Kathy Marshall
02-03-2011, 12:03 AM
The 1st is a new wood from Woodworkers Source. It's from Peru, called Ormosia Arborea and the common name is Huayruro. They are sold in round blanks 8.5 x 2.5" and dry.
This wood is HARD! It has an open grain and sharp sharp tools a must and doesn't sand easily, but once sanded (took this one to 800 grit) it takes a finish nice. This one is finished in tung oil and the finish size is 7 1/2" by 2 1/4". I used a recess to chuck it so I wouldn't lose the depth to a tenon. The dark streaks near the rim were some kind of stain in the wood.
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This piece is more of my Eucalyptus. I think this one was a great success. I roughed out this bowl (very quickly, trying to beat any cracking, which I did :D ) then put it in my dna bucket and let it soak for 7 days, then put it in a bag of shavings for about 4 days, just enough so the surface was dry and the dna smell was slight (patience was never my strong point and I just wanted to see how this one would do). There was no cracking and only a little warpage. I finish turned it then finished in several coats of tung oil and its been about 3 weeks and its just the same was when I finished it. It's only 6" x 2 1/2" but I think that as part of the success, the small size allowed me to rough it out and get it in the dna quickly. I'll try one of my bigger blanks soon and will probably extend the soak time depending on how big it is.
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This one is slightly spalted cottonwood. I roughed turned it soaking wet green then soaked it in dna for about 5 days, then dried in a bag of shavings for several days, then finish turned and finished in tung oil. No cracking but there was some warpage which doesn't bother me. Finished size is 9 1/2" x 10 1/4" x 4". It's very stringy and doesn't cut cleanly when soaking wet, but turned fine after the dna soak. This one probably has about 10 coats of tung oil (I didn't count), the spalted (darker) areas had some punky wood in them and it just soaked up the oil.
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Thanks for looking!
C&C's welcome.
This wood is HARD! It has an open grain and sharp sharp tools a must and doesn't sand easily, but once sanded (took this one to 800 grit) it takes a finish nice. This one is finished in tung oil and the finish size is 7 1/2" by 2 1/4". I used a recess to chuck it so I wouldn't lose the depth to a tenon. The dark streaks near the rim were some kind of stain in the wood.
181053 181051
This piece is more of my Eucalyptus. I think this one was a great success. I roughed out this bowl (very quickly, trying to beat any cracking, which I did :D ) then put it in my dna bucket and let it soak for 7 days, then put it in a bag of shavings for about 4 days, just enough so the surface was dry and the dna smell was slight (patience was never my strong point and I just wanted to see how this one would do). There was no cracking and only a little warpage. I finish turned it then finished in several coats of tung oil and its been about 3 weeks and its just the same was when I finished it. It's only 6" x 2 1/2" but I think that as part of the success, the small size allowed me to rough it out and get it in the dna quickly. I'll try one of my bigger blanks soon and will probably extend the soak time depending on how big it is.
181059 181050
This one is slightly spalted cottonwood. I roughed turned it soaking wet green then soaked it in dna for about 5 days, then dried in a bag of shavings for several days, then finish turned and finished in tung oil. No cracking but there was some warpage which doesn't bother me. Finished size is 9 1/2" x 10 1/4" x 4". It's very stringy and doesn't cut cleanly when soaking wet, but turned fine after the dna soak. This one probably has about 10 coats of tung oil (I didn't count), the spalted (darker) areas had some punky wood in them and it just soaked up the oil.
181054 181052
Thanks for looking!
C&C's welcome.