Spalted Beech Bowl

[Vic Perrin]

Spalted Beech Bowl 10" x 3".
Finished with 2 coats of Danish Oil and Microcrystalline Wax
Timber from Home of Wood

Vic

 

[EnErY]

That's a nicely spalted bowl vic I like that well turned and chunky like your monkey ......... :lol: :lol:
regards
Bill

 

[winemaker]

Nice Bowl nice shape too

 

[woodyturner]

Hi Vic that is one mighty fine bowl my friend well done

 

[Bill Mooney]

Lovely bowl Vic, like the grain pattern.
Bill

 

[Paul.J]

Very nice Vic
Is that some of HOWs wood??

 

[monkeybiter]

Looks like a nice fine finish for a well spalted piece. Do you firm-up the surface with sanding sealer for finish turning?

 

[Vic Perrin]

Very nice Vic
Is that some of HOWs wood??

You got it in one Paul

Vic

 

[Vic Perrin]

Looks like a nice fine finish for a well spalted piece. Do you firm-up the surface with sanding sealer for finish turning?

No Mike, the wood has been solid on all of the Spalted Beech that I have had from Homeofwood .

I don't use sanding sealer on any of the bowls that I do as I like to use an oil finish.

Vic

 

[Paul.J]

Very nice Vic
Is that some of HOWs wood??[/quote

You got it in one Paul

Vic

Cheers Vic,i see you did put that in your opening post but i missed it,new glasses on order

 

[boysie39]

Lovely bowl ,very well turned and excellent finish ,its great to get the best from a piece of wood and you have done that .

 

[Pat45]

thats a cracker Vic,

I bought some spalted beech from ebay from a guy and found it to be a bit soft, I couldn't get a finish on it, But i am a leaner so its nice to see your work..

I just got the latest offer from HOW . so i may get some of their beech if i have a chance of winning that holiday

Pat

 

[Phil Pascoe]

Beautiful again, Vic. You say you don't like s. sealer under oil - why's that? Do you find it goes blotchy?

 

[Vic Perrin]

Beautiful again, Vic. You say you don't like s. sealer under oil - why's that? Do you find it goes blotchy?

If you put sealer on the oil won't penetrate into the wood

Vic

 

[Phil Pascoe]

That's as I thought . I once made a lectern in elm that was destined for a life of use so I finished it with Rustin's L.P. and I got left with awful blotches. I try where possible not to use the stuff (sanding sealer)and use hot water or steam to raise the grain when sanding - if it does little good, it doesn't do any harm.

 

[monkeybiter]

The reason I asked the SS question in the first place is that on soft and/or variable surfaces I find a dilute solution of SS will soak in and then slightly harden the surface on drying, making finish turning/sanding easier.
I suppose I could sharpen my tools (hammer)

 

[Phil Pascoe]

I use it - I just don't splash it around for the fun of it.

 

[duncanh]

I think I remember correctly....

A few years ago during a demo at our club Mark Baker advocated sanding sealer under oil. The reasoning was that when you normally apply oil a lot of it soaks into the pores which takes too far into the wood and you end up using more oil. If you you apply thin sanding sealer first it will also soak into the pores. After a coat or 2 of sealer sand back the surface of the wood and you are left with a bare wood surface that has sealed pores. Now when you apply the oil it soaks into the wood and not the pores.
I've never tried it and I don't think this is referred to in any of his books or articles so perhaps it was something he was experimenting with at the time.