More often than not, probably 9 times out of 10, when I head out to the shed, I have no pre-conceived ideas of what I am going to do out there. Some times I may be doing a bit of clean up, some times a re-organisation, some times nothing more than a beer, listening to some music or watching an episode of “The Wire”, and some times, occasionally, some woodworking!
Even when I discover that I will be woodworking, I still then listen to the timbers to find out what I am going to do. Today was no different. I found myself picking up a square of, well I still am no good at working out the different timber types, and mounting it on the lathe. The timber whispered, and it was to be a square bowl, with a scooped out round section from the middle.
To start, a mounting ring was screwed to one side, which mounts in the jaws of my Nova chuck. Once finished shaping the base of the bowl and cutting a recess for the jaws, the bowl is reversed, remounted, and the ring removed.
I didn’t take any more progress photos after this one – combination of getting too absorbed in what I was doing, and no idea if there would be a result anyway!
However, a result there was, and so to the Roving Reporter, I see your salad bowl, and I raise you:
The finish was achieved first with the Ubeaut Rotary Sander from Carbatec, then Ubeaut EEE followed by Shellawax. I tried some of the Ubeaut Glow, but on this timber it was hard to pick the difference between the Shellawax and the Glow finish. Both looked good!
All these finishes are available from Carbatec, and Carrolls, and a number of resellers overseas (the products are now exported to the USA and Canada, not sure about the UK but wouldn’t be surprised!)
I got the base pretty thin in the end, perhaps a little thinner than I was expecting! In a dark room, you can actually see torchlight through it!
I’m rather pleased with the result. I’m sure it is still pretty amateurish, but then I still have a long way to go on the woodworking journey. I still like it!
Guess the timber was talking today 🙂
Filed under: Lathe, Shed, Timber | Tagged: Bowl, Timber, Turning, Ubeaut, Whisper |
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A very nice bowl. I like the sides in particular, very pleasing shapes and curves.
Looks very good to me.
so shiny!
Wow!
Those look nice, pics would look even better with some peanuts or popcorn and a beer next too it!! Nice Job.
I see your bowl, and very nice I might add, and I will raise soon
That’s teh best thing that I have ever seen you make, Stu.
Very nice, indeed.