I hope this Wednesday finds all of you safe and healthy.

 

 

Our Patriot Turners-

@Lissa Hall posted a concern about the crack that occured in a cedar bowl she recently turned. Several of our members provided some advice about what might have happened. Please check out her post and maybe you can offer additional ideas-

 

 

@Ron Altier turned another beautiful bell ornament! He explains more about it and the finish he uses in his post.

 

 

 

We've had lots of updates on past posts. 

@Kevin Beitz is still fighting with a maple bowl. Several members offered additional suggestions-

 

 

@Gerald added additional images of his Friendship Bowls. He explained more about the finishes he uses-

 

 

@Pauley provided more information on the finish on his curley maple vase-

 

 

@Masonsailor has finished up his turned tulip cabinet-

 

 

One of @Gerald's older post was revived. Great article from Woodcraft on making a jam chuck-

 

 

What’s Coming Up-

Everything still appears to be on hold. It may be a while until meeting, workshops and symposiums are up and running.

 

 

For The Newbies-

Woodworker's Journal has added a nice video, from Ernie Conover, on finishes for woodturners. Mr. Conover does a great job explaining and demonstrating several, simple finishes-

 

 

 

Expand Your Horizons-

There is still a growing interest in combining acrylic resins and wood. This video is not so much a "how to" but more of a "look what I did."

 

 

 

New Turning Items-

The folks at Woodturners Wonders are offering a new stand alone tool rest for your grinder.

 

You can read more about it here-

https://woodturnerswonders.com/collections/grinding-wheel-accessories/products/stand-alone-tool-rest

 

 

Everything Else-

Rick Turns has his April video list available. With the lockdown, it's nice to have this list to pick from

 

 

 

Been playing off and on with that splated maple bowl. I've always wanted to turn a Calabash bowl and that was my intention with this one. Unfortunately, the punky wood under the faceplate had different plans. To get a safe purchase on the piece, I needed to reverse the mount which left screw hole where the bowl bottom ended up. I'm not really happy with the shape, either.

 

 

 

The holes were deep enough that when the inside was turned, they came thru. I tried to use sawdust and CA to fill them but they are pretty noticeable on the inside. So right now, I'm considering some sort of foot. I have some ebony piano keys. Might try to use them and design something. Surely can't leave it like this.

 

 

 

Safe turning and stay well 

 

 

Great post @lew  For your bowl why not drill out and insert dowels for feet?  Or is that what you meant?  

Or a ball on the dowels.  I love your bowl, especially the grain and shape.  

Thanks Lew.  That is a good looking tool rest for the grinder.  Woodturners Wonders has some really nice items in stock.

Thanks for the post Lew. You could make a plate to fit the bottom of your bowl . Then you could change the angle it sits in the plate every day for a new look.

@Gunny Thanks for the ideas on the bowl holes!

 

@FlGatorwood thank you, I like the ball idea.

 

@HandyDan Thanks! I have been getting my sanding supplies from them. I like their pro-weave stuff and it's priced right.

 

@Gerald Thank You! The plate idea is interesting. I did it once for my first attempt at a round bottom turning. Instead of a plate, I used a piece of naturally weathered wood-