Friday wrap up The salsa bowl is finished

Hi Everyone,
Well Friday is here and its cool and breezy outside-another perfect day for wood turning.
Ive finished the hickory bowl and I posted pictures earlier this week. The oil and beeswax finish looks lovely on the bowl. It really heightens the grain and the colors and Im very happy with the way it looks.
The salsa bowl dried well with a minimum of distortion. Ive finished sanding it and given it a preliminary layer of finish. Here it is:

The only bowl I have left to do is the beech bowl. Its still drying out and Ill take another look at it tomorrow.
In the meantime, I have to install my new bandsaw blade and gear up to make several tea boxes for a couple of friends as thank you gifts. As soon as I get that blade installed, Ill send pictures of what Im up to.
Stay tuned,
VW

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Saturday afternoon wrap up

Hi Everyone,
It is an absolutely gorgeous day in the TC. The trees have changed into spectacular colors and its nice and cool outside--a good day to turn wood.
The first thing I did was finish a black ash-Brazilian cherry bowl for a young friend who wants one for her mom for Christmas. Heres the photos:

Then I worked on several other bowls, namely the hickory bowl from several weeks ago and the birch salsa bowl I made last week. Those will be ready for their final sanding late next week.

Then, I was going to make a tea box out of some red birch and mahogany that Ive had in the shop for a while. I began to cut out the blanks on the bandsaw so I could glue them into a bowl blank and all of a sudden BANG!! the blade broke. Scared the daylights of me. I didnt get injured other than a small cut on one of my fingers but it sure woke me up. So I had to stop everything and go and get another blade. Ill put it on the saw tomorrow. 

I really have a huge mess in the shop so Im going to go and clean up. As soon as the new blade get installed, Ill post photos of the tea box Im making.

If youre in the TC, its a great afternoon for a walk and I hope you get a chance to get outside later today.

VW

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