Pete Copeland
02-04-2012, 1:35 PM
I got a piece of mesquite from a friend a few weeks ago and I've been studying on what to do with it.
I don't have any experience with mesquite. I'm very impressed with the bark and was thinking about trying to make a natural edge bowl but I'm wondering if this is going to work. THe bark varies between about 3/8 and 1 inch think with lots of gnarly crevices. Is it worth trying to make a natural edge bowl with this stuff or not worth the trouble. The bark looks pretty sound as does the transition to the sapwood, which is not very thick. I got this wood in January but I'm not sure when it was cut but probably not long before that. The piece I have will possibly make a bowl that would be 8-9 inches across and 4-5 inches deep.
Any thoughts (other than, "you'll never know until you try") before I give this a go? Does anyone have any stories of success or failure in turning a NE bowl out of rugged-barked mesquite?
Thanks.
I don't have any experience with mesquite. I'm very impressed with the bark and was thinking about trying to make a natural edge bowl but I'm wondering if this is going to work. THe bark varies between about 3/8 and 1 inch think with lots of gnarly crevices. Is it worth trying to make a natural edge bowl with this stuff or not worth the trouble. The bark looks pretty sound as does the transition to the sapwood, which is not very thick. I got this wood in January but I'm not sure when it was cut but probably not long before that. The piece I have will possibly make a bowl that would be 8-9 inches across and 4-5 inches deep.
Any thoughts (other than, "you'll never know until you try") before I give this a go? Does anyone have any stories of success or failure in turning a NE bowl out of rugged-barked mesquite?
Thanks.