Second turning

[Ken Glass]

This is my second green turning. It was in the DNA for 48 hours and wrapped for 9-10 days in a paper sack. It is Walnut from behind the house, that I felled in March after an Ice storm. It did better in the DNA than the Heritage Birch HF that cracked and split so bad, that I showed last week. I took every ones advice though, and epoxied w/coffee all the cracks (and there were plenty of them.) I will post pictures when it is finished. This one is 6" diameter and 4-1/2" tall. It has 4 coats of Tung Oil. I then went to work with my New Beall Buffing system, I received today. I sure like the results on the finish with the Beall. I've a lot to learn, but it sure is additive.....

[Matt Hutchinson]

Great finish! It looks like you are doing well....keep up the good work!

Hutch

P.S. What's sticking out of the bottom? Is that how you attached it to the lathe?

[Ken Glass]

Matt,
That is a Wine bottle cork. I couldn't get a good angle for a picture, so I propped it up on a cork. Actually, I haven't told the whole truth about this turning. It started out to be a hollow form with a collar, but while I was hollowing out the inside, I got a bad catch coming out of it and ripped a large chunk of the collar off. I liked the grain a lot, so I decided to cut off the top and make a bowl instead. I guess you could call it a save instead.

[Steve Schlumpf]

Ken - I call those real-time design modifications! Good looking wood! How thick are the walls?

[Bernie Weishapl]

Great looking bowl and a nice save. Well done.

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Nice bowl Ken! Learning to adapt/change designs is part of turning. You are doing well! Keep at it.

[Ken Glass]

Steve,
The sides are 1/8" except for the bottom. I kept it 1/2" thick to keep it upright. It goes on my Wife's desk as a candy dish.