May 22, 20241 yr Popular Post Walnut, about 7". Sometimes the simple ones are the most impressive. Not quite finished as I have to turn off the tenon later today.
May 22, 20241 yr @kreisdorph Those are both awesome! I'm amazed at how white the sap wood is on that walnut piece!
May 23, 20241 yr Popular Post 22 hours ago, lew said: @kreisdorph Those are both awesome! I'm amazed at how white the sap wood is on that walnut piece! I was happy to see that. I have a 22" diameter x 80 ft walnut laying in the woods behind the house. I cut off a piece about 20 ft from the base where the first crotch starts. After sitting for a month, the sapwood was still as white as when it came down. Hopefully it stays that way.
May 23, 20241 yr Popular Post I cut down a swamp chestnut oak on my place last week. It was the first oak I have harvested. The tree isn't huge, maybe 15" in diameter. I grabbed a small crotch from the crown. That seems to be my standard process when I cut down a tree. The wood seemed much harder than SCO should be, but I don't have any experience with it prior to this. This is the first oak I've cut down. I have considered oak too pedestrian in the past. That's primarily because my experience from 30 years ago was with red oak. Turns out, white oaks are pretty good stuff for turning.
May 23, 20241 yr 58 minutes ago, kreisdorph said: I cut down a swamp chestnut oak on my place last week. It was the first oak I have harvested. The tree isn't huge, maybe 15" in diameter. I grabbed a small crotch from the crown. That seems to be my standard process when I cut down a tree. The wood seemed much harder than SCO should be, but I don't have any experience with it prior to this. This is the first oak I've cut down. I have considered oak too pedestrian in the past. That's primarily because my experience from 30 years ago was with red oak. Turns out, white oaks are pretty good stuff for turning. Love that organic shape!
May 28, 20241 yr Popular Post 1 hour ago, kreisdorph said: Sugar maple, 5" live edge. Finished with Myland's friction polish. Beautiful! So glad the bark stayed on the entire rim!
May 30, 20241 yr Popular Post Almost embarrassed to toss this up on here. This is my 3rd segmented ring turning. Kind of a little bowl thing in maple and cherry because scrap wood. I am gradually getting better technique-wise but still have a LONG way to go before I am halfway competent
May 30, 20241 yr 10 hours ago, StaticLV2 said: Almost embarrassed to toss this up on here. This is my 3rd segmented ring turning. Kind of a little bowl thing in maple and cherry because scrap wood. I am gradually getting better technique-wise but still have a LONG way to go before I am halfway competent I don't know, it looks mighty good from here. Segments look tight and the rings look flat and level. I've only done a couple myself. Did you make a sled to cut the angles?
May 30, 20241 yr 14 hours ago, StaticLV2 said: Almost embarrassed to toss this up on here. This is my 3rd segmented ring turning. Kind of a little bowl thing in maple and cherry because scrap wood. I am gradually getting better technique-wise but still have a LONG way to go before I am halfway competent Nothing to be embarrassed about there. I have yet to try segments but hope my first one ends up this well.
May 30, 20241 yr 15 hours ago, StaticLV2 said: I am gradually getting better technique-wise but still have a LONG way to go before I am halfway competent You're far enough along to make a nice looking bowl, Looks great.
June 5, 20241 yr Popular Post Small cherry bowl. Interesting patterning on the sapwood. Yorkshire grit followed by Myland's.
June 5, 20241 yr Popular Post A bunch of stuff I finished this week and last. Walnut, cherry, swamp chestnut oak, and mulberry.
June 5, 20241 yr Popular Post 12 minutes ago, kreisdorph said: Small cherry bowl. Interesting patterning on the sapwood. Yorkshire grit followed by Myland's. 11 minutes ago, kreisdorph said: A bunch of stuff I finished this week and last. Walnut, cherry, swamp chestnut oak, and mulberry. Love the shape on the cherry bowl and that walnut one with the centered heart wood is amazing!
June 5, 20241 yr Popular Post Nice group of turnings Kent. Really like the natural edge on the far left.
June 6, 20241 yr Popular Post 13 hours ago, HandyDan said: Nice group of turnings Kent. Really like the natural edge on the far left. Thanks, Dan. That one is a small mulberry crotch.
June 6, 20241 yr Popular Post 15 hours ago, lew said: Love the shape on the cherry bowl and that walnut one with the centered heart wood is amazing! Walnut is odd. Sometimes you get really clean, white, sapwood, and other times it dirties. This one is more of the dirty kind, so it's not quite what I wanted, but close enough. The cherry plate is taken from the pith section of a log. Same with the walnut platter. I often use the entire middle section, pith and all.
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