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On a lark, I went out to the garage to go through my burl scraps. Digging down to the bottom, I found a softball-sized piece that was untouched. Out of curiosity, I started drilling into it with a Forstner bit, and I could see that it was going to have beautiful grain… at least in the bowl. So, I continued to go at it with the Forstner and then some sanding discs on my drill. I was pretty happy with the bowl, so then I went at the outside with my grinder.
I couldn't believe how beautiful the grain was, especially as I continued at it with 40 grit paper on my palm sander. Every pass brought out some other detail. I eventually went through 40, 80, 120, 180, and 240.
I decided to leave some live edge around the rim of the bowl.
I buzzed the bottom a little bit with my grinder and then took a handheld floor sander to it to give it a nice flat bottom.
The last step was wipe-on gloss poly. I did this on my porch with really light coats that dried (or absorbed) pretty quickly.
So, I guess a two bowl day!
If I may say so, this has to be one of my favorite bowls I have made since I got back to them.
Probably takes a lot of gall (pun intended) on my part to admire my own work, but man this one is a beauty.
I couldn't believe how beautiful the grain was, especially as I continued at it with 40 grit paper on my palm sander. Every pass brought out some other detail. I eventually went through 40, 80, 120, 180, and 240.
I decided to leave some live edge around the rim of the bowl.
I buzzed the bottom a little bit with my grinder and then took a handheld floor sander to it to give it a nice flat bottom.
The last step was wipe-on gloss poly. I did this on my porch with really light coats that dried (or absorbed) pretty quickly.
So, I guess a two bowl day!
If I may say so, this has to be one of my favorite bowls I have made since I got back to them.
Probably takes a lot of gall (pun intended) on my part to admire my own work, but man this one is a beauty.