I posted a few weeks ago that we "rescued" some walnut.  We started into it this weekend....

 

Lookin' Good!

 

Two Lathes!!!!

That is going to look really AWESOME!

I was doing battle with a piece of Marble Wood...  really, really tough

Thomas (our plant manager) was into the walnut....  what a beautiful piece.  The colors from light brown to dark chocolate and purple.  Of course the wet wood turned like a dream.  It's back in the bag to dry for a while, but yeah, beautiful and fun.

 

It's going to be a pretty bowl, walnut grain is awesome. In case you've never turned wet walnut before here's a heads up. Immediately when you're done, clean your ways and spray them down, I use wd-40. It's also a good idea to check other machined surfaces in your shop as well. Where there's a shaving there will be corrosion.

 

Steve

6 minutes ago, Steve Krumanaker said:

It's going to be a pretty bowl, walnut grain is awesome. In case you've never turned wet walnut before here's a heads up. Immediately when you're done, clean your ways and spray them down, I use wd-40. It's also a good idea to check other machined surfaces in your shop as well. Where there's a shaving there will be corrosion.

 

Steve

Steve - thanks for the heads-up!  That is a brand new Robust lathe Thomas was using....  We sure would like to keep it nice and shiny!

Been there done that, experimented with some wet wood awhile back, it turned to firewood of course, but I just wanted to get the feeling of wet shavings and how easy it is to turn, it was joy, and nice and cool too! It was a hot summer day, and I remember the coolness of the blank as it was spinning and throwing back cool shavings on my arms, I could of stood there all day, like an air conditioner! Back to the point, but yep, I was ignorant, and I didn't clean up well, and lo and behold, I was cleaning rust spots for a month after. Live and learn!

Very nice looking piece of Walnut.  It will definitely be a nice looking bowl.

2 hours ago, Jim from Easy Wood Tools said:

Steve - thanks for the heads-up!  That is a brand new Robust lathe Thomas was using....  We sure would like to keep it nice and shiny!

 

 

Oh well shoot, if it's a Robust don't worry about it Stainless steel ways you know! SWEET machine!

 

Steve

Very beautiful chunk of wood.

That is going to be really neat!!

Can't wait to see the finished product.

I'll be patient and wait til it's ready.