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are small urns, 130mm-140mm in diameter with volumes of 0.7 - 1L. Box elder burl with finials of ebony, pink ivory and boxwood. The finials are threaded and screw into threaded ebony or hard maple inserts. Box elder (or Manitoba maple) is too soft to take a thread. I used the Simon Hope threading jig and his deep hollowing rig resulting in a 3-4mm wall thickness.Recent work
Dec 30, 2022
Last reply: 3 years ago
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What type of finish did you use on them?
I use a General Finishes salad bowl finish, which is a non-toxic and low odour varnish. 3 coats generally produce a reasonable shine that isn't too glaring. I find that box elder needs a toughish finish. For salad bowls I have started using Osmo finishes. The trouble is that they are expensive but you need the larger tins (500ml) of it to store in "Stop-loss" bags as I have lost too much due to gelling in the small cans.
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