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Mesquite bowl with maple leaf rim carving
- Thread starter Howard Johnson
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- carved turning
Will you share with us how you carved and pierced these two bowls?
A real beauty!
Both the piercing
Both the piercing and the carving were done with a high-speed, air operated engraver (NSK Pronto II) For the maple leaves, they were outlined on the rim with a laser. Each leaf was then outlined with a diamond ball bit. The same bit was then used to engrave the veins of each leaf. Details were carved with a slender tapered diamond bit. The background relief was carved using both ball and flame diamond bits, The piercing was done using 699 carbide bit without a predetermined pattern. Each piercing was done randomly.
Both the piercing and the carving were done with a high-speed, air operated engraver (NSK Pronto II) For the maple leaves, they were outlined on the rim with a laser. Each leaf was then outlined with a diamond ball bit. The same bit was then used to engrave the veins of each leaf. Details were carved with a slender tapered diamond bit. The background relief was carved using both ball and flame diamond bits, The piercing was done using 699 carbide bit without a predetermined pattern. Each piercing was done randomly.
Thank you!
Another fantastic piece, thanks for sharing the process in the earlier post