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Dick Koch

Waterfall Lidded Bowl

A Maple burl Waterfall Lidded Bowl with ebonized Maple finial and pedestal finished with satin lacquer. This piece is based on the Waterfall Bowl design by Cindy Drozda.
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Art Betke
Nicely done, but I think you'll find that Cindy Drozda's pedestals and finials are much more delicate. Using real ebony works much better for such delicate pieces as hers.
 
Dick Koch
Art Betke said:
Nicely done, but I think you'll find that Cindy Drozda's pedestals and finials are much more delicate. Using real ebony works much better for such delicate pieces as hers.
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Cindy is definitely more talented than I am at finials and pedestal, but she doesn’t use ebony for them. She prefers African Blackwood and so do I when I can get it. In the mean time, we both use Maple and dye or color it as we please.
 
Art Betke
Dick Koch said:
Cindy is definitely more talented than I am at finials and pedestal, but she doesn’t use ebony for them. She prefers African Blackwood and so do I when I can get it. In the mean time, we both use Maple and dye or color it as we please.
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She's much more talented than I too, but I'm so impressed with her work that occasionally I try to copy it. I have used dye to ebonize birch and maple finials and pedestals but couldn't achieve the precise cuts (you've done much better than I) and delicacy until I tried ebony. I've not been able to fine blackwood locally so I don't know how well that works, but if Cindy is using it, then I would say it works very well.
 
Art Betke
Dick Koch said:
Cindy is definitely more talented than I am at finials and pedestal, but she doesn’t use ebony for them. She prefers African Blackwood and so do I when I can get it. In the mean time, we both use Maple and dye or color it as we please.
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Just re-visited her site and yup, all african blackwood. I stand corrected,.

And I was awed and impressed anew. She hadn't done any basket-weave pieces last time I was there, they are amazing.
 
Dick Koch
Art Betke said:
She's much more talented than I too, but I'm so impressed with her work that occasionally I try to copy it. I have used dye to ebonize birch and maple finials and pedestals but couldn't achieve the precise cuts (you've done much better than I) and delicacy until I tried ebony. I've not been able to fine blackwood locally so I don't know how well that works, but if Cindy is using it, then I would say it works very well.
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African Blackwood turns much more easily than ebony which tends to be chippy. I use black India ink to dye finials and finish them with light coats of black lacquer.
 
Glenn Lefley
I use maple out of necessity as blackwood not easy to get shipped to Canada. It does not finish anywhere near as nice as blackwood. I’ve tried India ink, etc etc. It’s an ok substitute.
 

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