The Calico Bowl Project-Completion Photos

 Hi Everyone,

Well, here it is:

So we've gone from this:

To this:

I don't usually run around signing things but I think today this one deserves a signature:

A note on the Powermatic 2014 lathe and stand: this is a new piece of equipment for me. My previous lathe was a Delta midi-lathe and difference between the two is incredible. The Powermatic performed perfectly in every way imaginable and it's also whisper quiet. It's very stable. It handled the weight of this block flawlessly and I'm very very pleased to have this in the shop going forward. Well done Powermatic!

I'm going to let the finish on the bowl cure and I'll probably send out the bowl at week's end.

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What's next? I am going to do something a little different with the next project in that we're going to have the cement floor in our downstairs living room re-surfaced and coated. I have to remove some linoleum squares first and I'll be doing that this week, and I'll show you the progress of the floor as it goes.

After that it's time to re-do the coffee table and if it isn't too cold, build a couch. 

Thanks for dropping by the woodshop for this project-see you all soon!

Best,
VW

Calico Bowl continued-finishing & Coffee table update

 Hi Everyone,

Well, the sanding is done and there is nothing left to do with the bowl except apply the finish. Here's today's photos:

Here's the bowl with a preliminary coat of salad bowl varnish. It has amberised the color a bit and I think that looks really nice:

I used General Finishes salad bowl finish for this project. I've used it in the past and it makes for a durable finish. And if the finish is damaged it's easy to fix it.

I'll put two more coats on it and then it's done. I'll post completion photos this weekend.

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The Coffee Table

Ahem...I finished the table and triumphantly carried upstairs to the living room expecting another Selkie Wood Works victory. I set it down in front of the couch (which I'm building another one beginning in a week or two) and it was like someone had let all the air out of a balloon. It just fizzled out. It doesn't look at all good in the living room (it doesn't look good in general) so I'm going to re-think it for several days and probably re-do it. 

Sometimes these things don't work out. It's probably the wood fairies fault. Oh well, back to the drawing board.

Stay tuned,

VW