Robbo3
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This was a piece of sycamore that looked about the right size. The idea was to turn a bowl in bowl (I prefer the term emerging bowl but that has been used for other things) & to practice KimG's finishing technique.
The outside went quite well. 2 coats of spirit stain, a denib with orange webrax & 5 light coats of aerosol gloss lacquer.
However the inside was a different animal. There were grey streaky areas that wouldn't cut cleanly with a freshly sharpened gouge. Tried sanding sealer, a negative rake scraper, shear scraping with the bottom wing of the gouge & shear cutting, all with little or no improvement. With the gouge I could hear a crunching noise as if grit was embedded in the wood. As it was only a practice piece, I gave up trying to get a decent finish & carried on with the rest of the bowl.
This is the finish on the outside. Unfortunately I put the base on the wrong axis which makes it overbalance & I've knocked it on the floor three times hence the scuff marks.
I got several of the cuts wrong. The top rim of the inner bowl has a flat that shouldn't be there & the join between the inner & outer bowl is cut too deep.
But it was a practice piece for the learning curve. Will have to wait for another suitable piece of timber to have another go.
The outside went quite well. 2 coats of spirit stain, a denib with orange webrax & 5 light coats of aerosol gloss lacquer.
However the inside was a different animal. There were grey streaky areas that wouldn't cut cleanly with a freshly sharpened gouge. Tried sanding sealer, a negative rake scraper, shear scraping with the bottom wing of the gouge & shear cutting, all with little or no improvement. With the gouge I could hear a crunching noise as if grit was embedded in the wood. As it was only a practice piece, I gave up trying to get a decent finish & carried on with the rest of the bowl.
![Bowl in Bowl 3 - Tearout.jpg Bowl in Bowl 3 - Tearout.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/ukworkshop/data/attach/66/66691-Bowl-in-Bowl-3---Tearout.jpg)
![Bowl in Bowl 5.jpg Bowl in Bowl 5.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/ukworkshop/data/attach/66/66692-Bowl-in-Bowl-5.jpg)
This is the finish on the outside. Unfortunately I put the base on the wrong axis which makes it overbalance & I've knocked it on the floor three times hence the scuff marks.
![Bowl in Bowl 7 - Finish.jpg Bowl in Bowl 7 - Finish.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/ukworkshop/data/attach/66/66693-Bowl-in-Bowl-7---Finish.jpg)
![Bowl in Bowl 8 - Finish.jpg Bowl in Bowl 8 - Finish.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/ukworkshop/data/attach/66/66694-Bowl-in-Bowl-8---Finish.jpg)
I got several of the cuts wrong. The top rim of the inner bowl has a flat that shouldn't be there & the join between the inner & outer bowl is cut too deep.
But it was a practice piece for the learning curve. Will have to wait for another suitable piece of timber to have another go.