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10-28-2018, 07:31 AM
My latest work Calabash Box 9.5" x 4.5" pommele sapele 
Lacquer finish C&C welcome.


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10-28-2018, 08:44 AM
(10-28-2018, 07:31 AM)Splinterz25 Wrote: My latest work Calabash Box 9.5" x 4.5" pommele sapele 
Lacquer finish C&C welcome.

Really nice.  Did you do anything to enhance the grain, or just the lacquer?
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10-28-2018, 08:47 AM
Great form, beautiful wood!
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10-28-2018, 11:17 AM
(10-28-2018, 07:31 AM)Splinterz25 Wrote: My latest work Calabash Box 9.5" x 4.5" pommele sapele 
Lacquer finish C&C welcome.

Wow. That finial is really impressive.
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#15
10-28-2018, 12:28 PM
Very elegant!  I like the finial too.  How do you make it?

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10-28-2018, 01:32 PM
Thank you everyone it was just Deft sanding sealer and rattle can lacquer, the finial was hand carved then hollowed w/ a Dremal then sanded & sealed.
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10-28-2018, 02:51 PM (This post was last modified: 10-28-2018, 02:51 PM by Woodshop.)
That's nice work, nice form too
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10-28-2018, 03:39 PM
(10-28-2018, 02:51 PM)Woodshop Wrote: That's nice work, nice form too
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11-01-2018, 03:40 PM
Looks very nice, you nailed the calabash form.
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11-02-2018, 02:38 PM
(11-01-2018, 03:40 PM)EightFingers Wrote: Looks very nice, you nailed the calabash form.

Thank you EightFingers!
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