Looks great , enjoy!Going to start with this one…
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and down the rabbit hole he goes . . .Going to start with this one…
Power Pro
Compare the Power Pro with machines costing hundreds more. The brushless motor style handpiece not only puts out 10N.CM making it one of the most powerful handpieces out there, but it will go up to 90,000rpms. With 180 watts of power, this machine will glide through your carvings. You will be...
This rabbit hole only has two entrances, one for bowls and one for hollow forms
! The carving is just to maintain the the appearance of the structure 
Curve continued and foot removed.
Finished with black dye that I sanded off to reveal the grain. Blue dye added with green and yellow dappled in for highlights. Finished with friction polish.
Finished with black dye that I sanded off to reveal the grain. Blue dye added with green and yellow dappled in for highlights. Finished with friction polish.
Same.
Doing some serious sanding last evening....!
Forgot to take pictures while on the lathe, but these came off in past couple days. First is segmented piece using aspen, wenge and black dyed veneer. 16 segments per row plus 16 veneer between each segment, total of 17 rows for 527 pieces (bottom is a single piece of wenge). This is 6-3/4” tall x 3-1/8” wide and 3/16” thick.
Second piece is cherry from a tree we took down. I’m playing with this shape, but something’s off - I’ll keep working on it. Piece is 4-7/8” tall x 7-1/4” wide and 3/16” thick.
Second piece is cherry from a tree we took down. I’m playing with this shape, but something’s off - I’ll keep working on it. Piece is 4-7/8” tall x 7-1/4” wide and 3/16” thick.
Tried turning a Camphor live edge. Was on my last piece of sand paper when it caught in the hole and tore the sander out of my hand. This broke the live edge off and turned it into .......
There's always the option of using a black felt tipped marker to stain the exposed edge.
You can take your sander and make your own natural edge with the broken part. Just blend it in with the edge that’s not broken.
Finished up the walnut hollow form today. It measures 8-3/4” tall x 7-1/2” wide and the base is 2-5/8” per the chart showing hollow form dimensions, base 1/3 the diameter. However it looks fatter in the photo but not in person. I guess it’s true the camera adds 10 pounds.
Also turned a few green walnut bowls.
.Also turned a few green walnut bowls.