New Experience for Jimvh

This is a Cypress bowl that has several new to me experience's new Thompson bowl gauge, first time using a chuck new nova g3, finished with a Beal bowl buffing system
The bowl is 5" 1/2 by 1"1/2 and is finished with Mylands and Carnauba wax.
Something else new to me as I was putting finish on a crack developed and now how do I make that a design feature? So I put a leaf and bead on with CA to either embellish or hide the crack.
Please comment and advise. Tom

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Tom Davis

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Date: Sat January 19, 2008
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Comments

Leo Frilot

Nicely done, and nice touch on the "embelishment". That crack probably developed as a result of friction. Some wood fibers just can't take the heat. Happens to the best of us. Wink

#1 Sat January 19, 2008 6:43pm

Bob Hamilton

Good looking bowl. I like the rim treatment.

#2 Sat January 19, 2008 6:49pm

Larry Charlot

good looking piece, very clean

#3 Sat January 19, 2008 7:27pm

golfr

Very nicely done!

#4 Sat January 19, 2008 10:19pm

TDRice

Nice classic, clean lines - well done. My favorite fix for checks and voids is crushed turquoise and CA glue. When folks ask how I got the turquoise in there I tell them "You have to carve the stone so it exactly fits the groove." (when they look at me like I'm nuts I tell the truth)

#5 Sat January 19, 2008 10:21pm

Chuck Beland

Looks fantastic to me.

Chuck

#6 Sun January 20, 2008 12:12am

JimVH

It's great, Tom! Cypress wood is a favorite at my house and we've already picked out a place for it.

#7 Sun January 20, 2008 12:29am

wheels4

nice job Tom gives me ideas instead of frisibes for my cracks

#8 Sun January 20, 2008 12:33am

Mark Damron

Tom, I like how you worked through the problem and didn't give up on the piece.
Nice job!

#9 Sun January 20, 2008 3:36am

bubbatd

Tom Davis

Mark I was to far into it and I also had some other problems to try and fix. As I stated first time using a chuck and the bottom is the worst of it. But I learned how to take care of that the next time. I thought about things for a while then talked to my wife and between us we came up with the leaf and wire and bead. I just felt that the lines and look were to good to give up on and wanted to have something to send along in time. I had been told by some turners at the wood craft store that sometimes you don't need to try and hide the cracks and to make them part of the piece and make it look as good as you can. Don't like to give up easily and that way I might learn something.

#10 Sun January 20, 2008 6:58am

Mike Baber

Beautiful wood and great forum, turned out really well, I like it.

Wizzy

#11 Sun January 20, 2008 5:00pm

Twigs

bubba great job. I like the design and the leaf adds to it. I usually fill cracks and voids with saw dust, chalk, crushed stone, etc and CA glue. I think if you find the right combination in color it really adds to the work.

#12 Mon January 21, 2008 8:49am