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That is what the felt was for:p

Yeah, I still have some moth eaten green felt somewhere waiting for another use...;)

Stickers were the other quick way of dealing with the screw holes.

Oh how I loved the chucks when they became available!
 
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Turning some green walnut. The grain on this one reminds me of the Great Red Spot and swirling clouds on the planet Jupiter. Might need some epoxy on this one when it dries, there’s a small bark inclusion to the right of the “red spot”.
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For bark inclusions and small voids, the coffee ground routine works very nicely, the stuff looks so much like bark and it is solid, it is wood.

Just use barely moist coffee ground and pack that in the opening, then just use thin CA and saturate it.

I did fill the spot on this platter and it looks just fine.

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Here is a Catalpa bowl I'm working on. I coated several with Anchorseal when I roughed them out and they didn't warp very much at all drying. I don't know if it is the nature of the wood or if the Anchorseal has anything to do with it. This bowl is about 18" now, the wood is light and some of the grain sands out easily. So I thought I'd try using Danish oil before sanding might help (maybe sanding sealer would be a better choice?). Latter today I'll see if it helps when I sand it.

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Here is a Catalpa bowl I'm working on. I coated several with Anchorseal when I roughed them out and they didn't warp very much at all drying. I don't know if it is the nature of the wood or if the Anchorseal has anything to do with it. This bowl is about 18" now, the wood is light and some of the grain sands out easily. So I thought I'd try using Danish oil before sanding might help (maybe sanding sealer would be a better choice?). Latter today I'll see if it helps when I sand it.

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James, Catalpa is a wood that does dry without splitting or distorting,I have large chunks sitting that have never had anything on them, just air dry in my shop at that time and now sitting in the storage shed.

Watch putting the oil on it, it likes to suck it up and get real dark.
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Leo a couple of guys at our club have been doing that and it does look good. Nice platter.
Rusty. the idea came to me when I found a couple tile cutouts for the toilet openings, at my son's new build place, the tile setter did a real nice round cutout, so I got then the large Elm platter and turned it so the tile did fit in, then gave it to my son, they did like it and have had it often on the large island they have.
 
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The Australian brown Mallee burl was finished last night, other than it's still on the waste block waiting to have the foot done. The foot will be done in about 2 weeks time. The Danish oil has just been applied in these two photos......I came in from the shop past 1am last night.....which is pretty much normal for me! :)

The third photo is of my current stash being seasoned and waste blocks applied.....

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Hats off to you Odie!!
 
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While waiting for my main project to dry I grabbed a piece of fire wood and made a glass.
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Main project is now coated with sealant and drying on my paint bench.

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It looks much better than the iphone can capture.
 

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Currently working on Cedar Elm bowl. At least that is common name here in North Central Texas. Looking for ideas on how to handle the torn end grain, I’ve quickly sanded with 80 grit, sealed with sanding sealer, and added saw dust to fill the holes. Next step is to finish sanding the inside.
 

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Currently working on Cedar Elm bowl. At least that is common name here in North Central Texas. Looking for ideas on how to handle the torn end grain, I’ve quickly sanded with 80 grit, sealed with sanding sealer, and added saw dust to fill the holes. Next step is to finish sanding the inside.
I do a finish cut. I will sharpen my gouge and take a light cut from the Chuck to the rim. Sometimes two light cuts. That normally gets rid of the tear out for me. My starting grit for sanding is 125.
 
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I've been playing around with turquoise lately. I think I would fill close to the top of each void with epoxy as a filler, let dry, carve out as needed to leave about 1/8 inch void to the top and then fill with crushed turquoise. I have not tried large areas, I've been widening knots, cracks and small voids with a dremel then do the T-inlay. I would try it with that bowl personally. IMHO

Here's one I just finished and shot of what I did with the rim:
 

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Odie

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Ziricote.....photo taken earlier yesterday, and I finished it last night.....except for it's still on the waste block, and the foot needs to be done. A fairly difficult wood to get a clean cut, but can be done with sharp tools.

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Ziricote.....photo taken earlier yesterday, and I finished it last night.....except for it's still on the waste block, and the foot needs to be done. A fairly difficult wood to get a clean cut, but can be done with sharp tools.

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Lovely work, per usual, Odie.
That Zircote is some interesting stuff. I’ve never worked it, but am interested.
Your work shows the beauty of this wood, quite effectively.
 

Odie

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I did buy one of Odie's pieces. Pictures are nice, but you need to seem them in person to really appreciate the work that goes into them...

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Hey, thanks for the good word, robo......:)

That Black and White Ebony was one of the most cantankerous pieces of wood I've ever turned.....glad you got it for your collection, sir!

Here is a thread discussing the cracks that developed in that bowl:


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