bowl turning thread

[mickdundee]

Much nicer shape / form on the second one ..... but why are you using off cuts and not nice select pieces from trees ? ( I am assuming you are in the tree work industry )....

 

 

Thanks twig. I wasn't very keen on the first one myself I can't think of any real use for it it's less than 5" diameter.

I'm not in the industry I only ended up in this forum as it came up in Google every time I needed chainsaw advice lol. And I hung around to keep an eye on the firewood forum for any local stuff getting shifted free or cheap. I normally turn stuff I've picked up as firewood but got offered this worktop stuff and thought I'd try it. I've still got approx 4' length of it

 

 

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[Lazurus]

I did a similar thing Mick with some oak work tops that were going to be skipped, found it hard to get a good finish though.

[mickdundee]

I did a similar thing Mick with some oak work tops that were going to be skipped, found it hard to get a good finish though.

 

 

 

I seen this platter when you turned it lazurus. It's actually something I've looked at for inspiration.

 

 

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

good to see this ones still going, heres a few recents from me

[se7enthdevil]

some nice walnut you have there, and what's that first one? a bit of oak burr?

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

4 hours ago, se7enthdevil said:

some nice walnut you have there, and what's that first one? a bit of oak burr?

yep,  and walnuts as common as muck here getting bored of it!

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

[se7enthdevil]

nice looking bit of planetree...

[devon TWiG]

On 9/2/2017 at 13:31, Tony Croft aka hamadryad said:

good to see this ones still going, heres a few recents from me

Are they very , very posh file handles ??   the last one is a lovely crotch ....I like a nice crotch  ...especially a smooth one !!!!    Nice work , keep it up ... I will be in the shed a lot more soon ( summer is for outdoor stuff )   so will post a few finished pieces soon-ish 

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

8 minutes ago, devon TWiG said:

Are they very , very posh file handles ??   the last one is a lovely crotch ....I like a nice crotch  ...especially a smooth one !!!!    Nice work , keep it up ... I will be in the shed a lot more soon ( summer is for outdoor stuff )   so will post a few finished pieces soon-ish 

lol they are top grade wine bottle stoppers!