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Alistair Hancox

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Oak Bowl - Dorothy Carnes Park, WI
Oct 8^th, 2018 at 12:16pm

Hi all,

Here are some photos from my latest project. It's a simply bowl, but was kind of interesting so I thought I would share. I picked up this piece of wood from the Badger Woodturners club meeting about 6 months ago. The blank came with the attached letter stating where the tree had been felled.

It measures 2.5 inches tall and is about 9 inches across. The large crack through the center had to be filled with resin. In hindsight, I would have done this while the piece was still square. I ended up wasting some resin by having to form a mold around a circular object. The wood was rock hard. I had to sharpen my tools after every one or two passes. I guess the plus side to that is that it polished up well.

The finish is U-Beaut EEE-Ultra Shine then Shellawax Cream.

C&C welcome.

Cheers,
Alistair

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Alistair Hancox Junior Member Offline Posts: 29 Madison Wisconsin USA Gender: Nova Galaxi	Re: Oak Bowl - Dorothy Carnes Park, WI Reply #1 - Oct 8^th, 2018 at 12:17pm ...
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Don Stephan WR Addict Offline WR Rocks! Posts: 2,659 Cincinnati, Ohio Ohio USA Gender:	Re: Oak Bowl - Dorothy Carnes Park, WI Reply #3 - Oct 8^th, 2018 at 5:09pm Would it have been easier to take it off the lathe, fill, then put back on the lathe?
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Robert Hayward WR Addict Offline WR Rocks! Posts: 774 Tampa area Florida USA Gender: 3520b	Re: Oak Bowl - Dorothy Carnes Park, WI Reply #4 - Oct 8^th, 2018 at 6:48pm Very nice story and pictorial. The wood is beautiful and your bowl is very nice looking. Good job.
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Alistair Hancox

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Re: Oak Bowl - Dorothy Carnes Park, WI
Reply #5 - Oct 9^th, 2018 at 10:28am

Don Stephan wrote on Oct 8^th, 2018 at 5:09pm:

Would it have been easier to take it off the lathe, fill, then put back on the lathe?

Would it have been? I'm not sure. The crack was right on the side of the blank, so I had to have that side of the wood facing up while the resin cured.

I'm certainly not an expert with resin, as I've only used it a handful of times. Though I don't see how having the piece off the lathe would have helped. What am I missing?

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Don Stephan WR Addict Offline WR Rocks! Posts: 2,659 Cincinnati, Ohio Ohio USA Gender:	Re: Oak Bowl - Dorothy Carnes Park, WI Reply #6 - Oct 9^th, 2018 at 11:04am Off the lathe can be supported under one edge so the the crack is facing straight up and the crack perfectly horizontal. A larger/deeper crack I'll fill in stages with 5 min epoxy.
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James Saxinger Senior Member Offline WR Rocks! Posts: 373 Saskatoon Saskatchewan Canada Gender: NOVA 2024 GI 25-200	Re: Oak Bowl - Dorothy Carnes Park, WI Reply #7 - Oct 9^th, 2018 at 1:55pm Very nice !! Good work !
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Simon Barnard WR Noob Offline WR Rocks! Posts: 13 Nailsworth, Gloucestershire United Kingdom Gender: Vicmarc 300	Re: Oak Bowl - Dorothy Carnes Park, WI Reply #8 - Oct 10^th, 2018 at 8:34am Nice work - why did you date it ‘98?
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Alistair Hancox Junior Member Offline Posts: 29 Madison Wisconsin USA Gender: Nova Galaxi	Re: Oak Bowl - Dorothy Carnes Park, WI Reply #9 - Oct 10^th, 2018 at 8:41am Simon Barnard wrote on Oct 10^th, 2018 at 8:34am: Nice work - why did you date it ‘98? I often bring pieces I turn into work to show my coworkers. A few weeks ago my boss asked if he could pay me to make a bowl for an anniversary gift for his wife. The date is their wedding day.
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Re: Oak Bowl - Dorothy Carnes Park, WI
Reply #10 - Oct 10^th, 2018 at 10:23am

Alistair Hancox wrote on Oct 10^th, 2018 at 8:41am:

Simon Barnard wrote on Oct 10^th, 2018 at 8:34am:

Nice work - why did you date it ‘98?

I often bring pieces I turn into work to show my coworkers. A few weeks ago my boss asked if he could pay me to make a bowl for an anniversary gift for his wife. The date is their wedding day.

Ah, makes sense now. Thoughts I was in a time warp!

S

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