Kathy Marshall
06-20-2011, 10:05 PM
So while all you fathers were busy being pampered and catered to (I hope), I was busy doing other things.
I started the day off with about 4 hours of cutting mesquite logs into blanks and sealing them. This pic shows about 2 logs worth. I think I ended up doing 5 logs before my back said it had had enough :eek:
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That's when I decided I'd worked enough and it was time for play :D
I turned this little hf out of what was originally identified as chinese elm. Turns out it may actually be a type of eucalyptus. The tree trimmers had cut down an elm and the wife (who I usually deal with) was sure that was the pile we got the log from, but both her husband and one of their crew said it was eucalyptus. It's not like any of the eucs I've turned so far, none of them have had such distinct growth rings or that color, and the bark isn't like most eucs. It also doesn't crack to the extent and as quickly as the other eucs I've turned. Whatever it is, I really like it.
Didn't take measurements, but it's about 5x4 with a coat of BLO.
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After I finished with the hf, I thought I should make use of one of the blanks from the mornings chainsaw work. It wasn't a true crotch piece as the branch had been cut of long ago, but I cleaned up the scar and thought I might get some nice grain from it. The top of the blank is the top of the bowl since I didn't want a pith centered on the bottom. I rounded the blank on the bandsaw to about 11 1/2" diameter. I originally thought I would try another chip and dip bowl, but by the time I cleaned up the bark on the one corner, I was down to about 9" diameter. This is not the proportions I typically turn on a bowl, I would guess my normal is a height about 1/3 or so of the width. This one is 8 1/2" by 5" and the walls are a little thicker than my norm at 3/8". It's got a coat of walnut oil and I'll probably add a few more as it dries. I'm thinking this might make a decent salad bowl.
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Thanks for looking!
As always comments and critiques are welcome.
I started the day off with about 4 hours of cutting mesquite logs into blanks and sealing them. This pic shows about 2 logs worth. I think I ended up doing 5 logs before my back said it had had enough :eek:
198737
That's when I decided I'd worked enough and it was time for play :D
I turned this little hf out of what was originally identified as chinese elm. Turns out it may actually be a type of eucalyptus. The tree trimmers had cut down an elm and the wife (who I usually deal with) was sure that was the pile we got the log from, but both her husband and one of their crew said it was eucalyptus. It's not like any of the eucs I've turned so far, none of them have had such distinct growth rings or that color, and the bark isn't like most eucs. It also doesn't crack to the extent and as quickly as the other eucs I've turned. Whatever it is, I really like it.
Didn't take measurements, but it's about 5x4 with a coat of BLO.
198734198736
After I finished with the hf, I thought I should make use of one of the blanks from the mornings chainsaw work. It wasn't a true crotch piece as the branch had been cut of long ago, but I cleaned up the scar and thought I might get some nice grain from it. The top of the blank is the top of the bowl since I didn't want a pith centered on the bottom. I rounded the blank on the bandsaw to about 11 1/2" diameter. I originally thought I would try another chip and dip bowl, but by the time I cleaned up the bark on the one corner, I was down to about 9" diameter. This is not the proportions I typically turn on a bowl, I would guess my normal is a height about 1/3 or so of the width. This one is 8 1/2" by 5" and the walls are a little thicker than my norm at 3/8". It's got a coat of walnut oil and I'll probably add a few more as it dries. I'm thinking this might make a decent salad bowl.
198731198739
198732198733
Thanks for looking!
As always comments and critiques are welcome.