March 28, 20215 yr comment_261833 Have had a small walnut root ball for several months and decided yesterday to at least cut it. One piece seemed well suited for a hollow form. It had a crack but gives me a chance to test some powders to color epoxy and fill that crack. It turned out that the crack went almost full length but that did not interfere with hollowing like the rocks. First noticed at about 2 inches from the bottom. I think there were several smaller ones also. The big one cause me to have to resharpen two hss bits and destroy a Hunter bit. that spec below the hollow form is the approximately thumbnail size rock. Report
March 28, 20215 yr Popular Post comment_261840 Looks great but I think the rock is a formidable foe. Digging it out seems to be the only option or leave it in and ruin more tools. I did a root ball once and remember dulling tools even though there weren't any apparent rocks. Report
March 28, 20215 yr comment_261842 Turned some Manzanita. Each piece had a few imbedded stones. Report
March 28, 20215 yr comment_261850 Rocks aside, I believe that will be a beautiful piece when you have it completed Gerald. Report
March 28, 20215 yr comment_261852 Ouch! I know finding things in a piece of wood is never fun, but rocks have to be at the top of the list of bad things. Report
March 28, 20215 yr Popular Post comment_261853 1 minute ago, Fred W. Hargis Jr said: Ouch! I know finding things in a piece of wood is never fun, but rocks have to be at the top of the list of bad things. Not quite as bad as finding metal fencing and posts imbedded inside the tree. DAMHIKT Report
March 28, 20215 yr Author Popular Post comment_261929 I had to go to drill press and drill around the rock so I could get it out and then clear sailing. Report
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