So, our son, who, to my knowledge has never had an interest in wood working has decided he wants to make "river" tables. That's a technique using live edge slabs, ripping them into pieces and then rearranging the pieces and pouring resin to make it look like a river. Yesterday he told me he was going to go look at some slabs in another town. I told him if they had one I'd like a piece of maple, 12" wide or more, about 1.5" thick. He brought home a monster of a slab, over 7' long, 16" at it's widest, and 2.5" thick.

 

 

I think it weighed well over a hundred pounds. On the bright side, it was just over 30 bucks for the slab, ridiculous cheap. Guy told him it was kiln dried. Thank goodness for Kubota tractors, I could never have moved it without that. Anyway, I cut some pieces from the end today and decided to rough a bowl. It was apparent immediately it was NOT kiln dried.

 

 

The darker area is where water is leeching out the end grain from spinning.

 

 

It's about 10" diameter but only a couple inches deep.

 

 

It was so wet it was actually throwing water when I started removing the center. I would guess it's at least 30% wet, maybe as much as 40.

 

 

 

One thing about green wood, you can take a huge cut. Not the smoothest cut but this is one handed while holding the camera in the other.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited December 20, 20205 yr by Steve Krumanaker

Cool.  It's amazing how much the water lubricates the tool in the cut.  I like the shape of the bowl.

$30 bucks for that slab! Hope he was wearing a mask!

 

Gonna make some lovely bowls.

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