General Finishes - Beginning Wood Turners (with less than one year of experience)

Curl Maple Bowl

Ethan McCrary — Sat, 29 Jul 2017 05:02:37 +0000

This bowl turned out really well. It has a small section of live edge that looks pretty good. I wanted a smooth finish on this bowl so I used mineral oil to pop the grain and wax to seal it. The wax turned out really smooth and gave it a nice sheen.

Products Used

Mineral Oil
Wax

Live Edge Oak Bowl

Ethan McCrary — Sat, 29 Jul 2017 04:57:36 +0000

This was my first green turned bowl and it turned out really well. There was only one major crack that I filled with brass dust and CA glue. I wanted to preserve the wood feel of the bowl so I only finished it with mineral oil. This has the added benefit of being food safe. The end result was a smooth finish that can be easily reapplied.

Products Used

Mineral oil

Winning Category

1st Place

Memory Bowl

Kreg Hamburger — Thu, 27 Jul 2017 00:36:33 +0000

Maple Bowl with wood inay. This bowl was created to combine the skills learned in beginning woodturning and wood inlay classes as my final for both. The inlay is my grandfathers farm house in Weatherford, OK where I was first introduced to woodworking by my grandfather. The inlay combines the sunsets of Oklahoma, the canned pears from my grandparents orchard as well as the wheat fields on the farm. The bowl represents the full circle of discovering woodworking from a young age to returning to it after 40 plus years. This is a tribute to my grandfather as well as my father who continued to inspire me in the art of wood work.

The inlay medallion finished with a Shellac. The bowl finished with one part polyurethane, one part mineral spirts and one part Tung Oil.

Products Used

Maple for the bowl blank
Brass
Walnut
Ash
Padauk
Purple Heart
Mahogany
Yellow Wood
Oak
Canary wood
Silver Maple
Zebra Wood

Cheese knife with Celtic knot

Davenport's Handmade — Sat, 15 Jul 2017 20:05:13 +0000

Handmade wood turning project. The handle is made of Purple Heart wit a spalted beech Celtic knot inlay.

The Purple Heart was cut to length then cut at 45deg to put a spalted beech segment in then glued back together. The piece was then rotated 90 deg and repeated then again another two rotations. The completed piece was then placed on the lathe between centers and turned to shape.

Once the desired shape was acheieved the piece was then sanded with 60, 120 and 240 grit then sanding dealer applied, the sanded up to 1200 grit. The handle was then finished with 3 coats of pure beeswax, with a light sanding between.

The handle was then removed from the lathe and taken to the drill press where it was drilled to accept the blade.

General Finishes - Beginning Wood Turners (with less than one year of experience)

Curl Maple Bowl

Products Used

Live Edge Oak Bowl

Products Used

Winning Category

1st Place

Memory Bowl

Products Used

Cheese knife with Celtic knot

Products Used

Winning Category

2nd Place