bowl turning thread

[Caleb]

Its very pretty grain hope they dont split on you.

[sandspider]

A couple i did this evening after work. Some quite dry sweet chestnut, not the best ever but not too bad for early days i think!

 

I like those. Simple but elegant.

[bobh]

cant wait till these beauties dry out.

 

this is the sort of wood that renders me speechless...

 

 

i hope they survive as there are lots of splits already present on the timber.

 

That's beautiful wood, what is it?

[se7enthdevil]

i was thinking of putting it on the guess the wood page but i doubt anyone would get it.

 

its smokebush. cotinus coggygria.

 

delivered to me today by phil71, cheers bud...

[se7enthdevil]

it's an unusual species over here but here are a few more pics on this link.

 

 

smoketree

 

they seem a bit plain compared to what i've just turned...

[nepia]

it's an unusual species over here

 

Not at all Steve; a very common garden shrub; I've even got two myself! It just isn't often allowed to grow to a good size. Some years ago I got a vase back from a length of 9" trunk I donated to turners.

[Lignaterrae]

That is just too beautiful for words, makes the HobbitHouse images look boring!

Never imagined it grew that large either. Man, sights like that make hard work worthwhile.

[devon TWiG]

Some examples of the glory of spalted wood ! Some found "naturally " others induced , by wrapping in pallet wrap and stored in muddy sawdust . First one spalted Ash, second Beech , third Elm and lastly Horse chestnut Burr . Such fantastic wood from lumps that virtually everyone would consider rough , knotty half rotten crap ! Some guys who's wood piles I get such bits from shake their heads in disbelief at what I put in my car boot ( get it cheap though ! )

[devon TWiG]

Also , a very spalted bit of Beech , and Turkey oak, Monkey puzzle and a fine example of " compartmentalised Beech ... the pale wood is sound , plain beech but the brown, spallting below the dark line is in the early stage of decay and this tree would of ended up hollow , if i did not fell it !

Edited December 4, 2014 by devon TWiG

[bobh]

Lovely, I always find your turnings inspirational.

Looking at buying the crown revolution and trying some hollow forms myself