Here are a few more bowls from the past, circa 2015. When I was working for a landscape company in the Florida Panhandle, I was able to obtain free wood fairly easily. These are White Cedar and Live Oak. Both are surprisingly pretty. I especially like the dark brown coloration of the Live Oak. And the Cedar, well its Cedar, need I say more. 

Beautiful work!

Fantastic! I really love the live edge one!

Very nice!

Beautiful work

@patriotwoodworker, it is great to have you here.  Thank you for showing your work.  I am curious as to which part of the Florida panhandle.  Eastern time or Central time?  

 

It is good to see that someone can actually find someway to stabilize live oak.  It is so unpredictable.  All I have ever tried to use would cup, twist, warp and bow.  I have talked with several woodworkers with the same results.  So, those are great looking bowls and your craftsmanship is to be greatly admired.  

 

What kind of gouges?  What finishes?

 

On 9/5/2020 at 4:17 PM, FlGatorwood said:

@patriotwoodworker, it is great to have you here.  Thank you for showing your work.  I am curious as to which part of the Florida panhandle.  Eastern time or Central time?  

 

It is good to see that someone can actually find someway to stabilize live oak.  It is so unpredictable.  All I have ever tried to use would cup, twist, warp and bow.  I have talked with several woodworkers with the same results.  So, those are great looking bowls and your craftsmanship is to be greatly admired.  

 

What kind of gouges?  What finishes?

 

We were stationed at Eglin AFB, so Eastern time.

Thank you so much for the kind words. These were finished turned green and I had zero warping or cracking. I must have gotten lucky.

For gouges I use Benjamin’s Best turning tools. Never tried carbide, so I just stick with the traditional tools. My primary finish is just Minwax wipe on poly. For food safe finish I use walnut oil. I have used friction polish a little as well.