At about 35 secs into this video, the turner applies a shaped solid material to a finished bowl, presumably an abrasive meant to polish the surface. Any suggestion as to what he using?
50 Years Alone: A Japanese Craftsman Making Go Bowls from Phantom Wood
I finally watched the video. If you haven't, make sure to turn on the subtitles - they are entertaining. For describing example "the hole processing" at 4:09. I might start to use that term to describe hollowing bowls and forms!
Until now, I didn't know anything about containers for "Go" stones.
The English subtitles said he was using a "fhe rare wood known as black persimmon". May be the translation, but I wonder if it's the wood we call black&white ebony. That character is extremely rare in the Ebony (Persimmon) that grows around here unless it the tree is EXTREMELY large. I'm lucky to find black larger than a pencil diameter in most persimmon trees.
I kind of like the wide table surface behind the lathe bed in some shots.
I like the recess for turning the bowl, and the gentle detail on the bottom.
Is the lid blank secured on a faceplate with contact cement, some type of glue or with just what look like some type of holding pins at 10:32 but doesn't look like enough to hold securely while turning, especially with what appears to be a big gap between the blank and plate at 12:26. ?? It's obviously held securely since turning it off-centered was apparently not a problem.
Makes great use of scrapers.
And what is holding that bowl securely enough after 15:32 to apply the side force from the wax? Almost sounds like a vacuum pump running up until 18.09. If so, I like the idea of horizontal vacuum holding for some things. I also like the loose fit on the lid. I see at he doesn't always go with a high gloss finish (19:33-19:36).
Love the hook tool use. Great video.
JKJ
