bowl turning thread

[toejam266]

Another couple of go's

I've included a pic of a similar piece of wood that i've turned

Still only small though

[toejam266]

and the next one

[TheHungrySquirrel]

Some new some old, some finished and some still drying.

 

All turned from green wood

 

[se7enthdevil]

these are only the underside of the bowls but the wood is so nice it deserves to be seen...

 

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[se7enthdevil]

lovely to turn and it's quite aromatic too.

 

 

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[bob]

Cherry?

[se7enthdevil]

this stuff is amazingly dense.

 

 

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[toejam266]

Lovely stuff Steve

I don't think i'll find anything like that in my brothers wood shed

[se7enthdevil]

Cherry?

 

if only they grew in this country mate.

 

 

no toejam, unless he collects exotics.

 

 

 

they are all ghanaian species and i'm looking to import them but can't find any interested parties to help me as i do not have the capitol to do it on my own.

 

 

the orange one is called senegal rosewood (pterocarpus erinaceus) and it weighs about 55lbft3 but is not a true rosewood and belongs in the padauk family.

 

 

the brown striped one is called senya (daniellia oliveri) and smells fantastic when worked and only weighs about the same as sycamore at 38lbft3.

 

 

the really dark one is a bit of a mystery as no one seems to be able to identify it. it is not african blackwood as the sawmill tried to flog it as and neither is it any sort of ebony nor is it chakte preto.

 

 

all i do know is that it weighs 71lbft3 and is gorgeous.

[essential]

A little bowl I made up with the 150 and sandpaper and plenty of elbow grease