Furnished content.
(from Lumberjocks.com)
Little Nip's taller, younger, better-looking brother.
Another pen blank bites the dust. This is Cocobolo. Wonderful stuff, Cocobolo.
To the shape of the bowl.
An added feature for the neck.
Then, sanding. (This piece had to finished in stages, of course, because it'll have a thin stem.) I took these photos along the way, just in case it broke. I'd at least get a Woe is Me. Blog out of it. Sorry. Maybe later.I sanded 320 through 600, first.
On to the Micromesh, through 12000.
I then sealed it with a couple coats of Shellac.
On to the Acks Abrasive Paste.
And finished off with a few coats of Acks Polishing Paste.
That's all the photos. But, there are more words. Sorry.I turned the stem down to what I figured should be about the mid-point and went through the finishing process on that, after adding that little middle-of-stem feature.Then, I turned the lower half of the stem and the base, and finished that.I went in with my parting tool til it started wiggling, then went in with my gent saw. I always turn a little concavity in the bottom of a Thing I'm about to part off. This, naturally, left a little nib that wouldn't allow the Thing to stand up. I worried that away with a knife, a carving tool, and a pound of flesh.Thank you. And, I apologize.