The black walnut came from city hall here . They took down 3 and woodturners got 2. This is the crotch and there is still the other half to do. I was pleased with the flame showing on both inside and outside.

 

 

 

 

 

This cherry bowl was a practice piece for the demo I did in March. It had a knot which was rotten but did not show till well into turning. Fortunately it was not a thru knot. I used epoxy colored with two micro powders which I think were blue and silver. Had noticed rim treatments . The center is cross hatched with Sorby Spiral Master and colored with Baroque Gilders Paste. Used woodburning pen to stipple the inside and outside of the rim design.

 

 

For some reason this one looks better in person.

 

Beautiful! Two of most favorite woods to turn. 

They are both nice but the Black Walnut knocks my socks off.  Such figure!!!

Nice bowls, walnut crotch grain is always amazing to me. You did a really nice job of exposing it in this bowl.

Edited May 9, 20224 yr by Steve Krumanaker

Not much for me to say Gerald, those are quite beautiful. I do love walnut crotch.

That walnut bowl is fantastic with that spectacular grain.

Two gorgeous bowls Gerald

Wow ! Nice ones Gerald. Those are beautiful!!

Paul

Both are beautiful. But it’s hard to take my eyes off the walnut bowl.

 

On 5/8/2022 at 10:50 PM, Gerald said:

Used woodburning pen to stipple the inside and outside of the rim design.

Very nice! 

 

Reminds me of guilloché  on a fine watch face. Timely as I’ve been thinking of getting into wall clocks. 
 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guilloché

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_engine_lathe

1 hour ago, Woodman said:

Very nice! 

 

Reminds me of guilloché  on a fine watch face. Timely as I’ve been thinking of getting into wall clocks. 
 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guilloché

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_engine_lathe

Yes would be nice to have a rose engine, but I do have a router setup for lathe again just have to find time.

10 hours ago, Woodman said:

Very nice! 

 

Reminds me of guilloché  on a fine watch face. Timely as I’ve been thinking of getting into wall clocks. 
 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guilloché

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_engine_lathe

 

Interesting stuff there Jim.  I had not heard of the Rose engine lathe before.

If'n it's wall clocks you want, be sure to check out many of the threads by @Smallpatch.  No one does clocks like Jess does 'em!

Gerald, is this crosshatching done by eye with the woodburning pen? 

 

 

Cal, use of the rose machine on watch faces goes pretty far back in engraving; the folks who operated that complex tool were at the very top of their craft. No doubt a quiet secretive bunch.  Before electricity and electric lights. The top technology, precision engineering, and manufacturing of that time.  Amazing stuff. 

 

 

7 hours ago, Woodman said:

Gerald, is this crosshatching done by eye with the woodburning pen? 

 

 

Cal, use of the rose machine on watch faces goes pretty far back in engraving; the folks who operated that complex tool were at the very top of their craft. No doubt a quiet secretive bunch.  Before electricity and electric lights. The top technology, precision engineering, and manufacturing of that time.  Amazing stuff. 

 

 

It is Sorby Spiral Master by flipping tool from left cut to right cut. To add on Rose Engine there are not many in the USA but in England there are lists waiting for someone to die and pass on the machine. They are very costly.

https://lindowmachineworks.com/lindow-rose-engine-menu/

 

There are many plans to make your own but those are nothing compared to the Lindow.

1 hour ago, Gerald said:

there are lists waiting for someone to die and pass on the machine

There was a cover-photo and article in Watchtime a decade or so back of a guy who uses a century-old machine. One of two in existence.

 

Thanks for the Sorbinformation. I looked it up. The Sorby video link below is cued up to the narrator saying, <English accent> "All of these effects were created using the texturing tool and just two optional cutters".  But I get the feeling it is way harder than he makes it out to be. 

 

https://youtu.be/e5B_apEjTqs?t=198

 

I love the walnut. That’s some beautiful grain..and the cherry is gorgeous.

22 hours ago, Woodman said:

There was a cover-photo and article in Watchtime a decade or so back of a guy who uses a century-old machine. One of two in existence.

 

Thanks for the Sorbinformation. I looked it up. The Sorby video link below is cued up to the narrator saying, <English accent> "All of these effects were created using the texturing tool and just two optional cutters".  But I get the feeling it is way harder than he makes it out to be. 

 

https://youtu.be/e5B_apEjTqs?t=198

 

Not really that hard. You can turn a spindle or flat plate and practice. If it dos not work just turn it off. Thing is the tool is not cheap. I have been using a mini until I got a full size from a estate.