myrtle burl NE bowl

This was one of those "let's see if I can" experiments. Myrtle burl, 3 3/8" tall x 3" dia. Wall thickness......1/32" throughout! WooHoo! There are 2 little bruises in the back inside you can see, but I am still sanding it a bit between finish coats so I think they will come out. It feels like an eggshell and weighs about as much as one. Smile

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Chris Wright

Registered: November 2004
Location: Los Angeles, CA
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Date: Sun November 20, 2005
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Rev. Doug Miller

Rev. Doug Miller

At 1/32" thickness, you should be able to drill a hole in the bottom and use it as a mini lamp shade. Very cool, Chris. Bet it looks really cool with light glowing through it. Nice work boss. 8)

#1 Sun November 20, 2005 3:32am

Gil

This is a beautiful piece, and quite daring to go that thin. Of course, the wood naturally deserves the effort.

#2 Sun November 20, 2005 4:38am

cfuller

Wow!

#3 Sun November 20, 2005 6:21am

Rick Prevett

I'll wager your tools took a few trips to the grinder for those final passes! On the inside, did you work from rim to bottom? Or shear scrape from the bottom up, or both?

#4 Sun November 20, 2005 4:59pm

Anthony

NICE!!

#5 Sun November 20, 2005 6:32pm

Chris Wright

Thanks guys, it was an adventure for sure. Rick, with the open edge in the front and the inclusion in the back, scraping was not an option for the first 3/4 of the piece. I only had to make 2 additional trips to the grinder, once at 1/8 and 3 cuts later at 1/32. I was using my Glaser 10V 3/8" bowl gouge with Stuart Batty's 40 degree grind on it, worked superbly. I did shear scrape below the inclusion to avoid having to do much sanding down there.

#6 Sun November 20, 2005 7:02pm

kengrunke

1/32" is quite an accomplishment, Chris, this is really a bold piece. I don't think I'd have the nerve to pull it off, without a catch and resulting explosion. Maybe being burl, it held together better than regular wood?
Chris, if you don't mind a little critique of your photography, your pics are almost perfect in every way but they're a bit too dark in my opinion. Not this one so much, but the Tazmanian Rose Myrtle Burl NE bowl could use another exposure stop increase--what do you think?.

#7 Mon November 21, 2005 7:34am

Chris Wright

Thanks Ken, I truly think it is possible with any solid wood, I am going to try the same form on straight grained maple or cocobolo simply to test the theory out. You are right, the last few photos have been dark compared to the few before them, it's a matter of lighting. The well lighted ones where taken during mid day when the shop was full of light, the darker ones where taken at night with my lighting setup. Unfortunately I can only take the mid-day pics on weekends and when you finish a piece on Monday night you don't want to wait that long to share the results! Wink

#8 Tue November 22, 2005 3:13am