poplar bowl and cherry table

[slackbladder]

Hi

Heres the poplar bowl finished

http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/members/slackbladder-albums-birch-bowl-picture5134-sonja-poplar-beech-black-locust-bowls-009.jpg

Then theres the cherry crown table

http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/members/slackbladder-albums-birch-bowl-picture5135-cherry-table-002.jpg

Then lastly is a pice of black locust beautifull wood to turn and takes a great finish

Many thanks to Charlie Harrison for getting me the tree Well done Charlie

http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/members/slackbladder-albums-birch-bowl-picture5136-sonja-poplar-beech-black-locust-bowls-006.jpg

[slackbladder]

Heres The pics this time i hope

[geoff]

That bowl is a belter,never turned pop,any tips on how stable it is when turned,& wet or seasoned?

Ah,now I have seen the other images,great work.

[slackbladder]

Hi poplar turns ok and distorts a bit when wet but the bowl had only been felled a couple of weeks and was soaking wet.Difficult to get a good finish

I have a few more bits of it to turn yet

Got a cracking good bit from where the pollarding was

Its as soft as butter to turn

[geoff]

Thanks for the advise,I bet it does turn smoothly,sharp tools to stop it fluffing!

 

Must get my lathe spinning again,done no work with it for a good year.

[Rob D]

Very nice - how'd you get the blue colour on the poplar?

[slackbladder]

Hi Rob

Its different shades of iridescent paint.Looks fantastic in bright light

[EddieJ]

And you said that I have talent! I couldn't even begin to make what you have. Very nice.

[TrollSpiel]

I havent seen a pic that brought out a vocal 'ooo' in a long time.. That poplar / blue , top stuff SB ! table aint half bad either.

[elby]

Will be felling a couple of Cherry trees in the next couple of weeks. Would anybody be interested in some of the timber? Located near Manningtree, Essex.

 

Pm me if interested