Flame bowl

A Sycamore bowl rough turned last year at the Desert Woodturning Roundup by Craig Jackson. I took it, dried it, final turned it, and put flames on it and burned the other areas as a club challenge and after watching a Molly Winton demo.

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Dale Gillaspy

Registered: September 2008
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Date: Fri January 15, 2010
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Dale Gillaspy

Oh yeah, there is actually some blue at the bottom, representing the hot part of the flame, but it didn't show up well. Lesson learned. I'm not a huge fan of enhancements, but this was fun to try. Next time, it needs to be on a taller vessel. It doesn't show up well unless you lift the piece up.

#1 Fri January 15, 2010 1:08am

Frank Van Atta

I like the bowl AND the flames.

#2 Fri January 15, 2010 1:14am

Makepeace

Leo Makepeace

Beauty, you need some patience to this sort of enhancement. Good job

Ruining lots of good wood to get a few average bits.

#3 Fri January 15, 2010 3:20am

JimQuarles

Good job, that will be a hit Sat.

#4 Fri January 15, 2010 3:58am

Don Leydens

Don Leydens

Very nice job. Certainly an eye catcher for folks like me who love flames.
Don L.

#5 Fri January 15, 2010 12:28pm

Brad_Mortensen

I like it and I am not a fan of flames... would like to see a photo with it tilted a bit. But, I find it very interesting.
Brad

#6 Fri January 15, 2010 1:00pm

Bill Beck

Very nice. Did you air brush it?

#7 Fri January 15, 2010 6:31pm

Dale Gillaspy

No, the flames are water based analine dyes. Blue on the bottom, then red, orange, and yellow. Between colors, I wet sanded with 600 to blend them and get rid of any hard lines.

#8 Sat January 16, 2010 11:38pm

Don Andrews

I also like the bowl AND the flames! I just got for Christmas some water base analine dyes. I'd like to try something of this type. Thanks for the inspiration!

Don

#9 Mon January 18, 2010 4:14pm