Furnished content.
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This is a simple once turned closed top bowl and is another addition to my recent “Footed Vessel” series.This piece was a bit spontaneous and was somewhat quick and simple. I collected a few pieces of Hackberry in late June but set aside the blanks I cut and prepped from it. This was one of the larger blanks cut from a crotch and even though I prepped it with Anchorseal the pith was prone to cracking. I almost decided to not use it but the cracks where superficial enough that I was able to stabilize the blank with some epoxy.This vessel was very quick to turn after I stabilized it but it was green enough to move while on the lathe. I used gouges and skews to shape the exterior and gouges and a few hand made and reground hollowing tools.
Top tool is a reground HSS round nose scraper that is excellent for hogging out interiors of bowls. It was an inexpensive set and I reground the second larger one into that negative rake scraper I've recently shared.The middle tool is an inexpensive hollowing tool I bought from Aliexpress. I put an 85 edge on it and it really cuts very well.The bottom tool is another inexpensive Aliexpress tool. I bought it without the handle and made my own. The carbide cutter and the curve of the tool make this one especially great at interior undercuts.The feet were cut into a ring by hand saws, rasps and a Grobet Swiss pattern file. There was a lot of hand sanding on this piece around the feet. I was also able to leave a bit of a bark inclusion.Dimensions are as follows…Outside dimensions of the Hackberry Three Footed Vessel are 9 at the widest, 2 1/2 deep with a fairly consistant wall thickness of 1/8.Finish is a Danish oil blended from oil based poly, tung oil and mineral spirits. I used the Beall buffing process with tripoli, white diamond and finally carnuaba wax.Because the blank was cut from an crotch there are some very nice areas with interesting grain. The Danish Oil finish really allows the grain to “pop” and the Beall buffing system really enhances the chatoyance in the wood.
Its a simple piece and the warping will continue for sometime.Thanks for looking.