bowl turning thread

[se7enthdevil]

it all comes with trial and the inevitable error...

 

some timbers i've found just don't need sealing at all like catalpa, tuliptree, small bits of walnut under 10", most acer species, sweet chestnut and planetree.

[Pete Hart]

it all comes with trial and the inevitable error...

 

some timbers i've found just don't need sealing at all like catalpa, tuliptree, small bits of walnut under 10", most acer species, sweet chestnut and planetree.

 

Yeah your right. I've always found acacia to be stable too.

[devon TWiG]

A few recently finished bowls , A large Elm crotch 18" dia , a piece of very unusual rippled Oak 12" dia from a very old dead ( for 20 years) lump ( really unpleasant to turn !) and a bit of spalted Horse Chestnut burr 12" dia all of this is from what would be considered "arb waste "

[devon TWiG]

Also a few boxes from , Walnut , Robinia and Laburnum .... which I think look a bit like pistons !! unintentionally ...... also a walking stick I made for myself which has so far survived about 25 - 30% of the S W coastpath ( although it has had a new handle , so could be a bit like Triggers broom by the time I get round to finishing it ! ) ... Terry...

[Pete Hart]

Awesome work Twig! I'm kicking myself now as I ringed up a huge horse chestnut stem that was virtually all burr a few years ago. I didn't think it was good for anything. Looking at the figure on that bowl I made a big mistake!!

[devon TWiG]

Cheers Pete , and I know what you mean about cutting stuff up in the past !! I have nightmares about the stuff I wasted years ago !! I still manage to find plenty of bits though , far more than I can ever get round to using ,but I just can't resist it , I also make some small stuff now as well and the selection of bits available is astronomical !! I am always on the look out for Horse Chestnut though especially with burrs or big crotches , I wrap it in cling film and store on the ground in contact with loads of old sawdust from my cutting area and leave it for up to a year and it spalts quite nicely , it also takes stains well to show up wild grain .... Generally speaking HC is not a sought after wood ( useless ) so can be picked up for very little ... Terry..

[delabodge]

lovely work,my kind of stuff,,,,

[se7enthdevil]

some lovely work there terry...

[rovers90]

I have some spalted beech (I think), a 6 foot and a 9 foot length and was wondering what it would be worth to a wood turner. It was a single 9 foot length but has been split in half.

 

Any ideas on value?

[Phil71]

some lovely work there terry...

 

Some more for you,Steve