Left Along the Roadside

[Christopher K. Hartley]

The tree trimmers came down our road cutting everything that came close to the electric wires. when they finished they left some Hackberry logs behind. I picked this one up and found some beautiful feather in the wood. This first turn (rough) before boiling is about 14" X 4".:)

[David E Keller]

Another lovely piece of wood. I'll bet this one really pops with the finish.

[Roger Chandler]

NIce one Christopher! Good form and nice wood........I need to try and find me some hackberry!

[Cathy Schaewe]

Very, very nice. I may have to hunt down some tree-trimmers -

[Don Alexander]

I may have to hunt down some tree-trimmers


isn't there a law or six against hunting people? :D:D:D

[Cathy Schaewe]

isn't there a law or six against hunting people? :D:D:D
Aww, technicalities. If they've got some good wood in their possession, they deserve it! :D:rolleyes::D

[Steve Schlumpf]

Looks like you scored good with this wood! Nice bowl! Should be real pretty once finished!

[David Reed]

You did indeed score a nice one here. Wish we had more hardwood here in Washington.

[Jim Laumann]

The tree trimmers came down our road cutting everything that came close to the electric wires. when they finished they left some Hackberry logs behind. I picked this one up and found some beautiful feather in the wood. This first turn (rough) before boiling is about 14" X 4".:)

Christopher

'Scuse this newbie question....

What is boiling?

Thx

Jim

[bob svoboda]

Nice score, Christopher. Can't wait to see the finished turning.

[Jim Burr]

Man...I love road kill! Good lookin' chunk of wood!

[charlie knighton]

very nice, hackberry when dry is like concrete

[Greg Ketell]

That is really nice. I wish the tree trimmers around here would do that. They cut 18" diameter branches off the walnut trees lining the road but took them all with them. All I saw when I got home from work was the cut marks on the trees. :(

[Reed Gray]

Jim,
Boiling is taking the rough turned blank (left to 10% thickness as 10 inch bowl left 1 inch thick) then boiling it in water. Place in pot, bring to boil, boil for 1 hour per inch of thickness, allow to come back to room temp in the water, then seal and let it dry. It relaxes the wood fiber and a few other things so that there is almost no tension left in the wood as it dries. Less warpage and cracking. Too much trouble for me though. I love warped bowls.

robo hippy

[Bernie Weishapl]

Nice pickup Chris. Really nice looking wood and should shine when finished.

[Christopher K. Hartley]

Jim, It is a good question as many do not fully understand the benifits available through boiling. visit this link on Steve's site and follow the links he gives. http://www.woodturningvideosplus.com/educational-content-search.html?cx=partner-pub-1708776013878739%3Ar1al2ycczr0&cof=FORID%3A9&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=boiling+protocol&sa=Search#882 If you have any further questions PM me,:)
Christopher

'Scuse this newbie question....

What is boiling?

Thx

Jim

[Christopher K. Hartley]

Thanks everyone, I'll be sure to keep you posted as it progresses.:)