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Another collaboration with Alison. Arbutus Sombrero with yellow cedar pom poms. 24" brim and 7" crown. This piece required the engine hoist to mount on the outboard side of my lathe. A few coats of Shellack, acrylic paints, satin lacquer spray. Finished weight is 31.5 oz
Turning the oval bowl on a VOD is tricky and I was having trouble getting the bottom oval to be exactly in line with the top oval. The bowl has to be in the exact position when you take it off the chuck and place it in a donut chuck to finish the bottom. If the ovals are out even by 1 degree the...
While I have fluted a number of bowls over the years I have not branded them or experimented much with colour. This Arbutus piece is 12" diameter X 5" the branding was dyed with India ink then the outside stained. I think the flutes are too far apart but am happy with the branding results. Happy...
This Arbutus tree was growing out of rock and was falling over so was taken down. When I first looked at the tree I saw a rock (circled in blue) and had an idea for that piece of wood. We harvested that stump into usable pieces for turning. This is the 2nd style of this vase I have turned. The...
A couple of Arbutus Hats finished up this week. First time using wipe on poly I applied 4 coats but cant say I'm happy with the result. I normally use lacquer spray but wanted something a little more water resistant as these will be worn. Both are Size 7.75 and are 9 ounces
Hi all, I need some advice on how to remove what appears to be sandpaper grit stain from a once-turned, green wood platter. The platter was turned from green arbutus (Pacific madrone) that was cut a few months ago. I wet sanded it using waterproof silicon carbide sandpaper, frequently rinsed...
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