Making a Bigggg Blank

[Gary Max]

I hauled home some big Cedar logs home not to long ago and thought you folks might enjoy seeing how I turn a log into a bowl blank. Here's a few pic taken this morning.

[Gary Max]

and here's a few more

[Jeff Hamilton Jr.]

This is certainly some good-lookin' heartwood Gary! Can't wait to see the finished result.

jeff

[Eugene Wigley]

That is some nice looking wood. I like the big bowls. What size will the bowls be when finished?

[Bernie Weishapl]

Gary that is some big cedar. That ought to make for some nice turning and the shop should smell good.

[Steve Schlumpf]

Sure is some beautiful wood! Looking forward to seeing what you turn out of it!

[Gary Max]

Getting ready to give her some shape----------Steve I remembered you said something about wanting to see this.

[Mark Hubl]

Those are nice. I bet the shop is smelling good.

[Gary Max]

Here's what she looks like-----turning the out side is done.

[Gary Max]

Here she is fresh off the Lathe.

[Mark Hubl]

Gary,

That came out well. Looks really good.

[Jonathan Spool]

Very nice Gary!
Even though cedar is abundant here in WA, I have not seen much if any turnings made from it locally. Always been told it was too "fuzzy". Yours doesn't look fuzzy at all?
Do have any checking/splitting issues with including the pith in the turning with cedar? Any cedar specific drying issues one should be aware of?

[Baxter Smith]

Very pretty! How big is big? What do you do to keep that knot from cracking or do you just let it?

[Gary Max]

There's a trick to keeping the knots from busting apart---------16oz bottles of CA.

[Gary Max]

This is Eastern Red Cedar---- may be different than what you will find in Wa.


Very nice Gary!
Even though cedar is abundant here in WA, I have not seen much if any turnings made from it locally. Always been told it was too "fuzzy". Yours doesn't look fuzzy at all?
Do have any checking/splitting issues with including the pith in the turning with cedar? Any cedar specific drying issues one should be aware of?

[Keith E Byrd]

Very nice! I have never worked with cedar and had no idea the grain was so strong. I like this.

[Darren Jamieson]

I agree with everyone else it looks great. You turned it right to finish did you not? Does it warp, move and split when it starts that wet?

[David DeCristoforo]

Sweet looking piece you ended up with. I could never turn cedar because I am horribly allergic to it but this is nice to view from a distance! Maybe you could post a couple more views of it?

[Gary Max]

Heck it trys to split while it's still one the lathe-----I keep the CA real close-----don't tell anyone but I also use a spray water bottle to slow the drying down.


I agree with everyone else it looks great. You turned it right to finish did you not? Does it warp, move and split when it starts that wet?

[Tim Thiebaut]

This piece turned out very nice Gary!

[Gary Max]

Upside down----------------;)