• Doug Fisher started demo with a slideshow of his work
  • Example 1 reverse side
  • A useful tool is clear plastic circle guide for cutting blanks
  • Homemade tool for centering blank on faceplate
  • Attaching blank to faceplate with stainless hex head lag screws
  • Forming the back with convex area in center to hold with vacuum chuck
  • Example 1 front
  • Example 2
  • Example 3
  • Jim and Al fixing the vacuum leak
  • Micheal I. - portable chair
  • Doug likes Oneway gouge and handle system
  • Result of Maple platter turned on 3 different centers with vacuum chuck
  • Forming the back of the smaller form in Maple using faceplate mount
  • Showing mounting on faceplate with screws for multiple centers
  • Final shaping of smaller form
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  • Doug's work table for carving
  • Visit Doug's website for better photos of his work
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  • The two forms turned during this demo
  • The printed design ready to glue to the carving surface (usually convex)
  • Crinkling and shaping the paper to fit convex contour
  • Design glued down and woodburned through
  • Result of tracing with woodburner blade
  • Removing the backgroud fields with 3-bladed carbide grinders
  • Cleaning up field sides with small straight bit
  • Texturing with air-driven ultra high speed dental drill
  • Detail of fields textured with woodburner
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  • Alternative texturing with woodburner
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  • Applying yellow aniline dye
  • Another coat of red in some areas
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  • A greenish yellow applied to middle band
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  • Drying with wife's hairdryer so can sand
  • Sanding to highlight (lighten) selected areas
  • Darkening the outer rim zone with yellow-green
  • Satin spray lacquer
  • Final appearance before spraying
  • Spraying until end grain saturated
  • Voila!
  • Final inspection