2 hours ago, teesquare said:

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😁

How could you not enjoy the school when located in such a beautiful setting!

On 2/27/2024 at 6:48 AM, 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

Try a scraper on the tool marks . Should take them right out

41 minutes ago, Gerald said:

Try a scraper on the tool marks . Should take them right out

 

I did work a round-nosed scraper on it a bit. I didn't want to get too high on the wall to try clean it up due to the wall flexing and potentially making it worse. Those tool marks sanded out much better than I expected given how hard Osage Orange is.

 

 

On 2/27/2024 at 9:19 AM, Fred W. Hargis Jr said:

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.

Fred - I will be assistant instructor with Kirk DeHeer later this year. Cannot remember the dates - but watch for the March 5 release of the schedule of classes June-Dec. @ John C Campbell. It is always a fun class and beginners as well as intermediate/advanced turners can all benefit.

On 2/27/2024 at 11:24 AM, lew said:

How could you not enjoy the school when located in such a beautiful setting!

It truly is a beautiful and peaceful place. America's oldest Folk Art School. Net year the school will celebrate 100 years!

 couple of my favorites from the last week at John C Campbell. The top one is a thin turned bowl in the style of an ancient Etruscan bowl. It was painted with an acrylic paint that is loaded with bronze powder. Then - while wet - an oxidizer ( acid ) is sprayed on it - and it is allowed to dry.

The blue one is an alcohol dye applied to the bowl after the embossing and grooves are made . The liming wax is applied and then buffed off - leaving only the wax deposited in the embossed and grooved areas.

Those bowls are really beautiful Tim!

1 hour ago, Cal said:

Those bowls are really beautiful Tim!

Thanks Cal!

Nice Tim.  I really like the second bowl.  Looks exactly like earthenware.

Those are some fantastic bowls @teesquare!

3 hours ago, HandyDan said:

Nice Tim.  I really like the second bowl.  Looks exactly like earthenware.

Thanks Dan. I will be woking on a set of these in different colors. Jeff Hornung is the man when it comes to this style. It was part of what he taught last week @ JCC

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1 hour ago, lew said:

Those are some fantastic bowls @teesquare!

Thanks Lew!

8 minutes ago, teesquare said:

Jeff Hornung is the man when it comes to this style. It was part of what he taught last week @ JCC

Saw that on social media, didn't realize it was where you were attending!

3 minutes ago, lew said:

Saw that on social media, didn't realize it was where you were attending!

Yep - I am a "regular" at JCC...Sometimes a student. Sometimes teaching. And always FUN!😁

This is the other half of the osage orange crotch l posted earlier. This side is larger, nearly 9".

 

1 hour ago, kreisdorph said:

This is the other half of the osage orange crotch l posted earlier. This side is larger, nearly 9".

 

That is beautiful!!

3 hours ago, lew said:

That is beautiful!!

+1

Don’t always remember to take pictures but did get these. First a hollow form in Sweet Gum I got at last club meeting. The second I needed a piece to display my spatulas and spoons so no scattered on table. This sweet gum is a bit mushy but using shellac was able to turn it and it does not need to be perfect. 
 

 

Really beautiful ! I have never heard of the JCC. I just looked it up. Very interesting stuff. 
Paul

11 minutes ago, Gerald said:

Don’t always remember to take pictures but did get these. First a hollow form in Sweet Gum I got at last club meeting. The second I needed a piece to display my spatulas and spoons so no scattered on table. This sweet gum is a bit mushy but using shellac was able to turn it and it does not need to be perfect. 
 

 

Really like the shape on that hollow form, Gerald!