January 4, 201214 yr Finished the bowl, finally. Several coats of Minwax oil based semigloss poly. Bowl measures about 8" in diameter and about 2" high. Spalted wood looks nice but is a real pain to turn/sand/finish.
January 4, 201214 yr Very nice piece, stunning colours, well done mateKeep on turning, if not today, do it tomorrow.
January 4, 201214 yr Very nice looking bowl Lew. I like the shape and the finish. Very nice curves on the sides. What did you do on the bottom?Spalting just gives every bowl such a unique look. Great job on the turning and finish.John MoodyJohn Moody Woodworkshttp://www.johnmoodywoodworks.com
January 4, 201214 yr Author John,The bottom is the part of which I am least proud. The most pithy area seemed to end up right on the foot. When I made the dovetail recess for the chuck, it was obvious the wood was crumbling around it. Lots of CA glue helped get me thru the process. But when I reverse chucked the bowl and tried to finish off the foot the wood kept giving way. Ended up using course sand paper instead of lathe tools to flatten/shape the foot. It's not a pretty sight.LewJohn Moody said:Very nice looking bowl Lew. I like the shape and the finish. Very nice curves on the sides. What did you do on the bottom?Spalting just gives every bowl such a unique look. Great job on the turning and finish.John MoodyJohn Moody Woodworkshttp://www.johnmoodywoodworks.com
January 4, 201214 yr Author Thanks everyone for the kind words! They are really appreciated!This was the second bowl I turned from the piece of wood. I gave the first (smaller) one to the friend that supplied the spalted maple piece. It actually turned out nicer because that section had fewer soft spots.Lew
January 4, 201214 yr I understand I have had those too.Lewis Kauffman said:John,The bottom is the part of which I am least proud. The most pithy area seemed to end up right on the foot. When I made the dovetail recess for the chuck, it was obvious the wood was crumbling around it. Lots of CA glue helped get me thru the process. But when I reverse chucked the bowl and tried to finish off the foot the wood kept giving way. Ended up using course sand paper instead of lathe tools to flatten/shape the foot. It's not a pretty sight.LewJohn Moody said:
January 7, 201214 yr Lewis,Gorgeous! Â Beautiful piece. Â Anything special you do about the soft spots? Â I have a piece of spalted maple that's about 2" x13" x 14" . Â It's not quite as spalted as what you used, but thought it might turn out nice as a platter or shallow bowl. Â SQHappiness is wood chips flying!
January 7, 201214 yr Author Arlin,I used CA glue. This was the first time with this type of wood. I realize now how much of the glue I need to apply to get a more stabilized piece.LewArlin Eastman said:LewVery nice bowl and well done at that.Did you use CA to beef up the soft spots or use Tung oil?Arlin
January 7, 201214 yr Author SQ,I originally tried some thin decoupage (cheaper for a larger quantity) but it didn't dry hard enough. The CA glue did the trick but I don't think I used enough of it to soak deep into the wood. Yours is about the size of the piece I started with. Got two shallow bowls from mine.LewSQ said:Lewis,Gorgeous!  Beautiful piece.  Anything special you do about the soft spots?  I have a piece of spalted maple that's about 2" x13" x 14" .  It's not quite as spalted as what you used, but thought it might turn out nice as a platter or shallow bowl.  SQHappiness is wood chips flying!
January 7, 201214 yr Very, very nice, Mr. Kauffman!To my eyes, it was well worth the aggravation. I don't turn, I use a router lathe for spindles and a router to make shallow bowls. But, if I think I'll have problems with punky spots, I flood the area with thin epoxy. Works for me.Gene'The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.' G. K. Chesterton
January 7, 201214 yr Author Thanks, but please.. it's Lew- Mr. Kauffman died when I was a kid!Gene Howe said:Very, very nice, Mr. Kauffman!To my eyes, it was well worth the aggravation. I don't turn, I use a router lathe for spindles and a router to make shallow bowls. But, if I think I'll have problems with punky spots, I flood the area with thin epoxy. Works for me.Gene'The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.' G. K. Chesterton
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