Started this one this afternoon - an 11” wide piece of bug eaten, spalted maple that was given to me.
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- Thread starter Rusty Nesmith
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Nice maple!
I decided to go with the sycamore. Turned to 13 ish round by 6 deep so far. Managed to get a 11 by 4 core out of it.
I decided to go with the sycamore. Turned to 13 ish round by 6 deep so far. Managed to get a 11 by 4 core out of it.
Just a tiny one. Piece of rose bush root. 2” wide, 1” tall. Sorry - took it off the lathe before grabbing a picture.
Have most of the stems done on the Christmas ornaments. Will be moving on to the tops soon. The colours will light up after the spray-on shellac is applied at the last step. The 2 darkest stems are not walnut, but Pau Ferro. What a delight to turn. Went from spindle gouge to 600 grit. 
Looking good, John. Great spalting, nice form.
Spalted sycamore. Mother and daughter. 13 x 6 and 10 x 4.
I think I'm going to be happy when October rolls around so I can slow down (a lot) making these.
11 x 2 ash
Are those brown marks (1st pic) that kind of look like scratches but they aren't at 5 and 6 o'clock the beginnings of worm trail and would be bigger if I'd went thinner?
edit----- sister is possessed.
11 x 2 ash
Are those brown marks (1st pic) that kind of look like scratches but they aren't at 5 and 6 o'clock the beginnings of worm trail and would be bigger if I'd went thinner?
edit----- sister is possessed.
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I started this one on my friend Tim Tucker's new Magma Titan lathe a few weeks ago, turning it thin(ish) to dry. Another black walnut piece from my Hurricane Helene stash. It was supposed to be a regular 13" salad bowl, but a deep bark inclusion that would have made it inches smaller (and an upcoming art show) made me decide to go a different, I guess more "artistic" route. Here it is after erasing the tool-marks from the interrupted cuts with my 80-grit gouge; wiped down with mineral spirits. Coming along.
I came home this afternoon and cut a piece of walnut for a hollow form and a maple for a couple of bowls to turn. Then saw the hollow birch log I have been looking at for close to a year wondering if it could be safely turned and if I could actually turn it.
So, what the heck, let’s give it a try. It was a little intimidating and I couldn’t get it but about 650 rpm’s. I was limited on the shape due to the hollow part and decided to stop at this point, wrap it up, and think about it before proceeding.
I had thought about leveling the inside bottom and turning another hollow form to fit inside or seeing if I could actually hollow it out to remove the rot.
I have removed most of the rotten and soft part out of the inside with a small grinding tool, following the ridges to keep it as natural as possible and considering leaving it as is after I drill the hole in the top and just using the my hollowing tool to hollow the inside top…still thinking on this. Currently measures 13” x 10-1/2”.
If someone has a suggestion, I’m all ears. I also have the hammer close by if everything goes south on me
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So, what the heck, let’s give it a try. It was a little intimidating and I couldn’t get it but about 650 rpm’s. I was limited on the shape due to the hollow part and decided to stop at this point, wrap it up, and think about it before proceeding.
I had thought about leveling the inside bottom and turning another hollow form to fit inside or seeing if I could actually hollow it out to remove the rot.
I have removed most of the rotten and soft part out of the inside with a small grinding tool, following the ridges to keep it as natural as possible and considering leaving it as is after I drill the hole in the top and just using the my hollowing tool to hollow the inside top…still thinking on this. Currently measures 13” x 10-1/2”.
If someone has a suggestion, I’m all ears. I also have the hammer close by if everything goes south on me
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Amazing. Very cool. Looks like you turned a hollow form and then shot it with your 12 gauge shotgun. Jaramiah may have an idea but I don’t.I came home this afternoon and cut a piece of walnut for a hollow form and a maple for a couple of bowls to turn. Then saw the hollow birch log I have been looking at for close to a year wondering if it could be safely turned and if I could actually turn it.
So, what the heck, let’s give it a try. It was a little intimidating and I couldn’t get it but about 650 rpm’s. I was limited on the shape due to the hollow part and decided to stop at this point, wrap it up, and think about it before proceeding.
I had thought about leveling the inside bottom and turning another hollow form to fit inside or seeing if I could actually hollow it out to remove the rot.
I have removed most of the rotten and soft part out of the inside with a small grinding tool, following the ridges to keep it as natural as possible and considering leaving it as is after I drill the hole in the top and just using the my hollowing tool to hollow the inside top…still thinking on this. Currently measures 13” x 10-1/2”.
If someone has a suggestion, I’m all ears. I also have the hammer close by if everything goes south on me
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