Pecan bowl rough turned last fall.  It was too big for the soap bucket so I packed it away in it's own shavings until it was dry enough to turn the 2nd time.  Finished with Ack's and Odie's.    

 

 

 

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Edited September 18, 20223 yr by forty_caliber

Just remember to open bag daily or change bags if wet.

Excellent

Nicely turned.  The finish has a sweet luster to it.

Nice bowl and pecan is some pretty wood.

Gorgeous!

What everyone else said!

On 9/19/2022 at 7:32 AM, lew said:

What everyone else said!

Me too!

Love that grain.

Very nice bowl. A friend of mine did a finish turning on a pecan bowl and he said the wood was very hard. Did you have the same experience?

1 hour ago, RustyFN said:

Very nice bowl. A friend of mine did a finish turning on a pecan bowl and he said the wood was very hard. Did you have the same experience?

Pecan, is in the Hickory family and has a Janka hardness of 1820 (harder than white oak or hard maple) or so.  That said, it machines well and doesn't dull your tools as quickly as some other woods.  I find that moistening the surface with a small amount of mineral order can soften the grain allowing for a nice finish cut. 

 

 

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You found the right Janka chart with the good stuff at the top!