I thoroughly enjoyed a day of play and fun all day. These are the first Rain Lilies to open! If we get a good rain, there are many other areas of deep red that will bloom, too.
In betweent the major cleaning jobs, I played with the bowl on the lathe.
I had some more CA glue work to do--you can bet I was geared up! Most of the pithy wood was turned away so the bowl was all solid wood inside!
I worked the outside edge first and then hollowed out the center which is left to help keep the spinning bowl (500rpms) balanced.
It worked well and I was excited to see the bowl emerge!
I did have some cracks along the edge that needed a bit of filler again. I let it harden overnight and will do some sanding today. I hope to get the first layer of finish on it even!
I ended the day with a major clean-up of the floor! There are a lot of wood chips when turning a large bowl! The hickory is very dense but yields beautiful work!
Very pretty! -Marsel
ReplyDeleteThe rain lilies are gorgeous. Pretty bowl too.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fascinating process! That floor is a work of art in itself. You gotta love a craft that makes that big of a mess...lol.
ReplyDeleteYou certainly have fun and interesting hobbies!
ReplyDeleteNice work! That is going to be a beautiful bowl. Love those lilies and wonder it they'd grow here since we have plenty of rain!
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