Monkey Puzzle Bowl

[Dave Hoskins]

Told ya, Jay! Photos were coming. Actually finished this up yesterday afternoon. Not the happiest in the world with the photos. Still playing around with exactly where to take them at. That's one thing I did not think about until after I finished this bowl. Does that rate a Darwin Award? The diameter is 6" with a height of 3 1/4". The depth is 3" with a volume of 3 cups. Sealed with two coats of walnut oil. Finishing was done with walnut oil based wax from Mike Mahoney. Each coat of wax was allowed to dry and harden for 24 hours. Then buffed before the next coat.

 

[Darren Wright]

I like the grain and patterns, good looking bowl!

 

[Robert Horky]

different lighting, different photo angle, different looking grain, lots of character in this one for sure

 

[Mike Stafford]

It reminds me of the way Norfolk Island or Cook's pine looks when the wood is spalted and finished which is not surprising since they are in the same family.

How did it turn? Is it on the softer side?

 

[Dave Hoskins]

Yeah, Mike. Definitely soft. Burred up a lot during turning like cottonwood or hackberry does. To get rid of the burring used walnut oil to soak the piece with and then wet sanded it using the oil. Worked good. I usually would have used BLO instead of the walnut oil, but had no idea where the can of it was right then.

 

[Vaughn McMillan]

Cool...that's some cool figure for sure.

 

[Jay Caughron]

Beautiful Dave and I am so relived that we now have PICTURES ..... .......I'll see myself out

 

[Ryan Mooney]

That is quite the looking bowl, striking is I think the term!

I wonder if this would get translucent like NIP with the turned thin and saturation technique... Might be interesting to try with an offcut to see.

 

[David Johnson]

Now we know. Very grainey bowl. Looks very nice.
David

 

[Ted Calver]

Nice one, Dave. I like Mahoney's utility oil and used it a lot before I bought a gallon of Doctor's Woodshop oil. I think they're pretty much the same kind of thing.

 

[Dave Hoskins]

Ted, I've used both Mahoney's and Doctors oils. I prefer Mahoney's as It felt a bit thicker to me and saturated and spread better. I talked to the guy once at Doctor's and he seemed certainly nice enough and knowledgeable. But when you talk to Mike Mahoney, as I have a few times, you just become convinced that his stuff is a bit better. And, during a thread many moons ago the statement was made," Who are you going to believe. A chemist or a world renowned wood turner?" Mike Mahoney's walnut oil based wax is first rate as well. IMHO

 

[Tom Baugues]

That is some really beautiful wood.

 

[Les Elm]

Lots of character in the eye pleasing form.
Nicely done.
Les