{"id":126,"date":"2015-10-19T14:30:07","date_gmt":"2015-10-19T21:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daves-turned-art.com\/?page_id=126"},"modified":"2015-10-19T14:30:07","modified_gmt":"2015-10-19T21:30:07","slug":"for-the-table","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/daves-turned-art.com\/index.php\/for-the-table\/","title":{"rendered":"For the Table"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Life is too short to serve your art in anything less than art.<\/h2>\n<p>After you spent hours making your dish, why put it in a boring dish. \u00a0Our visual sense does affect the flavor. \u00a0I get a great deal of personal satisfaction making utilitarian objects. \u00a0Several different finishes are used, but my preference is to us GF (General Finish) Salad Bowl finish. \u00a0Once cured, it is very durable, requiring no maintenance. \u00a0But, it takes weeks to apply the multiple coats, and then needs 6 to 8 weeks to cure. \u00a0I also use food safe mineral oil, but it requires constant maintenance. \u00a0While called a finish, it does little to protect the wood. \u00a0For some projects, it is the perfect solution. \u00a0No finish is perfect, all have pro&#8217;s and con&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/daves-turned-art.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/madrone-burl-oil-Small.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-113\" src=\"http:\/\/daves-turned-art.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/madrone-burl-oil-Small-300x180.jpg\" alt=\"madrone burl oil (Small)\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"http:\/\/daves-turned-art.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/madrone-burl-oil-Small-300x180.jpg 300w, http:\/\/daves-turned-art.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/madrone-burl-oil-Small.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0This is a Madrone Burl bowl, finished with oil. \u00a0You can see a much more muted surface, but perfect for those worried about chemicals.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/daves-turned-art.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/madrone-burl-GF-Small.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-112\" src=\"http:\/\/daves-turned-art.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/madrone-burl-GF-Small-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"madrone burl GF (Small)\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"http:\/\/daves-turned-art.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/madrone-burl-GF-Small-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/daves-turned-art.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/madrone-burl-GF-Small.jpg 852w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0Also a Madrone Burl bowl, but finished with GF Salad Bowl finish. \u00a0I buff it out to be more of a satin finish look.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/daves-turned-art.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/carob-bowl-with-groves-Small.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-116\" src=\"http:\/\/daves-turned-art.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/carob-bowl-with-groves-Small-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"carob bowl with groves (Small)\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"http:\/\/daves-turned-art.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/carob-bowl-with-groves-Small-300x201.jpg 300w, http:\/\/daves-turned-art.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/carob-bowl-with-groves-Small.jpg 717w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0A Carob bowl, finished with GF Salad Bowl finish.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Life is too short to serve your art in anything less than art. After you spent hours making your dish, why put it in a boring dish. \u00a0Our visual sense does affect the flavor. \u00a0I get a great deal of personal satisfaction making utilitarian objects. \u00a0Several different finishes are used, but my preference is to &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/daves-turned-art.com\/index.php\/for-the-table\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">For the Table<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/daves-turned-art.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/126"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/daves-turned-art.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/daves-turned-art.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/daves-turned-art.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/daves-turned-art.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=126"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/daves-turned-art.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/126\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":127,"href":"http:\/\/daves-turned-art.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/126\/revisions\/127"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/daves-turned-art.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=126"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}