John. B
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Venturing into the world of piercing and decorating a bland piece of Tulip. Size: 170mm high x 145mm Wide C&C's welcome!
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A Goblet with a difference.
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John. B
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The Tulip flower, is a Eurasian & North African genus of perennial, bulbous plants in the lily family.
Tulip wood (Dalbergia decipularis) comes from a tree in North-eastern Brazil, which grows to 20-30 ft high but a trunk of less than 1 ft in diameter
I know, cos I'm a clever clogs. :-" :-" \
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John. B
Tulip wood (Dalbergia decipularis) comes from a tree in North-eastern Brazil, which grows to 20-30 ft high but a trunk of less than 1 ft in diameter
I know, cos I'm a clever clogs. :-" :-" \
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LancsRick
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One of the nicest things I've ever seen if I'm honest - any interest in sharing what's involved?
donwatson
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Superb workmanship there. Thanks for showing.
John. B
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Thank you Gents,
Rick for you,
I Started with a large block of tulip I've had for a long time, wondering what to do with it. Started with cutting off one end for the base, put to one side.
Turned a substantial spigot on the remaining block cos it was a big lump. formed the outside shape, drilled into the centre with a forstner just above where I wanted the bottom to be. Bowl gouge taking most of the inside, finishing off to about 2.5 mm wall thickness with a hollowing tool. Put that aside and turned the base hollow for the bowl spigot to fit finishing both with a Hope pro sander, finishing with two or three coats of sanding sealer denibbed between coats. I like to decorate with birds and insects because of the enormous choice that there is and in this case, decided on a Kingfisher with Dragonflies in bullrushes. I use google images to get the right shape and correct colouring of the bird and insect and design where they be relating to the piercing. In this case I wanted the piercing to flow in a wave instead of a wide band around the bowl. I draw the outline of the bird, insect and each of the pierced holes with a soft pencil (H) and follow that with a pyrograph pen The unit I use is a Peter Child Pyro machine (I've had it for over 15 years) but the 'pen' or handpiece I use is an American one by Colwood. The tips of the Colwood are like sharp blades, rather like the burnmaster types, anyway, I burn all the outlines which both defines where to finish the paint line and to prevent paint or finish to 'bleed' across the line. Next, to pierce the holes. For this I use a 'Woodworks Super NP3 Micro motor rotary carver'. I have over time collected a good number of carving bits, a good number I might add from China. This is the bit that's a bit boring because you do not want to go through the wall of an adjoining hole. Next the painting, I used in this case Humbrol enamel for the Kingfisher and bulrushes and Jo Sonja iridescent paints for the dragonflies. (makes them glisten) Glue the bowl to the finished base and spray with clear lacquer and the job is done.
John. B
Rick for you,
I Started with a large block of tulip I've had for a long time, wondering what to do with it. Started with cutting off one end for the base, put to one side.
Turned a substantial spigot on the remaining block cos it was a big lump. formed the outside shape, drilled into the centre with a forstner just above where I wanted the bottom to be. Bowl gouge taking most of the inside, finishing off to about 2.5 mm wall thickness with a hollowing tool. Put that aside and turned the base hollow for the bowl spigot to fit finishing both with a Hope pro sander, finishing with two or three coats of sanding sealer denibbed between coats. I like to decorate with birds and insects because of the enormous choice that there is and in this case, decided on a Kingfisher with Dragonflies in bullrushes. I use google images to get the right shape and correct colouring of the bird and insect and design where they be relating to the piercing. In this case I wanted the piercing to flow in a wave instead of a wide band around the bowl. I draw the outline of the bird, insect and each of the pierced holes with a soft pencil (H) and follow that with a pyrograph pen The unit I use is a Peter Child Pyro machine (I've had it for over 15 years) but the 'pen' or handpiece I use is an American one by Colwood. The tips of the Colwood are like sharp blades, rather like the burnmaster types, anyway, I burn all the outlines which both defines where to finish the paint line and to prevent paint or finish to 'bleed' across the line. Next, to pierce the holes. For this I use a 'Woodworks Super NP3 Micro motor rotary carver'. I have over time collected a good number of carving bits, a good number I might add from China. This is the bit that's a bit boring because you do not want to go through the wall of an adjoining hole. Next the painting, I used in this case Humbrol enamel for the Kingfisher and bulrushes and Jo Sonja iridescent paints for the dragonflies. (makes them glisten) Glue the bowl to the finished base and spray with clear lacquer and the job is done.
John. B
LancsRick
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Very interesting, thanks for taking the time to write that
Woodmonkey
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Sorry john but no, tulip wood comes from the tulip tree liriodendron tulipifera (spelling might be wrong)John. B":1t4gkhez said:The Tulip flower, is a Eurasian & North African genus of perennial, bulbous plants in the lily family.
Tulip wood (Dalbergia decipularis) comes from a tree in North-eastern Brazil, which grows to 20-30 ft high but a trunk of less than 1 ft in diameter
I know, cos I'm a clever clogs. :-" :-" \
John. B
Great looking goblet by the way, nice work, that looks like a few hours work
John. B
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I suppose it always depends from where one gets their information.
mine usually comes from 'The Wood Database' from which the two following descriptions are from. (which I suppose could be wrong).
Tulipwood.
Tulipwood (Dalbergia decipularis) Common Name(s): Tulipwood Scientific Name: Dalbergia decipularis (also Dalbergia frutescens) Distribution: Northeastern Brazil Tree Size: 20-30 ft (6-9 m) tall, less than 1 ft (.3 m) trunk diameter Average Dried Weight: 60 lbs/ft3 (970 kg/m3) Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC): .88, .97 Janka Hardness: 2,500 lbf (11,120 N) Modulus of Rupture: No data available Elastic Modulus: No data available Crushing...
Poplar, Cottonwood, and Aspen: What’s What?
by Eric Meier In the United States, the term “Poplar” almost always refers to a specific wood species: Liriodendron tulipifera. Other common names for this wood include Yellow Poplar, American Tulipwood, or Tulip Poplar. The only problem with referring to this species as “Poplar” is that it isn’t actually a type of poplar. That title properly belongs to a genus of trees appropriately named Populus. Types of Poplar...
John. B
BTW I've just noticed we are still on GMT do we not change to summertime?
mine usually comes from 'The Wood Database' from which the two following descriptions are from. (which I suppose could be wrong).
Tulipwood.
Tulipwood (Dalbergia decipularis) Common Name(s): Tulipwood Scientific Name: Dalbergia decipularis (also Dalbergia frutescens) Distribution: Northeastern Brazil Tree Size: 20-30 ft (6-9 m) tall, less than 1 ft (.3 m) trunk diameter Average Dried Weight: 60 lbs/ft3 (970 kg/m3) Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC): .88, .97 Janka Hardness: 2,500 lbf (11,120 N) Modulus of Rupture: No data available Elastic Modulus: No data available Crushing...
Poplar, Cottonwood, and Aspen: What’s What?
by Eric Meier In the United States, the term “Poplar” almost always refers to a specific wood species: Liriodendron tulipifera. Other common names for this wood include Yellow Poplar, American Tulipwood, or Tulip Poplar. The only problem with referring to this species as “Poplar” is that it isn’t actually a type of poplar. That title properly belongs to a genus of trees appropriately named Populus. Types of Poplar...
John. B
BTW I've just noticed we are still on GMT do we not change to summertime?
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