Brushed Ash Vessel 5216

This is an ash vessel which was hollowed, fluted, and then textured with a steel brush. It measures about 7 1/4 inches tall.

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Bruce Forrest

Registered: October 2005
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Date: Mon February 26, 2007
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Ugly Duck

Lee Goehring

Now THAT is really cool!! I think it's great the way you took advantage of the grain pattern and the sapwood/heartwood difference. I can't really see what texturing you did - could I have a hint?

#1 Mon February 26, 2007 10:58pm

Bruce Forrest

The power brushing accentuates the grain by removing the softer wood and leaving the harder. If you run a finger down the piece from top to bottom, the whole thing is "rippled". That's what I mean by texture.

#2 Tue February 27, 2007 3:36am

Rev. Doug Miller

Rev. Doug Miller

And no stain or dye. Are you changing your ways? Nice work. The grain patterns are great. I'm betting that the feel of this one is overwhelming. 8)

#3 Tue February 27, 2007 4:59am

cfuller

You do some of the prettiest things with Ash.

#4 Tue February 27, 2007 5:52pm

TomTunget

Tom Tunget

Wow Bruce. That's a beauty!

#5 Tue February 27, 2007 7:03pm

Ugly Duck

Lee Goehring

I thought maybe that was what you had done, since nothing else was evident. Could you do that on the lathe while spinning, or is it all "hand work"?.

#6 Tue February 27, 2007 10:56pm

Bruce Forrest

Thanks to everyone for the comments. The brushing was done while the piece was mounted on the lathe, but with the lathe off. That part was not labor intensive, because the steel brush was mounted in the flex-shaft of a power drill.

#7 Wed February 28, 2007 1:51pm