10 hours ago, Gerald said:

This one is Sweet Gum Spalted hollowform shipped to a AAW member in a swap. Did not measure but maybe 3/16 thickness. 
 

 

 

Love the shape, @Gerald! Beautiful grain and color, too.

Beautiful Gerald.  Great shape and the wood colors are to die for.

Beautiful piece @Gerald.

On 12/2/2024 at 4:32 AM, calabrese55 said:

Here are the latest members who were motivated to sign up by just such an influential post.  

 

"Hope you're not busy for about a week."

 

I need to watch that movie again.

More finished bowls. Spalted maple with Mahoney’s Walnut oil finish. 

 

Ok there are two more. Both Laurel Oak from the ranch. The first with beaded rim and the second natural edge. Finish is 100% Tung Oil with I think 7 or 8 coats. 
 

 

 

bottoms finished with phicops pattern . Not as good as @Steve Krumanaker but still working on it. No pic of the other bottom but did one 12 point and one 8.

Those are all awesome, @Gerald! Your interpretation of @Steve Krumanaker's pattern is really great, too! 

Beautiful @Gerald. That salted maple one is gorgeous.

1 hour ago, lew said:

Those are all awesome, @Gerald! Your interpretation of @Steve Krumanaker's pattern is really great, too! 

 

Lew, thanks but I want to make it very clear, that is NOT "my" pattern. While I have developed a couple of my own that one is credited to  CZT Brad Harms. I think I got the name right. With that, it IS one of my favorites and I use it often.

1 hour ago, Gerald said:

Not as good as @Steve Krumanaker but still working on it. No pic of the other bottom but did one 12 point and one 8

 

Thanks for nod Gerald, you did it well IMO. Isn't it a great pattern? Zentangle, turning, and pyrography are a perfect marriage of three I think.

Finished the sugarberry bowl. 9.5" x 2". Finished with Tried and True Original finish. 

29 minutes ago, kreisdorph said:

Finished the sugarberry bowl. 9.5" x 2". Finished with Tried and True Original finish

That is beautiful Kent.

1 hour ago, kreisdorph said:

Finished the sugarberry bowl. 9.5" x 2". Finished with Tried and True Original finish. 

 

 

Gorgeous piece

Beautiful in the wood and the STYLE !!!!

malabrese55

I had just finished this 13 inch bowl when I released it from the chuck and it slipped out of my hands. It put two scuffs and one dent in the side. I'm not sure what species it is. It really made me feel upset but it can be placed in the rear on display.

You could try steaming them out.

 

Put a damp cloth over the ding and press it with a clothes iron. DO NOT use the steam setting on the iron. Just dry heat.

 

I generally use my wood burning pen with the widest tip I have to do the same thing as it concentrates the heat in a smaller area.

 

Even with the dings it's a nice looking bowl!

3 hours ago, Headhunter said:

You could try steaming them out.

Agreed!

30 minutes ago, lew said:

Agreed!

Can you or anyone else identify this wood? It doesn't shave off in ribbons but in small slivers almost like a powdery consistency. It cuts fairly easy though. I'll try to get a picture of the pieces I have left.

27 minutes ago, User74 said:

Can you or anyone else identify this wood? It doesn't shave off in ribbons but in small slivers almost like a powdery consistency. It cuts fairly easy though. I'll try to get a picture of the pieces I have left.

I sorta looks like Wenge 

 

https://sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?152722-Turning-Wenge

24 minutes ago, lew said:

I sorta looks like Wenge 

 

https://sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?152722-Turning-Wenge

Here are some pictures of the offcuts from the bowl. It dose have a lot of the working characteristics but it doesn't have the grain patterns. It's also kinda glittery. It probably is wenge or a verity of it. Thanks for your input.