Nature is Rarely Perfect ~ The Fix

 Well, here's the area that needed fixing in the

last post. What do you think?

This is a Walnut Bowl almost 12" across

by 3" in height. There is a food safe finish

applied.

Nature is Rarely Perfect

 What you see here is a "patch job" because Nature ain't

always perfect ... no matter what some people might try

to tell you ... huh Algore.

I use my own recipe to fix cracks that appear in knots, as

in this case. I always save saw dust from each bowl as I'm

working. I mix that with my wood glue and it makes a great,

strong filler. It is, for the most part, undetectable.

 As you can see, I'm about half done on the inside.

Because of so many things going on in the 

Dust'n Lint household, this project must be

postponed. It will also give that "patch job"

a chance to dry. 

I cover this with a plastic bag so moisture

doesn't escape too quickly. In a not so

perfect world, that could cause another crack.

WOW . . . Had To Put My Foot Down

I can't believe these jerks that pull this crap!

I didn't realize I was allowing Anonymous

on this blog. It just isn't my style. At 

Woodsterman, I haven't allowed it in years

and the spam invasion is at zero. Well, here

it was a bit different. I thought I was getting

a lot more visits according to Site Meter. I

sure was, and they were commenting too.

I just deleted over 500 spam comments all

posted since January 1st.

I'll be more vigilant in the future. If you are

Anonymous you'll not be allowed to comment.

Get yourself an I.D. from google. If you post a

comment 14 days after I posted, it will go to

moderation. Sorry all, we'll see how this goes. 

I have also added me being notified when someone
leaves a comment. I will be answering these
in a much more timely manner.

Quilt or T-shirt ?

How about a little of both.

 The quilting process is taking place above.

The top, bottom, and fill are all together and

is now being quilted. This is a very large quilt

made up of a college girl's T-Shirt collection.

The girl's mother gave Sue her daughter's 

T-Shirt collection saved from her whole

childhood. This will measure 80" X 80" and

is much larger than Sue likes to work with. The

photo below is of the top after it was pieced together. 

Just A Little News . . . .

Dresden is now about ten weeks old. Above are

some recent photos. I haven't been in the shop

for awhile because it's so damn cold out there.

This morning it's 36 degrees, and I refuse to try

to work with that kind of cold. I'll put up with 50

degrees, but not too much colder.

HAPPY NEW YEAR !

A Quilt For Our New Grandson

Meet Dresden, our brand new Grandson. He's about

6 hours old in this photo. He was born Thursday

morning, October 18th.

While we were in the waiting room, Grandma (Lint) was

finishing up his brand new quilt. He and his quilt

were delivered just minutes apart. Timing is everything.

This is a wonderful time for Dust'n Lint

Trouble Maker Bowls III

 Almost finished inside. The bottom needs to be rounded

inside. Then it will be sanded and finish will be applied.

 Here is the finished bowl.

It's shown here with one of the four bowls it's

meant to go with.

Trouble Maker Bowls II

 Well, here's that beast ready for turning. It's mounted

on the lathe after the glue has dried. Now the fun begins.

 I say fun because the bowl gauge makes a lot of noise

as it rounds out all of those corners.

 This is pretty much the final shape above. It semi-mimics

the shape of the "Trouble Maker Bowls".

 I will now get rid of the "Tail Stock" so I can turn the inside.

The tail stock is that gray piece on the right. It with the help

of a piece of wood inside the bowl, keep everything steady

while turning the outside. There will be no such help for

turning the inside of the bowl.

The inside turning is no less noisy than turning the

outside of the bowl. I take it slow and careful because

those corners can be unforgiving. A sharp tool and a

steady hand are required.

Here's a straight on shot. Next time I'll show

you the finished project.

Trouble Maker Bowls

 This bowl pictured above is one of four.

I've been trying to sell them for years. It's

made of mahogany and is about 8 inches

across and 2 inches deep. What I've decided

to do is make a large salad bowl to go with

them. My large bowls are constructed using

a "Tiled Bowl" method. The next few posts

will chronicle this.

I use eight segments (tiles) all cut at 22.5 degrees and

long enough to create the right diameter for the project.

Here they are put onto a piece of masking tape and glue

is applied at both sides of each joint.

 Here I have pulled the taped sections together forming

an eight sided layer. A large hose clamp is applied to

squeeze the sections together.

I sandwich the clamped section between two pieces

of plywood. I then apply clamps to keep the glued

layer as flat as possible.

 Here is a finished layer after I've sanded the

glue squeeze out away. This is done 24 hours

after glue up.

I made this contraption to glue the sections

together with clamping pressure in the center.

The bowl will sit in here for another 24 hours.

Then it will be turned on the lathe. That will

be covered in the next post.

Tails of a Purse For a Friend

 A fellow blogger has requested a custom purse from Sue.

Here is the on hand fabric chosen ... Nice Kitteh!

Sue (Lint) needed to enlarge the pattern from her

standard size pattern. It is shown here placed on the

fabric ready to be cut out.

 Here are the pieces cut out with matching fill.

 The basic shell is pictured here. The liner, straps, and trim

will be added next.

 Here it is finished (above and below).