This 15 in. wide X 6 in. high natural edge sycamore bowl finished with lacquer is submitted for your persual. It was turned last week from green wood which was about as wet as any I have ever turned. Your comments pro and con are always welcomed.
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This 15 in. wide X 6 in. high natural edge sycamore bowl finished with lacquer is submitted for your persual. It was turned last week from green wood which was about as wet as any I have ever turned. Your comments pro and con are always welcomed.
Glenn Hodges
Nashville, Georgia
"Would you believe the only time I ever make mistakes is when someone is watching?"
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Here is a of picture of the bottom of the Sycamore bowl.
Glenn Hodges
Nashville, Georgia
"Would you believe the only time I ever make mistakes is when someone is watching?"
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Hey Glenn.....
That's too purdy to leave laying around like that....better send it to me for safe keeping.
Thanks & Happy Wood Chips,
Dennis -
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That's beauty Glenn. Great presentation and finish on some nice wood.
Mike
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Great piece of work as usual, Glenn. How did you ever get that super finish on green wood?
Lou
Procrastination.......
Maybe I'll think about that tomorrow
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I have the same question. You did a tremendous job!
A few hours south of Steve Schlumpf
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Haven't been posting much lately because I've been so busy... but still been looking at this site everyday! Anyway, that is a really beautiful piece of wood. The rich red color is really pretty and the finish is awesome. I am just curious why the front edge is thicker than the wings? Was trying to figure out how that happened... did it just start to warp before you finished turning it?
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I just have to comment on this one, it's very nice.
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Glenn it is beautiful. I really like it.
Bernie
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Nice work Glenn, outstanding finish.
John 3:16
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Glenn that is an awesome bowl, gotta love that Sycamore.
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]Tom
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and only 958 miles SE of Steve Schlumpf
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Bee-utiful is all I can say
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Glenn that it is very nice, and Big. I love Ne bowls
Bob
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The sides are probably thicker than the ends because I sanded more on them. I could have acted as an artist and said I wanted it like that to express a bird or a feeling, but I can't lie to my buddies. Great fininish on green wood? I could probably put a fairly good looking finish on my dog if I could get him to hold still, and I had enough lacquer. I can not tell you how many coats of lacquer this one has on it, I lost count, but this will make it dry slowly. I have not buffed this one, and will probably wait for 2 more weeks before I do buff it. I will not sell it for at least 6 months. I have had good results with lacquer on green natural edge pieces. Thanks for your questions and comments. Some of you have asked about how to sign your work. I am including a picture of how I sign mine.
Last edited by Glenn Hodges; 10-14-2007 at 9:29 AM.
Glenn Hodges
Nashville, Georgia
"Would you believe the only time I ever make mistakes is when someone is watching?"
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