Sunday, November 30, 2008

It's been a while

I haven't posted on my blog in quite some time now. It's been a bit
hectic lately. I haven't had too much time to turn.

I have however turned one or two bowls that I will post pictures of
soon.

Most of my time at the moment has been going into a restoration
project. I am in the process of restoring an old dining room table. I
have been labouriosly removing the varnish after taking my time with
repairing the legs which had split.

I have also been starting to experiment with some other things like
composting. I bought some earthworms and made myself a composter. I am
going to see if I can get the worms to break down all my old turning
shavings so I can use it in my garden.

I will post details of these projects soon as I am sure some of you
out there may be interested in these.

Sunday, August 3, 2008

Natural Edge Jacaranda Bowl

I turned a lovely piece of Jacaranda this weekend. The wood is very easy to turn and I found that it was rather nice to finish a well.

Sunday, July 27, 2008

Natal Mahogany Natural Edge Bowl


This is an unfinished natural edge bowl I made today out of Natal Mahogany. The wood seems to weep a beautiful purple colour as can be seen in the images. I also tried out my new Robery Sorby Sanding Master. Wow it is a really nice piece of kit and results in a fantastic finish.

I am hoping that I can maintain the purple "weeping" from the wood. It gives the bowl a unique look and almost resembles a birth mark.

I will post once I have finished the project, but for now I must leave it to dry.