Third cholla bowl #5: Roughing it out

Dave,

Have you thought about seeing if you can get somebody to Ringmaster it for you

-- Regards Rob

I’ve ordered. Ringmaster, Rob. Haven’t heard anything from them in over a month, so I’m trying to decide if I just cancel the order and let my credit card company fight them, or if I try to be patient.

But the first two I did, I cut them ringmaster-style myself, freehand. Isn’t all that hard to do.

-- Dave - Santa Fe

Still too early to see what it’s gonna be but I like the dark colors against the cholla.

-- Dave, Downers Grove, Il. -------- When you run out of ideas, start building your dreams.

Oh looks like everything is well and truly under control!

-- Regards Rob

So far, so good.
Once this has been “ring mastered” and assembled, maybe the epoxy voids can be left in the bowl, sort of like the cholla has the same appearance, natural cracks & crevices.

-- "I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The point is to bring them the real facts." - Abraham Lincoln

Yeah, it shows some promise, Dave. We’ll see how it comes out.

Hopefully, Rob. But “control” can be a relative thing around here…

Thanks, Tom! I don’t think this one will get the ringmaster treatment. I think I’m going to make more of a plate from it. I’m not sure about leaving the voids. They can be sharp-edged, but it sure can be tedious to fill them. Then again, it’s a chance to use a contrasting color of epoxy, so maybe that’s my approach…

-- Dave - Santa Fe

Hi Dave. I hope all the voids clean up. I have been working on a pistachio plate for 2 months. I think I screwed up the last epoxy mix as it is not fully dry after 2 weeks. It was filled 8 times before turning for all the cracks in it.

Cheers, Jim

-- Jim Jakosh.....Practical Wood Products...........Learn something new every day!! Variety is the Spice of Life!!

Well! Just got notice today that my RingMaster shipped. So maybe I’ll change my mind in the next day or two. Got minimal shop-time today anyhow.

Jim, I hope so too. I’ve had a couple pours of epoxy where I either didn’t stir enough or something else went wrong, but one of the things I’ve been liking about System 3 general purpose is that I’ve had fewer problems with it than other brands. Maybe I’m just getting more consistent, or maybe it’s more forgiving. Either way, I probably wont be switching.

-- Dave - Santa Fe

Looks like you are moving along Dave. Waiting to see how it turns out. I’m sure you will get a good finish on it.

-- Eric, building the dream