Bill helped me split a piece of Magnolia for a small bowl.
I drilled a hole to hold it the worm screw and set to work.
In no time, I had a beautifully shaped bowl and could see some spalting in the wood; always a bonus.
Soon enough, it was sanded and shellac was added.
When it was dry, I turned it around in the chuck and began to hollow it out.
I decided to leave the top edge uneven as the wood was shaped, called a live edge; I merely softened the edges with some sanding.
The shellac will be dry and ready for its debut in about an hour.
I need to sand it and add one last coat.
I will do that this morning because I ran out of time yesterday!
Very exciting! We definitely have similar tastes as far as bowls go…I enjoy the “perfect” one as well, but my most favorite style is the live edged, uneven, wood-flaws-highlighted style. So much character and so pretty! -Marsel
ReplyDeleteBeautiful bowl! I can’t wait for the tree folks to be done so I can get out there and share photos of what it looks like out there. Pure carnage at this point but a wood workers dream. We have a logging company coming on Saturday to pick up the piles they are making from these huge logs. It’s been insane. My nerves are shot.
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