bowl turning thread

[Treemoose]

Nice apple, its difficult to get a realistic shape, try an old twig at an angle as a stalk, and a clove in the other end they look very "real"

 

Thanks, the twig idea looks great will have to give it a go a some point.

[Treemoose]

the yellow wood is usually pau amarello, euxylophora paraensis (americans just call it yellowheart) and is probably the most richly coloured but you can get a few other yellow looking woods if you look.

 

here are just some that can be a nice yellow colour.

 

 

Yellowheart | The Wood Database - Lumber Identification (Hardwoods)

Lemonwood | The Wood Database - Lumber Identification (Hardwoods)

Avodire | The Wood Database - Lumber Identification (Hardwoods)

Movingui | The Wood Database - Lumber Identification (Hardwoods)

Obeche | The Wood Database - Lumber Identification (Hardwoods)

Canarywood | The Wood Database - Lumber Identification (Hardwoods)

Osage Orange | The Wood Database - Lumber Identification (Hardwoods)

Argentine Osage Orange | The Wood Database - Lumber Identification (Hardwoods)

Garapa | The Wood Database - Lumber Identification (Hardwoods)

West Indian Satinwood | The Wood Database - Lumber Identification (Hardwoods)

Jelutong | The Wood Database - Lumber Identification (Hardwoods)

Lati | The Wood Database - Lumber Identification (Hardwoods)

Mulberry | The Wood Database - Lumber Identification (Hardwoods)

 

Have you ever used mahonia? I saved some small bits from a job, very yellow stuff.

[se7enthdevil]

i've had some but not turned it. very yellow isn't it.

 

berberis is also yellow but loses it's colour over time.

 

smokebush is fairly yellow too but is usually full of other colours as well.

[Lazurus]

Been having a play.......

[Lazurus]

And another

[Lazurus]

And some green plum.....

[mickdundee]

Very nice Lazarus

 

 

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[se7enthdevil]

it's been a while since i put a bowl on here so here is one of my latest commissions...

 

a gorgeous nest of walnut from the tree that cilve shared with me.

 

sizes are, diameter, height

mother bowl, 14 3/4" x 5 1/4"

large, 11 1/4" x 3 3/4"

medium, 8 3/8" x 2 1/2"

small, 6" x 1 1/2"

 

 

as you can see they were all cut from the same block using my bowl saver.

 

 

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[Chippy]

You do get some very nice wood, out of them all though I think this is one of the nicest so far.

Do you have a many samples as this bloke?

 

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[Lazurus]

Lovely nest, proportions are superb. Woods isn't bad either.