May 31, 20196 yr When somebody gives me a hunk of wood, I give them the first piece created from it. A little Hoosier Fusion adventure here, filling in a cherry knothole with crushed gems from my wife's offering of imperfect gems and minerals - green aventurine and white pearls. I tried epoxy with unsatisfactory results. Super glue did the trick. Watco on the inside for a matte finish. Waterlox on the outside. Just not there yet with getting the inside of narrow-opening vessels as smooth as the outside. Any wisdom?
May 31, 20196 yr A very nice bowl, Bob. Nice work with the inlayed gems. That's a sweet rim, too. And, I really like the contrast of color from inside to out. Can't offer any pearls of wisdom. Don't know one end of a lathe from the other. But, I'll bet some of our master turners will chime in.
May 31, 20196 yr Bob that is a nice hollow form. Now to sanding the inside. Sanding a regular bowl is no problem and only slightly more of a task than the outside, but a hollowform is another story. For one thing open forms with a top opening of 5 inch or more will take a great deal of time to sand because most turners are not capable of getting a smooth gouge finish on the inside so there will be lots of sanding . Sanding inside can be done with several different tools but power sanding is almost impossible except in the bottom. Inertial sanders with angled arm are the best if you have space to get them in . Now lets look at a sandless inside , yes sandless. When you do your hollow form either with a two inch or smaller opening or tall with a four inch or smaller opening. The 2 inch opening does not allow seeing inside and therefore no sanding needed. for a four inch opening use a matte black finish (black gesso) inside and no one can see the inside. Collars can be used to create a small opening in hollowforms if you are not yet proficient at hollowing through a small opening. Also for inside finish work a good sharp scraper is the way to go and these can be articulated to get all areas inside.
June 1, 20196 yr Author The thought of finishing as best as I can then adding a collar to make the opening smaller is brilliant! Yes, I am working on another hollow form with a smaller opening and have already got my black black black dye ready. I'm not sure what gesso is but my neighbor art professor will surely fill me in. This is all very helpful and encouraging. Thanks.
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