The next door neighbor had some maple trees cut down a few years ago and I've been drying this piece to make a bowl for them. It turned nicely as Maple usually does. Love that wood. I made a nice rim on this one too but curved up to the lower edge to make sanding easier. Let me know what you think. Added a few burn lines too. It has a few drying cracks, pictured, that I super glued. Sucked the glue in to the thin crack with the vacuum cleaner which worked well. This one is 6.5 inch diameter and almost three inches deep.
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It finished beautifully. Something that was mentioned on the old forum was that a possible source of turning wood are the companies that take down problem trees. Fire wood can be too.
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That is beautiful, Dan, I agree on the color of maple, good job turning. I sure like your work.
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Very nice Dan.
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nice...
you make it look like it was cake and pie...
you make it look like it was cake and pie...
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Re: The Neighbor's Bowl
Dan, great stuff!
Interesting pattern in the base of the bowl. How was the blank cut relative to the long axis of the branch/trunk?
Interesting pattern in the base of the bowl. How was the blank cut relative to the long axis of the branch/trunk?
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The usual log sawn lengthwise down the middle removing the pith.
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Dan,I was wondering this too. Is your blank turned with the long grain perpendicular to the bed of the lathe? Do yo have a picture of the blank mounted on the lathe before it is turned?
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This is an image found on the web but is how it sits in the lathe. The bark side is the bottom on most bowls.
The bark side would be the bottom when turning a natural edge bowl. The bark is left on the rim.
There is also an engrain bowl and is turned from a slab cut off the whole log. The pith is then the bowl center.
The bark side would be the bottom when turning a natural edge bowl. The bark is left on the rim.
There is also an engrain bowl and is turned from a slab cut off the whole log. The pith is then the bowl center.
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Thanks ,Dan for the pictures. They do good to explain everything. I see video's of people turning with the grain turned crosswise like the 1st pictures and it would scare the daylights out of me.
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It is best to cut the corners off or even cut out the biggest round you can get on the band saw.
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