Earlier in the week Derek was my student here for two days Bowl turning to include some texturing and colour.
The first day Derek turned a nice plain Beech Bowl.
On the second day the plan was for Derek to turn an Ash bowl and create some texture and colour.
Derek making the beads with the Ashle Isles beading tool
A gentle scorching to add some colour and to remove some soft grain
Removing soft grain with a bronze bristle brush
Verdigris wax scrubbed well into the grain.
Wax part removed with kitchen towel
More wax removed with Lemon oil to highlight the grain.
The Ash bowl was completed by lunch time ont the second day as you can see we spoil our Students
After lunch the rest of the day was spent showing Derek several different techniques for decorating a wide rimmed Bowl.
These techniques are shown in following pics.
The rim on this Sycamore blank is carved using the Arbortech fitted with the King Arthur chainsaw type cutter.
The rim has now been textured over the top of the carving with the Crown Tools texturing tool
Rim lightly scorched
The rim has now been coloured with Chestnut spirit stains Red Oronge and yellow to give a graded effect.
The rim of this Sycamore blank has been coloured with the new Chestnut Iridescent paints
First the rim is coloured black with Chestnut Ebonising lacquer then colours applied with a sponge in the following order Purple Vivid blue and Azure.
Lines carved to highlight rim
The rim has now been carved with Arbortech V shaped carver
This next bowl is coloured with Martin Saban Smiths's Intrinsic Colour Collection
First the Sycamore Blank is coloured black
In this picture a lot of the black has been sanded back and the first colour Ruby applied
As you can see in this picture some more areas have been sanded back and Flame is applied
More areas sanded back and the final colour Honey applied
The rim is grooved and two coats of Lacquer applied
Here is Derek with the two bowls he completed and took home.
