Project by Dave Polaschek | posted 03-10-2022 05:16 PM | 1035 views | 1 time favorited | 33 comments | ![]() |
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This is a bowl made of cholla and red-tinted epoxy. It’s about 4.5 inches (115 mm) tall and about 8 inches (200 mm) in diameter.
It was constructed as a single flat layer, about 9 inches in diameter, and 1¾ inches tall, then cut on an angle, RingMaster style, the rings stacked and glued, then turned smooth.
Finishing was a matter of sanding, filling, then applying shellac and BLO in a French-polishing style, then sanding with 800 grit wet-dry paper, and French-polishing with BLO and violin varnish.
The final wall thickness varies between ⅛ inch and ¼ inch.
Feel free to ask questions or make comments about how I could’ve done this better. This bowl contains a number of firsts for me, and I’m still figuring things out. But the next bowl has already been poured.
-- Dave - Santa Fe
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987Ron
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#1 posted 03-10-2022 05:19 PM
Outstanding work and lots of it. Good looking bowl.
-- Ron
Bill Berklich
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#2 posted 03-10-2022 05:22 PM
That is beautiful! Nice work Dave
-- Bill - Rochester MI
Eric
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#3 posted 03-10-2022 05:25 PM
Beautiful textures and colors you have unleashed in the bowl Dave. It seems like the epoxy would be hard to finish, I can see why the 800 wet sanding. Well done.
-- Eric, building the dream. the "Loft"
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#4 posted 03-10-2022 05:53 PM
Beautiful…so different! Amazing color, patterns and textures. Well done.
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#5 posted 03-10-2022 06:01 PM
That’s super cool Dave. Very nice work. The pattern is fantastic.
-- Dave, Downers Grove, Il. -------- When you run out of ideas, start building your dreams.
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#6 posted 03-10-2022 06:04 PM
That’s crazy cool!!
-- Earl "I'm a pessamist - generally that increases the chance that things will turn out better than expected"
Dave Polaschek
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#7 posted 03-10-2022 06:07 PM
Thanks, Ron!
Thanks, Bill!
Thanks, Eric! It tended to chip out with gouges, so I did a lot of shear scraping with my HSS scrapers. Then a lot of sanding to smooth it out.
Thanks, Dave! I kinda dig the look of epoxy-filled cholla, but boy is it a pain!
Thanks, Dave! I figure I’ll see a cool cholla creation from you one of these days!
Thanks, Earl! Sorry I didn’t “prairie style” it. ;-j
-- Dave - Santa Fe
Keebler1
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#8 posted 03-10-2022 06:28 PM
Looks great Dave
wildwoodbybrianjohns
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#9 posted 03-10-2022 06:33 PM
Awesome, Dave. That is quite a beautiful thing you made there.
Didnt know there was such a thing as violin varnish, I will have to check that out.
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Dave Polaschek
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#10 posted 03-10-2022 06:39 PM
Thanks, Keebs!
Thanks, Brian! It’s an old-school varnish with gum sandelac. https://www.shellac.net/product143.html – Main problem is that it can be really hard to find fresh, and if it’s too old it won’t (like most shellac-type finishes) set up correctly. But it’s a great finish when it’s good.
-- Dave - Santa Fe
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#11 posted 03-10-2022 06:45 PM
That is nothing like I expected from the project title, crazy-cool!
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#12 posted 03-10-2022 07:19 PM
that really came out GREAT ! Sometimes experiments work, did this time. Love the colors
-- Dick, Malvern Ohio - my biggest fear is that when I die, my wife sells my toys for what I told her I paid for them
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#13 posted 03-10-2022 07:54 PM
man that came out incredible dave,very unique.i dont think anyone would figure out what you made that from.
-- working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.
Oldtool
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#14 posted 03-10-2022 08:06 PM
This came out very nice Dave, really looks great. You’ve designed a process here that produces well made bowls, keep up the good work.
I’ve started to look into the “Ringmaster” type construction, one video I viewed the woodworker said always bandsaw the rings at a 45° angle. Haven’t had time to look further, but that sounds about right. If you feel you’ve reached the best solution for this, publish it. Making a 3 dimensional bowl from a flat board has me intrigued.
-- "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
therealSteveN
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#15 posted 03-10-2022 08:18 PM
A Cholla Cake, that turned into a bowl, and a beautiful bowl at that. Nice work Dave.
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