first bowl.
Thanks everyone!
-- Chris
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TedM
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posted 97 days ago
Chris, these are two fine bowls! You know I’m a lover of Padauk!
I agree with you on the oil finish. I’ve found that a high-gloss finish works best on Padauk to bring out the beautiful grain and rich red tones. I recently turned a bowl out of Padauk also. You can see it here.
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rikkor
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posted 97 days ago
These two bowls “turned” out very nice.
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thetimberkid
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posted 97 days ago
Nice work!
Thanks for the post
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trifern
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posted 96 days ago
Nice looking bowls, Chris. Thank you for sharing.
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posted 41 days ago
I’ve never been a fan of Tung oil , yet a buddy of mine swears by it . Shame at what it did to your nice bowl…..Did you have any scraps to try finishes on before commiting to any particular one ? I wonder if you could apply your wipe on Poly to it now and bring out the grain or at least give it some depth ?
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