cored ambrosia maple bowl set.

[Jack Mincey]

I cored these out today for a friend. It has to be some of the nicest amprosia maple I've seen. Can't wait to see what it looks like finished. The largest is just over 16" dia.
Jack
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[Bruce Pennell]

Jack great wood..what type of coring tool did you use?

[Don Robert]

Wow. What great salting. Those will look beautiful when finished. Did you "encourage" the spalting, or were these like that when you got the wood?

[Jack Mincey]

Thanks, it is some pretty wood. I used a Oneway coring system. This is from his neighbors yard. He was driving past when he saw them cutting up this large dead maple in their yard, and he went and got his saw and came back and helped them finish up the job They where more than happy for him to take the large chunks. He is making them a bowl out of some as well. The spalting was already in the wood when cut. Some spots or going to take a lot of wood hardner to stablize.
Thanks again,
Jack

[Steve Schlumpf]

Some beautiful wood Jack! Make sure you get a photo of one of the bowls when complete - it's going to be something!

[Ben Gastfriend]

Wow. That's some amazing wood. Sure is nice that you can get more than one bowl out of it.

I have one question... once you've cored, how do you remount one of the little bowls on the lathe to finish turn?

[Jack Mincey]

Ben,
You jam chuck or reverse chuck the bowl up like you do to turn the foot off and turn a small foot onto the blanks. I then chuck them into the chuck using the tail stock to hold them while I return the bulk of the bowl. I take the tailstock off to turn the last couple of passes and sand the bowl.
Jack

[David Newson]

Jack, That's a real nice bit of spalted wood, look forward to seeing the blanks finished into bowls .

[Jim Becker]

Jack, not only the possibility of nice ambrosia--always a favorite with turners, but some wonderful spalting, too. That "set" should be a winner!

[Bernie Weishapl]

You are right Jack. Those are going to be some awesome looking bowls when finished.

[John Shuk]

Very pretty wood.

[Dennis Peacock]

Really nice wood and a nice save on the wood. Coring has some very nice advantages.

[Ben Gastfriend]

Thanks, Jack.

[Glenn Hodges]

I can't wait either, looks as if you have some super wood.

[robert hainstock]

the beauty that hides in old stumpage in the yards of our neighbors. :D
Bob