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  1. 02-24-2013, 10:35 PM #1
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    Natural edge ash bowl

    This Ash bowl is 11" wide and 5" high. Finish is Minwax Wipe on Poly. Comments and critiques welcome.
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  3. 02-24-2013, 10:42 PM #2
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    That's a beauty, Dennis. Looks like a nice thin wall and luckily the bark stayed. Great job!
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  4. 02-24-2013, 10:55 PM #3
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    Like all of Dennis's it is obsenely thin and well finished too.
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  5. 02-24-2013, 11:20 PM #4
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    Nice one Dennis, kept the bark nicely intact and the grain aligns very nicely as well
    Have fun and take care
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  6. 02-24-2013, 11:27 PM #5
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    Nice bowl Dennis. I recently started back in turning. I was working on a walnut NE the other day. Well I didn't have a light enough touch. A big chunk of bark csme off. Now it is just a small bowl. Will get finished when I am over the flu.
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  7. 02-25-2013, 7:19 AM #6
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    Dennis nice job on the NE. Ash makes very nice NE bowls, love the color of the bark.
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  8. 02-25-2013, 10:23 AM #7
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    Really nice bowl Dennis. Nicely done.
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  9. 02-25-2013, 10:29 AM #8
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    Nicely turned, great grain alignment and good job keeping the bark on. Being very nitpicky I might suggest the foot is a bit thick for my taste, but that's just my taste. Terrific turning!
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  10. 03-02-2013, 11:08 AM #9
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    Nicely centered. Did you have any troubles sanding. I offer get a washboard effect on ash and am looking for suggestions to avoid that.
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  11. 03-02-2013, 1:08 PM #10
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    I have to finish the wings with the lathe off or very slow, using a power sander.

    I have never done a live edge with bark intact. This is very beautiful.
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  12. 03-02-2013, 5:38 PM #11
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    Quote Originally Posted by skott nielsen View Post
    Nicely centered. Did you have any troubles sanding. I offer get a washboard effect on ash and am looking for suggestions to avoid that.
    I have had the washboard effect and believe it comes from using worn-out sandpaper and/or too fine of a grit along with pressing too hard while sanding. Once you get a good surface with coarse grit, it should take only a little sanding with each finer grit.
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  13. 03-03-2013, 7:38 AM #12
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    Nice one Dennis! Can't wait to get home to my lathe and get some wood spinning again!
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