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Live Edge Chinaberry Bowl

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3/16" X 4" X 8" Turned green, but did not warp or crack. Finished with sanding sealer and buffed with Carnuba wax. It is an invader species here in Florida, but it does have lovely grain and color.
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Emiliano Achaval
We have a lot of it, too, in Hawaii. The Hawaiian name is Inia. It is related to the Mahogany families. Looks like you run out of the curve. I can see a flat round circle on the bottom and some torn grain too. The thickness looks just right
 
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Emiliano Achaval said:
We have a lot of it, too, in Hawaii. The Hawaiian name is Inia. It is related to the Mahogany families. Looks like you run out of the curve. I can see a flat round circle on the bottom and some torn grain too. The thickness looks just right
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Hello Emiliano,

Thank you for your comments. Chinaberry seems especially prone to minor amounts of tear out. Perhaps as I become more accomplished at turning this will not be such an issue. The flat circle on the bottom that you see is an illusion. The bottom is actually curved and not flat which brings up another one of my beginner's challenges and that is....proper lighting and photography.

I've noticed that after making a funnel the other day, my turnings tend to be thicker in the final result and gradually get thinner as my confidence rebuilds.
 
Emiliano Achaval
Fal Wing said:
Hello Emiliano,

Thank you for your comments. Chinaberry seems especially prone to minor amounts of tear out. Perhaps as I become more accomplished at turning this will not be such an issue. The flat circle on the bottom that you see is an illusion. The bottom is actually curved and not flat which brings up another one of my beginner's challenges and that is....proper lighting and photography.

I've noticed that after making a funnel the other day, my turnings tend to be thicker in the final result and gradually get thinner as my confidence rebuilds.
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I use a few different things to measure the bottom. I just got one nice caliper in Chattanooga at the symposium; you can measure while the piece is on the chuck. Premier gauges is the brand. Photography is the last frontier, LOL. With time you will find out that Chinaberry is a very nice and easy wood to turn. When you make the bottom deeper and continue the curve, no matter how you take the picture, you will not have the "illusion" Been there, done that..
 

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