Woodturning | The Sapphire Rim Bowl

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Today's video: Pretty simple project today, but one that I'm quite pleased with! The figured maple round I started off with was one I purchased from a local exotic woods supplier. I first turned the round into the approximate shape I wanted for the final bowl, leaving everything slightly thicker than what I was planning the final bowl to be. I then built up a small mould around the bowl's rim using a plastic poster board I picked up from Michael's and filled the rim with Alumilite's Clear Cast epoxy resin. The resin was dyed using a Sky Blue mica pigment from SquidPoxy. After letting the resin fully cure, I then popped the bowl back on the lathe, did the final turning to get everything to its final thickness, wet sanded the bowl up to 2000 grit, and then applied a finish using Waterlox's Original formula. Again, pretty straightforward project, but I really enjoyed the look of the final product. The wood alone has a very nice grain pattern, but I personally love what the addition of the sapphire rim does for it. What do you think?

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[barry.w.christie]

A simple but stunning looking bowl, the contrast between the pale wood and dark blue resin is perfect 👍

[lyndaowen]

Simple design, but just beautiful and elegant.

[_zhawkeye_]

...beautiful...the rim adds yet another dimension to the piece!...well done...👍
Matt

[jaysontwombly]

Super cool bowl! I love how thick you left the walls and the depth of the resin rim. Great job sanding too, looks like it feels amazing! Really, another wonderful piece. Thanks for posting and sharing your work.

[curiousworld]

Another gorgeous piece. :) I love the contrast between the warm, golden color of the wood, with the cool accent of blue around the rim. Just beautiful. :)

[jenniferharton]

I love your channel. You always have great projects. Thank you for sharing.

[frann.]

A magnificent piece, that blue is stunning!👌👌😁😁

[daviddavies]

YES SIR... ITS A GREAT IDEA.. AN AVERY BEAUTIFUL PEICE.. DAVID

[kevdimo]

Congratulations that’s a very nice bowl! You make it look so simple, I’d love to have a go at turning wood. 👍🏻

[paintcandan]

have you tried warming up your part A a little bit so it’s easier to mix and pour? i’ve heard you can use a warm water bath to thin out the viscosity. bowl came out gorgeous 👌

[warpo]

Beautiful! I'm turning a similar bowl, except my isn't as pretty! I notice you often use wet and dry directly on wood, don't you find this waterlogs the wood?

[larryr]

turned out really nice, what type of material did you use to contain the acrylic ring?

[bekindtoanimals]

I like watching these videos at 2X speed.
Have you thought about making a video at a much faster time?