Ongoing Project (03)
Turning Air and Manitoba Maple.
| There is a lot going on here with the oval cross section from the main trunk and the feathering of the crotch grain as well as a little bark inclusion "T" at the crotch junction. |
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| After sanding to 600 the detail really shows. |
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| Curls in the wood have shown up at the other end. I have sanded with the lathe off as it is easier with this sort of shape. However, as you may notice on the pedestal from this view, I need to go back to about a 120 and remove the scratches that have shown up under the polish of the 600 grit. It happens. |
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| Moving around to the front of the piece I prepare to remove a lot of the wood. |
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| I remove the center like a bowl to leave the whole piece about an inch thick. Then I begin on the the ends. |
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| The center is left an inch or so thick to provide support as the ends are worked in gradually. |
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