1 hour ago, kreisdorph said:

Nice Cole... er "Lew" jaws!

 

Thanks! My Cole jaws were bought for an earlier, smaller lathe. Cheaper to make extensions than replacing the jaws 

This is a 16” native cherry bowl. Should have taken more, better pictures. It is cery thin- for me. A little more than 1/8” exept for the thickened areas of the rim, which the hand falls to nicely.

10 hours ago, teesquare said:

This is a 16” native cherry bowl. Should have taken more, better pictures. It is cery thin- for me. A little more than 1/8” exept for the thickened areas of the rim, which the hand falls to nicely.

Beautiful! I love the shape!

These are fun but they make a mess.

 

1 hour ago, RustyFN said:

These are fun but they make a mess.

Neat Rusty, what did you use for the outside shape mold?

Cool Rusty. Like the twin Westies as S&P shakers too.

On 2/16/2024 at 10:00 AM, lew said:

Beautiful! I love the shape!

Thanks Lew!

1 hour ago, RustyFN said:

These are fun but they make a mess.

 

This has a cool luminescence to it! Like it a lot.

2 hours ago, lew said:

Neat Rusty, what did you use for the outside shape mold?

Nothing. I just left the natural shape of the bowling ball.

2 hours ago, Grandpadave52 said:

Cool Rusty. Like the twin Westies as S&P shakers too.

My wife and I have had Westies for many years. There are a lot of things Westie in our house. lol

19 minutes ago, RustyFN said:

My wife and I have had Westies for many years. There are a lot of things Westie in our house. lol

Hmmm...I was always told that " You don't own Westies....Westies have servants..."

18 minutes ago, teesquare said:

Hmmm...I was always told that " You don't own Westies....Westies have servants..."

Very true.

 

2 hours ago, RustyFN said:

My wife and I have had Westies for many years. There are a lot of things Westie in our house. lol

We had one a few years back. She drove our Border Collie crazy trying to herd her....good dogs.

1 hour ago, teesquare said:

Hmmm...I was always told that " You don't own Westies....Westies have servants..."

I'll attest to that.

Edited February 18, 20242 yr by Grandpadave52

14 hours ago, RustyFN said:

Nothing. I just left the natural shape of the bowling ball.

Thanks! 

I cut into some downed logs on my place. I was a happy camper when the orange sawdust started flying. I like variety. Cutting these old logs is like Forrest Gump's box of chocolates; you never know what you're going to get.

 

Osage Orange is very hard (2600 Janka hardness). That combined with the natural edge, means I ended up with a lot of tool marks. It will be interesting to see how hard those are to remove. I have no idea how long that log has been laying there. Years, for sure. The internal moisture was still 15%.

 

 

 

 

On 2/17/2024 at 6:25 PM, RustyFN said:

Nothing. I just left the natural shape of the bowling ball.

 

I didn't realize it was a bowling ball until just now! 

1 hour ago, kreisdorph said:

Cutting these old logs is like Forrest Gump's box of chocolates; you never know what you're going to get.

 

Well in this case Kent, you got a beautiful piece of wood. Love the shape and the live edge. Very distinctive.

Not exactly on my lathe….😁

 

At John C Campbell Folk School. Brasstown NC. If you have not been here- it is an experience that is hard to put into words. But- Just know that it will be an incredible week that you will never forget, and you will be planning your next trip to JCC before you leave😁

Wow, I had not heard of that place before...they really have some neat classes. I'd love to be able to attend some of the beginner-type ones.

3 hours ago, kreisdorph said:

I cut into some downed logs on my place. I was a happy camper when the orange sawdust started flying. I like variety. Cutting these old logs is like Forrest Gump's box of chocolates; you never know what you're going to get.

 

Osage Orange is very hard (2600 Janka hardness). That combined with the natural edge, means I ended up with a lot of tool marks. It will be interesting to see how hard those are to remove. I have no idea how long that log has been laying there. Years, for sure. The internal moisture was still 15%.

 

 

 

 

Gonna be a fine looking natural edge bowl! I really like the shape!