My Small Bowls

[Sean Wright]

As I mentioned in another post, I have been turning my way through a stack of Mahogany and Poplar cut-off blanks. Here my other small bowls.
The 1st one is Mahogany finished with mineral oil (with parfin wax melted into it). The 2nd one is Mahogany finished again with mineral oil & wax. The 3rd one is also Mahogany, but this one has a buffed finish (Beall Buff System). The 4th one is Poplar, with the mineral oil and wax. I was experimenting with doing an "over hanging edge". The 5th one is Poplar with a buffed finish.

They are starting to stack up. I really don't know what to do with them, but I'm sure I will come up with something.

 

[Dave Hawksford]

Sean nicely turned bowls. Have you ever use Por-pac to fill mahogany grain. Its works well if you want to get a very smooth finish.

 

[Sean Wright]

Sean nicely turned bowls. Have you ever use Por-pac to fill mahogany grain. Its works well if you want to get a very smooth finish.

Thank you, Dave. No I have never heard of that before. I will check that out- thanks for the idea.

 

[Dave Hoskins]

Nice, Sean! Very nice.

 

[Ryan Mooney]

I like the shape of the one in picture #4 (bowl #3) and the one with the overhanging lip the best. They have consistent curves and flow nicely. I want to like bowl #2, the outside shape is really nice but the differential between the inside and the outside is throwing me a little. I think I'd like bowl #1 in person better, I've made a couple of bowl like that and found the to be quite nice in hand but for some reason its a difficult shape to photograph. Your finishing work is pretty impeccable, no sanding marks and that "just lightly finished' wood look that works really well for me (other folks like more gloss or whatever but that's personal opinion - I'm liking what you're doing here myself).

 

[Dave Hawksford]

Sean you can order the natural and add color dye to get the tone you want. I'll apply a couple coats of sealer before I fill the grain. Also, this will last you forever one quart.

 

[Ted Calver]

Nice work, Sean. When my small bowl stack gets too high I donate them to Empty Bowls. I have also filled them with home made brittle and given them to the neighbors as Christmas gifts.

 

[Ryan Mooney]

I have also filled them with home made brittle and given them to the neighbors as Christmas gifts.

Ah using brittle as a bribe.. that could work. In my limited set of contacts bowls have gotten to be about like zucchini around mid summer...

 

[Ted Calver]

Ah using brittle as a bribe.. that could work. In my limited set of contacts bowls have gotten to be about like zucchini around mid summer...