MIND OF A BLACK WOODWORKER IN ARIZONA

Favorite lathe chisels  Gallery DuMaurier Bainbridge Pear, Big Leaf Maple Burl, Buckeye Burl& Box Elder Setting Nichols lathe Fresh Olive  Entering two of my works in two Arizona shows Pen and pencil set Buffalo horn and Ivory GOT IRONWOOD

Mesquite Burl hollow vessel  and it's life. Here is a general synopsis of hollow vessel work from the beginning to the end, almost end. More pewter fill Starting pewter fill The base is glued and mortised in place Can you image the difficulty in melting metal? See Mortise and tenon The reason I added mounting blank and pored pewter  Now I can begin the fill The view Blocked view Malikite, Pewter, Ironite and more... The unfinished view  I rigged my first attempt at vacuum chucking. Shrink wrap to cover leakage  I use parts from a new Hold Fast system I never could get to work Replaced the shrink wrap with scotch tape over one beetle hole. Vacuum gauge at 15-18 and holding.  Here the is vacuum motor, on it's first run. It was recommended by to turning sites, here's one. http://www.jtturningtools.com/vacuumpumps-kits I had to dial it down, and it held all three...

Spin dry lacquer first coat Sanding the final stain selection  Starting with the third color Sand off second color Started sand off black Make sure to sand well Getting to the final shape cutting away Getting it round Cut this with Saw-Sal here is the beginning almost