brown mallee bowl

[hughie]

Brown Mallee bowl hand carved with minimal turning. 12x10x2.5" tow coats of DO to start with and several coats of WOP  lost count in the end 

[John D Smith]

Hello Hughie,what a beautiful piece of work I love it Regards John

[Bryan Milham]

hand carved with minimal turning. Two coats of DO to start with and several coats of WOP

Hughie, I think you missed something - lots (and lots) of sanding to attain the finish for the finishes.

Fantastic, thanks for showing us you're work.

[thebowlerhattedturner]

Georgeous!!
John BHT

[woodndesign]

Stunning, beautiful, lovely form and finish..  any lathe work !!!!  well done.

Cheers David

[hughie]

any lathe work

David, Some, not a great deal, some basic hollowing and shaping on the back.

[DAVE BADKIN]

Nice work Hughie,  splendid finish really makes you want to pick it up and caress it with you hands. And to me that means JOB DONE

[hughie]

It can be a lot of work if it werent for modern tools. I used several different types rough it out. Namely a King Arthur chainsaw wheel, Tungsten impregnated grinding discs coarse and fine. Much of the sanding was done by power sanding on a pistol drill on DIY heads. The slow part was the glossy finish WOP is very thin and requires several coats to achieve a good gloss.