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Practice pieces

Dalboy

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Well as some of you know I enter a friendly competition on another forum. Well this month is a bangle having never turned one I thought how hard can it be so I had a couple of practice runs.
I found them very easy to do. One is Beech and the other Sapele
 

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Gilliandrea

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Those are really lovely:thumbs:
that gives me an idea for Christmas presents....:thinks: but I doubt they would be near those in quality
 

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Love em Derek its good to have a change and do something different well done mate
 

Dalboy

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Thank you all.

Just out of interest can anyone guess what I used to colour the yellow band.




Love em Derek its good to have a change and do something different well done mate

I try not to make the same thing twice unless it is a pair




Fantastic. I need to make my wife one any tips?

Brilliant !

Can we get a how to please?

I have to make one for the competition will try and do a small WIP for you both with pictures but as I said they are easy




Very nice, how have you picked out the bit around the centre of the sapele bangle?

The centre band I applied sander sealer to the bangle after I had used the skew to make the two lines for the extent of the coloured band. I then stuck some masking tape around and cut that to the lines removing the waste from the centre section. Now some people may find this strange but I reapplied some more sander sealer what this does is fill any gaps under the tape which helps stop any bleeding. Once dry a quick sand with fine paper just to rough the surface. I applied black stain once dry applied the iridescent paint removed the tape once all is dry and finished by burning the two lines. Last but not least apply a finish.

Hope that helps
 

Buckeye

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You have turned two lovely bangles and I look forward to seeing the one for the comp:thumbs::thumbs:

Peter
 

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Tried to do one for my Drain but she said if it don't gold I don't wan it init?
 
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