MIKE E BEE
02-12-2010, 9:30 AM
After a couple of weeks of without a finished product, I was busy yesterday. The bowl below was actually lying on the ground last week covered with snow and 7 days later here it is. The tree had been down for a couple of years but it was still really wet when i cut it up. I used David Smith's DNA drying method. I did it excactly the way he explained and had really good results. This particular piece did not have any checking and only some very minor warping which was easily turned off. The problem is i do not know what kind of wood it is. There are some pics below if anybody wants to take a crack at it. I took it to work and at this point I have it narrowed down to every tree that can possibly grow in New England. Big help that was. I checked online and my best guess is some type of ash??? It is certainly not the wildest looking wood but it is free and it is about 40 feet long.
The bowl is 7.5 x 2.5. I have not purchased an angle drill yet but i did use an orbital sander on the outside of this one and what a huge difference that makes. No lines, Nice!! (Thanks for the powersanding tip guys) I couldnt get it on the inside so I just did that by hand. Angle drill coming at some point.
The other peice is my first project with a lid. It is cherry and the peice of wood was donated by my good friend and fellow turner Mike Posey. Thanks Mike!! The piece is 3 x 1.75 inches, finished with 2 coats of polyacrylic satin and will be used to hold ear plugs. Thats right ear plugs. One of my wife's friends at work saw a bowl that i made on her desk and requested a holder for her earplugs. Guess her husband snores a bit. Ha Ha. Could it be a sawmill creek first??? An ear plug holder?? Keep in mind I have yet to save up for a new chuck so I am still only working with a 3 in faceplate. The cover on this liitle guy was bit tricky but I managed to pull it off. Life will be much easier whan i do get the new chuck but for now I just have to be creative I guess.
As always critics and tips are welcome.
Thanks guys!
The bowl is 7.5 x 2.5. I have not purchased an angle drill yet but i did use an orbital sander on the outside of this one and what a huge difference that makes. No lines, Nice!! (Thanks for the powersanding tip guys) I couldnt get it on the inside so I just did that by hand. Angle drill coming at some point.
The other peice is my first project with a lid. It is cherry and the peice of wood was donated by my good friend and fellow turner Mike Posey. Thanks Mike!! The piece is 3 x 1.75 inches, finished with 2 coats of polyacrylic satin and will be used to hold ear plugs. Thats right ear plugs. One of my wife's friends at work saw a bowl that i made on her desk and requested a holder for her earplugs. Guess her husband snores a bit. Ha Ha. Could it be a sawmill creek first??? An ear plug holder?? Keep in mind I have yet to save up for a new chuck so I am still only working with a 3 in faceplate. The cover on this liitle guy was bit tricky but I managed to pull it off. Life will be much easier whan i do get the new chuck but for now I just have to be creative I guess.
As always critics and tips are welcome.
Thanks guys!