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Helen Bailey

Blossoms

This is my latest piece. "Blossoms" made from Sycamore, pierced, pyrography, painted and finished with satin lacquer. 140mm x 75mm
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Russ Braun
Very nice piece Helen. How did you deal with the inevitable burn marks from the piercing vs light wood? I love how thin you turned the bowl!
 
Helen Bailey
Russ Braun said:
Very nice piece Helen. How did you deal with the inevitable burn marks from the piercing vs light wood? I love how thin you turned the bowl!
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Thank you Russ. I don’t get any burn marks from the piercing even on light sycamore like this.
 
john lucas
Very good job. I dont have a piercing rig but when I used one I had serious burning. Any tips you can give on this because I'm looking at setting up a system.
 
Helen Bailey
john lucas said:
Very good job. I dont have a piercing rig but when I used one I had serious burning. Any tips you can give on this because I'm looking at setting up a system.
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I use a Foredom micromotor to pierce. I pierce at a speed which suits my movement of the hand piece. It took a lot of practice to get it right and of course quality sharp cutters I never have a problem with burning. Very little sanding refines any little burrs on the wood.
 
Russ Braun
Helen Bailey said:
Thank you Russ. I don’t get any burn marks from the piercing even on light sycamore like this.
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What???? I use the 400K rpm dental tools that can start forest fires, haha!! I suppose slow speed makes sense…..what’s a sharp burr??
 

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NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D5300
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