is willow turnable? or desireable?
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willow
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We have discussed willow recently - this thread might be interesting to you:
https://www.aawforum.org/community/threads/willow-wood.21997/
https://www.aawforum.org/community/threads/willow-wood.21997/
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Lots of species It takes skill to turn without tear out.
Desirable depends on the tree. It is often bland white with little grain. But we can use color.
Check the link above.
Lots of species It takes skill to turn without tear out.
Desirable depends on the tree. It is often bland white with little grain. But we can use color.
This is a willow I completed February 2018. It was a massive tree growing at the edge of a stock tank north of Dallas - the log I put on the lathe was a cut-off from the lower trunk a few inches from the ground. Finished diameter is a bit over 20".
Most trees yield logs with hidden treasures (curl, quilt, feather, bark-inclusions) - I've found the best material close-to or even slightly under the ground. The piece below would be less interesting if the bark-inclusions were cut out. In fact, considerable effort was required to keep the log positioned so that the bark inclusions were prominent.
I was in a little gallery show in 2018 with several other pieces - the normal routine is to put pricing on a little card on the pedestal next to each piece. The buyers of the piece shared with me what attracted them - they had visited the Vatican and, like most, were mesmerized by the Sistine Chapel - with the two bark inclusions seemingly "reaching out to each other", they named the piece Sistine Chapel.
Maybe every log is like a box of chocolates: You never know what you're going to get.
Most trees yield logs with hidden treasures (curl, quilt, feather, bark-inclusions) - I've found the best material close-to or even slightly under the ground. The piece below would be less interesting if the bark-inclusions were cut out. In fact, considerable effort was required to keep the log positioned so that the bark inclusions were prominent.
I was in a little gallery show in 2018 with several other pieces - the normal routine is to put pricing on a little card on the pedestal next to each piece. The buyers of the piece shared with me what attracted them - they had visited the Vatican and, like most, were mesmerized by the Sistine Chapel - with the two bark inclusions seemingly "reaching out to each other", they named the piece Sistine Chapel.
Maybe every log is like a box of chocolates: You never know what you're going to get.
Wow John that is a beautiful piece.