[crw-talk] “Shelf of Shame” fix
griff
griff at mwt.net
Tue Mar 5 10:38:28 CST 2024
Yes Indeed, it happens in the best of families. Excellent save, a
contrasting piece of wood tastefully shaped enhances many works of wood
art. Thanks, John
On 3/4/24 7:31 PM, Robert Patros wrote:
> After reading the newsletter and Rich’s encouraging commentary, I thought I’d better fess up.
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> Years ago, in my turning infancy, member Art Ustby showed me his “Shelf of Shame” collection. Art is an expert. These are turnings that don’t “turn” out. I had a shelf of shame but ran out of room.
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> In the early years, my biggest problem was going through the bottom of bowls. Until I wised up. Or thought I did.
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> After turning for 19 years, this walnut bowl sat alone with other failures for about a year. Lately, I thought I’d try to fix it.
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> John Fisher kindly gave me a piece of spalted maple, so I turned a plug (inside view) and a resulting pedestal. Today, I applied the final coat of finish. Just needs to be buffed and then it’s done.
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> Like Rich said. Don’t give up!!
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