It was hot in Phoenix today, surprise surprise. 106 was the high and it felt more like 116 with the humidity. That limited my shop time to 30-45 minute sessions spread throughout the day.
My morning sessions were dedicated to more burning on the maple hollow forms. I finished burning the 4 panels on both forms.
The more I looked at them the more I thought they looked like beach balls, definitely something I wasn't going for.
My afternoon and evening sessions were spent finishing both pieces.
I'm really happy with this pair. I intended them to go to Woodcraft but I'm rethinking that now.
It cooled off a bit this evening after a light rain shower came through so I headed back out to the shop for some more turning and burning. I grabbed a small chunk of what I was told is Teak and turned a small hollow form. I then burned it with a similar design to the pair above. I wanted this to simulate wood grain and I think it does to some degree but I think it also looks like a flame motif as well.
I've never turned teak before and I'm not certain this is Teak, even though that's what it was sold to me as. It seems softer than I thought Teak would be. It's also not oily at all, which is in every description of Teak I've read. Either way it turned well and burned well. I have a few more pieces to use, none very large.
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