Well I just could resist the attempt to complete this chalice. All was great until I got it home and notice the smallest of cracks at the rim. It must have a cured while I was finishing the bottom. I see another attempt in my future. Turning wet, I soak it with shellac and alcohol. I then turn the interior and coated it with a blend of beeswax, carnuba and walnut oil. I am told that this is the correct finish for a usable goblet or cup. I then turned the upper portion outside, and inlaid some malachite, turquoise and a couple other minerals. I the sanded and sealed the outside with shellac and then the beeswax mix. Turned out pretty good. I then started the base. Using a rotary tool I carved some decoration just below the cup section. I then used a wire brush attached to the cordless drill. I then mixed some 5 min epoxy with green alumilite dye. Sanded all down to just leave the deepest crevices. I also added some gold dust, (very little), I painted the abstract leaves with 20 min epoxy, dyed. Completed with a scraping carbide round cutter. Sanded some more. The crack must have appeared when I push the goblet onto the jamb chuck to finish the bottom.
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| My hollowing set up |
I have been asked to create a chalice, that will be placed in use.
This is an interesting challenge for me. 1st. the wood is wet, with a moisture content of 47 to 55%.
2nd., the finishing will have to be water tight, in order to place it in use.
On the first count, I have rough turned it and drilled out the center. In the cutting process, I had to cut away about 1/3 of the log, because of voids, you can see in the 2nd half with the grey sealer paint.
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| Lots of moisture |
Leaving some bark and of course sapwood. Over sized to see what happens. I hope it does dry too fast and become too hard. I am planing to decorate with stone, Malachite, pyrite, turquoise maybe.
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| placed in plastic bag, lots of liquid |
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| Shellac |
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| Foster bore, lots of dust, wet, saving for later |
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| Shop Floor |
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| Looks like great grain |
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| reduction in size, its what the asked for. |
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| how much had to reduce by. |
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| Cut around inclusions |
Osage Orange, one of American exotic's. click on link for further information, it's highlighted.
Leaving some bark and of course sapwood. Over sized to see what happens. I hope it does dry too fast and become too hard. I am planing to decorate with stone, Malachite, pyrite, turquoise maybe. 
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