Day 6
Day 5
Now I wanted to shape the outside of the bowl
Here is what I started with...
As I was useing the scraper to shape the outside, I kept tearing out wood. Here are two spots. The grains that have torn out are about 1/8" deep. That means that I have to sand the bowl down 1/8", so that you can't see the holes. An eighth of an inch is a lot of wood to remove with sand paper. I started to sand it, but realized how long it was going to take. I got out my gouge, sharpened it up, and took off most of the wood that I needed to. (A gouge cuts, so there is less sanding) I still had to sand a little, but not nearly as much. I felt pretty good about that whole "Oh, I know exactly what I need to do." and then I did it.
Noone can control themselves from playing with the dust!!
Its like when there are huge rocks and a calm pond. You've GOT to throw them in to see how big of a splash you can make.
Dust should stay on the outside of your body. It causes a lot of pain on the inside.
This is the outside. Its only sanded with 80 grit so far, but its starting to look nice. I work all the way up through 400 grit, and 600 if I have to. The outside is shaped kind of funny, but I guess I'm not one to talk.
Here's a big ol' F' up!!
The dark board on the left is going to be the bottom of the bowl. This is really two boards glued side by side. You can see how they make an M in the middle. Each board has an arch shape to its grain. (That arch shape is actually the rings of the tree - if you can imagine looking down from the top of the tree. ) So the rings are cupped down. Thats upside down. I should have put it so the arch shape is going the other way. The cup shape should follow the contour of the bowl. It should look like a W not an M. Thats why the wood is tearing out so much.
To top it off, that piece of wood is purple heart. It should be a deep purple. The outside of the board was purple, but as I'm cut into it the inside is grey. That pisses me off. The purple is a beautiful wood. It almost looks like walnut, not purple heart. The grain still looks nice, just not the deep color.
I don't have a good feeling about this bowl. I have a feeling its not going to make it.
Day 7
posted by karrlot @ 7/20/2006 09:28:00 PM
5 Comments
5 Comments:
Oh, please don't say that it won't make it. It already looks so nice. I think the way the different grains look is cool. But then again I don't know anything about wood or how to bring out it's beauty. I think you are doing a fine job.
you and xtal seem to be sharing the same distrust of yourselves...whtas that about?
Its not a distrust of myself, the purple wood is cutting wierd. It feels like its splintering alot. I'm going to leave the bottom thicker, then normal, so we'll see. If there are defects in the wood, the bowl can shatter from vibrations or centrifugal force.
I think it looks great...even if it is for all the weed.
i am so completely sucked into this soap opera! will joel's eye protection save him from shrapnel? will the bowel make it? tune in next week and hear joel say, "well folks, the wood is turning. all we can do now is wait... and pray"
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