Birch Vessel

Took a drive up Mt. Washington in June. Kept noticing fallen trees that had been cut and cleared from the road. At about 2000 feet I found a turn off and followed it to the spring cleaning crew's tree grave yard. I grabbed some nice spaulted birch logs. This piece shows off that wood nicely. Filler is good ole american bondo with blue hardner. Many coats of poly buffed to a Mercedes finish. About 6" tall and wide.

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John Shortell

Registered: August 2009
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Date: Fri August 28, 2009
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Frank Reed

Very automotive of you. I've never thought of using bondo. Looked like tourquise at a first glance. Great piece with good provenance.

#1 Sun August 30, 2009 6:28pm

Rev. Doug Miller

Rev. Doug Miller

I would suggest you not use the bondo. Stick with coffee or some other brown or nearly black substance to do any filling you need. Looks like what you filled with the bondo was tear out. A bit of finish and then a finish cut would have removed most if not all of that tear out, eliminating the need for the filler. give it a try next time. If you just have to use bondo to fill I would suggest that you color it brown. It will look much more natural. Other wise, a really nice piece. Your curve is really good from bottom to top. Finish looks to be nice and smooth. Great work. 8-)

#2 Mon August 31, 2009 6:16am

Don Leydens

Don Leydens

I like the color contrast of the bondo. It does look like some tear-out needed further work, but it's still a beautiful piece!

#3 Thu September 3, 2009 12:52pm