In article , Arch
wrote:

Thanks to all for gently implying that I ought to take another look at
O'Donnell's book. Your suggestions might have been mean spirited, but
instead were proper and pertinent. I found my copy and I'm sure not
guilty of copyright infringement or plagiary since my attempts at
decorating were nowhere in his book.

To continue my series of bad puns; 'Like Mike Tyson, I punched out'.
Arrrgh! Ah, the well intended misinformation that would be
perpetuated, if not for all the disagreements and corrections that all
you gentlemen freely offer here.

I'm going to try steaming a maple turning in a colander after making
shallow depressions with a controlled pressure round point punch and
sanding to just below the surface. May not work for me, but I heard
that following instructions has been known to help.

(somebody turn a white cane for dear old.... he wore a mask at his
lathe, but not at his grinder)


I've seen something similar done on "THe Woodwright's Shop", but not
decorative purposes - the technique was applied to making a wooden
wash basin. The bottom was simply nailed onto the bottom of a frame.
Before this, a continuous strip was beaten all around the bottom edge.
The edge was then planed down to be level with the bottom of the
depression. When the wood was wetted, the grain swoll along that
same line, compressing against the bottom panel and creating a tight
seal. IIRC, the "bead" was beaten in using a strip of metal and a
hammer, pretty agressively!