New to Sawmill Creek

[Raymond Overman]

I finally got a confirmation email from Sawmill Creek so I can post here. I've been reading the last few days and it looks like a good group. I thought I'd start out by posting a pic of a piece of SC cherry burl that I turned a while ago. This was releived from certain death by machinery on the side of a road construction project. Three cherry trees within about 15 feet of each other and all three had nice sized burls.

It measures about 4" in diameter by 3.5" tall
Finished with laquer

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Raymond.....beautiful piece! Welcome to the 'Creek!

[Mark Singer]

Welcome and nice work!

[Jeff Sudmeier]

Raymone,

Welcome to the Creek! You have joined a great forum, full of wonderful folks!

Great job on that piece, it looks great!

[Tyler Howell]

Welcome Raymond,

Love those fire wood saves.

[Bob Hovde]

Welcome, Raymond - That's a great burl bowl!

Bob

[Steve Knowlton]

Welcome Raymond, That Is An Awesome Burl Bowl. Great Place To Show Off Your Talents & Learn.

[Von Bickley]

Welcome to SMC. I know you will enjoy visiting with these guys.

Always good to have somebody from the wonderful state of SC. :)

[Jim Stastny]

Welcome Raymond,

The Creek is the best woodworking site on the 'net. It has the greatest bunch of men and ladies, always willing to help.

[Dawn Sunkle]

Raymond, that is simply stunning. Beautiful work.

Dawn

[Ted Shrader]

Raymond -

Welcome to the Creek! This is a great place to hang out.

Verrrrry nice burl bowl. I see you have caught on to the Picture Police. :)

Welcome,
Ted

[Raymond Overman]

Thanks for the welcome! I look forward to posting some more of my work and seeing more of yours.

I've not heard of the Picture Police but I know better than post a 1200 x1800 / 300 DPI / 1.5 Mb JPEG file if that's what you mean. I'm no stranger to web site graphics and photoshop.

[Alan Ryalls]

welcome to the creek,and the uk.
regards alan...........

[Ernie Nyvall]

Welcome Raymond. That's a great looking piece.

Ernie

[Gary Max]

Outstanding workmanship----Welcome to SMC

[Charlie Stein]

Hi Ramond,
I'm also rather new but welcom. Got a quistion though. How do you turn something that has a big hole in it. Very nice, I know verry carfelly. LOL
Just Charlie

[Raymond Overman]

Charles,

Suprisingly enough with this piece I didn't really feel any difference turning across the void due to the speed that I was turning (around 1800 RPM). This was the first burl piece that I have turned with a void so I may not have all the answers.

I used a 3/8 bowl gouge for the outside and the inside as far as I could go. I then used a homemade boring bar with a scraper bit to get the bulk of the material out of the inside. I took light cuts and used up every bit of patience I had, which wasn't much to begin with.

[Ken Salisbury]

Welcome to Sawmill Creek.

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[Steve Clardy]

Welcome Raymond. Nice Burl.