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Group, Al Stirt Class, 8/2011
Group, Al Stirt Class, 8/2011
A group showing the 3 major projects I turned in Al Stirt class at Center for Furniture Craftsmenship in Rockport Maine, 8/2011
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Group, Al Stirt Class, 8/2011
 Green Milk Paint Bowl, Al Stirt Class, 8/2011
Green Milk Paint Bowl, Al Stirt Class, 8/2011
Cherry Wood, Tavern Green Milk Paint, Slant Carved Rim, Coves inside and out, 3" x 6.25"

Turned in Al Stirt class at Center for Furniture Craftsmenship in Rockport Maine, 8/2011

Al had never used any color Milk Paint other than black or yellow. I tried Taven Green and decided it is a real winner!
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Green Milk Paint Bowl, Al Stirt Class, 8/2011
 Barn Red Milk Paint Bowl, Al Stirt Class, 8/2011
Barn Red Milk Paint Bowl, Al Stirt Class, 8/2011
Cherry Wood, Barn Red Milk Paint, Grooved Rim, Coves inside and out, 3" x 6.25"

Turned in Al Stirt class at Center for Furniture Craftsmenship in Rockport Maine, 8/2011
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Barn Red Milk Paint Bowl, Al Stirt Class, 8/2011
 Red & Yellow Milk Paint Bowl, Al Stirt Class, 8/2011
Red & Yellow Milk Paint Bowl, Al Stirt Class, 8/2011
Cherry Wood, Salem Red over Marigold Yellow Milk Paint, Vertical Carved Rim, Beads on outside, Coves on inside , 2.5" x 6.25"

Turned in Al Stirt class at Center for Furniture Craftsmenship in Rockport Maine, 8/2011
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Red & Yellow Milk Paint Bowl, Al Stirt Class, 8/2011
Yellow Milk Paint Bowl, Al Stirt Class, 8/2011
Yellow Milk Paint Bowl, Al Stirt Class, 8/2011
Cherry Wood, Marigold Yellow Milk Paint, Grooved Rim, Coves inside and out, 3" x 6.25", Finished 9/2011

Finished at Home, Turned in Al Stirt class at Center for Furniture Craftsmenship in Rockport Maine, 8/2011
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Yellow Milk Paint Bowl, Al Stirt Class, 8/2011
 Early Black Milk Paint Bowl
Early Black Milk Paint Bowl
Cherry Wood, Black Milk Paint, Wild Carved Rim, Beads Outside, Covers on Inside, 4" x 7"

This was one of the first bowls I turned after Al Stirt class. I came up with this wild looking carved rim by accident and decided I really liked it.
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Early Black Milk Paint Bowl
 Inside Beaded Rim Black Milk Paint Bowl
Inside Beaded Rim Black Milk Paint Bowl
Cherry Wood, Black Milk Paint, Beaded Rim, Coves Inside and Out, 3.73" x 6.75"

Here I was experimenting with Beads and Coves on bowls. I decided this bowl was a failure. The rim does not stand out because the beads blend in to much with the coves.

This bowl often stops turners in there tracks when they notice the Beads are on the INSIDE of the rim. Not just on the outside. Not easy.
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Inside Beaded Rim Black Milk Paint Bowl
 Wild Rim, Black Milk Paint Bowl
Wild Rim, Black Milk Paint Bowl
Cherry Wood, Black Milk Paint, Matching Power Carved Wild Rim Inside and Out, Beads Outside, Matching Coves Inside, 3.5" x 7.5", 10/2011

After the Al Stirt class I got to thinking about the bowls I did in the class looked great on the outside but you see more of the inside then outside when they are sitting on a table.

So, this is the first bowl where I pioneered two new techniques that are may become my signature style. 1. The rim is carved inside and out. 2. The coves cut on the inside mirror the beads cut on the outside of bowl.
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Wild Rim, Black Milk Paint Bowl
Wild Rim, Green Milk Paint Bowl
Wild Rim, Green Milk Paint Bowl
Cherry Wood, Taven Green Milk Paint, Matching Power Carved Wild Rim Inside and Out, Beads Outside, Matching Coves Inside, 3.5" x 8", 11/2011

I made a very similar bowl in black. It looked great so it was time to try it in green.
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Wild Rim, Green Milk Paint Bowl
 Blue Milk Paint Bowl, Spiral Tool Rim
Blue Milk Paint Bowl, Spiral Tool Rim
Small Bowl, Cherry Wood, Federal Blue + 50% White Milk Paint, Sorby Spiral Tool Rim, Coves inside and out, 3.5" x 5.5", 9/2011
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Blue Milk Paint Bowl, Spiral Tool Rim
 Natural Cherry Bowl, Carved Rim
Natural Cherry Bowl, Carved Rim
Cherry Wood, Clear Poly, Matching Power Carved Rim Inside and Out, Nice Foot, 3.5" x 8", 11/2011

I started out turning a bowl that I was going to Milk Paint. But the grain on this one was just way to pretty to paint!
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Natural Cherry Bowl, Carved Rim
 The Foot on Natural Cherry Bowl, Carved Rim
The Foot on Natural Cherry Bowl, Carved Rim
Cherry Wood, Clear Poly, Matching Power Carved Rim Inside and Out, Nice Foot, 3.5" x 8", 11/2011
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The Foot on Natural Cherry Bowl, Carved Rim
Milk Painted Bowls
Milk Painted Bowls
A group of 3 Milk Painted Bowls. I took this photo for a "No Sanding Demo" I did for my local woodturning clubs.

The photo shows 3 different colors of Milk Paint I like. Black, Tavern Green, and Salem Red over Marigold Yellow. And it shows 3 different surface enhancements. Beads, Coves and Power Carved Rim.
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Milk Painted Bowls
 Carved Platter, Al Stirt Class, 8/2011
Carved Platter, Al Stirt Class, 8/2011
Maple Wood, Black Acrylic Gesso, Power Carved Pattern, 1.25" x 9.25"

Turned in Al Stirt class at Center for Furniture Craftsmenship in Rockport Maine, 8/2011

I did this bowl to experiement with the techniques Al demonstrated in his class.
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Carved Platter, Al Stirt Class, 8/2011
 Back of Carved Platter, Al Stirt Class, 8/2011
Back of Carved Platter, Al Stirt Class, 8/2011
The back features Al's little coves and my own improvised design for a stand made out of brass gas welding rod.
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Back of Carved Platter, Al Stirt Class, 8/2011
 Square Bowl, Al Stirt Class, 8/2011
Square Bowl, Al Stirt Class, 8/2011
Cherry Wood, Black Milk Paint, 4 Power Carved Textures, 1.25" x 8" x 8.5"

Turned in Al Stirt class at Center for Furniture Craftsmenship in Rockport Maine, 8/2011

I did this bowl to experiement with the 4 power carved textures Al demonstrated in his class.
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Square Bowl, Al Stirt Class, 8/2011
Back of Square Bowl, Al Stirt Class, 8/2011
Back of Square Bowl, Al Stirt Class, 8/2011
The back features Al's little coves inside of big coves and my own improvised design for a stand made out of brass gas welding rod.
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Back of Square Bowl, Al Stirt Class, 8/2011
 Square Bowl for Mom
Square Bowl for Mom
Cherry Wood, Black Milk Paint, 2 Power Carved Textures, 1.33" x 8 x 8.5", 11/2011

I gave this bowl to my mother for Christmas 2011.
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Square Bowl for Mom
 Back of Square Bowl for Mom
Back of Square Bowl for Mom
11/2011
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Back of Square Bowl for Mom
 Almost Square Bowl
Almost Square Bowl
Cherry Wood, Black Milk Paint, 3 Power Carved Textures, 1.5" x 7.75" x 8.25", 11/2011

Here I was experimenting with different carving textures and the appearance of slightly rounding over the corners on a square bowl that I screwed up by knocking the corners off.
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Almost Square Bowl
Back of Almost Square Bowl
Back of Almost Square Bowl
11/2011
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Back of Almost Square Bowl
 Radial Square Bowl
Radial Square Bowl
Cherry Wood, Black Milk Paint, 3 Power Carved Textures, 1.375" x 7" x 9", 11/2011

Here I was experimenting with a new radial pattern and a new moon creater texture.
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Radial Square Bowl
 Back of Radial Square Bowl
Back of Radial Square Bowl
11/2011
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Back of Radial Square Bowl
 Is it Metal or Wood?
Is it Metal or Wood?
Cherry Wood, Black Milk Paint, 2 Power Carved Textures, 1.25" x 7.5" x 9.5", 12/2011

This time I experimented with the colors and just 2 textureds I really like. The result was a piece that gives you that "Is it Metel or Wood" feel.
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Is it Metal or Wood?
Back of Is it Metal or Wood?
Back of Is it Metal or Wood?
12/2011
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Back of Is it Metal or Wood?
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