The Lost wood turning process refers to a technique that removes a predetermined amount of wood from a turning after it comes off the lathe to transform it into a different shape; It now has an elongated oval shape like a football. Ive seen vases that were made this way.
The wood is the most figured African mahogany Ive ever found, and it was given to me for free.
This bowl was 18 square before I cut it; I used oak as the sacrificial wood.
Now it measures: 11 wide, 18 long and 4 high
The other materials in this bowl are: Yellowheart and Avonite.
(Avonite is a polyester solid surface material similar to Corian.) The finish is Tung oil.
Taking good pictures of my work is difficult, I had professional photographer Marcus L. Wise of the 464 Gallery in Buffalo, N.Y., do a photo session with the bowl. The complete series of pictures is available on my website.
Thanks for looking, Mark
