In the land of boxes, Big Mike is the King.
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In the land of boxes, Big Mike is the King.
I started out with a larger piece intending to do a taller NE form, but the wood had other ideas. It came apart into pieces and left me with a chunk that I salvaged into this small piece. It ended...
I got this wood in a big load I hauled back in the summer. It came from land just north of Greers Ferry Lake in north-central Arkansas. The wood has lots of color and figure in it. There's curl on...
Dave - I turn it on center when I'm doing the top... so the bottom ends up just like the top. Then I go back to the other axis and turn a tenon on the bottom. I have a few pics I took along the...
That looks like a good start, Jason. I would probably have turned it thinner so that it would dry quicker and probably be less prone to crack. I've been told by a couple of guys that they turn...
Just enough of an indention that it sits.
Took a break from NE bowls and decided to try something just a little different for me. I've done one other piece like this a few years ago and plan to do more. This piece of Arkansas Black Cherry...
Derek, you know what I use and what I like. I'm surprised that I seem to be the only one using P&N tools. That's okay... more for me when I need another one. I like turning my own handles. ...
Scott, you may want to check their site again. I believe Keith showed me yesterday that they are now offering different bars, including both a smaller (5/8")and larger (1") diameter. I don't recall...
Thanks! Merry Christmas!
I just eyeball it, to be honest. The walls are 7/16" right now, so was probably around 1" when I roughed it out. In my own experience with Arkansas Black Walnut, the thinner it is roughed out the...
Russell, I leave it thicker and then re-turn it to final thickness after it dries. A couple of folks on another site suggested turning it to final thickness while still green and then letting it dry...
Some great looking bowls, Don. I see at least a couple of crotch NEs in there. Very cool.
I don't have progress shots for this bowl, but I have a few for another walnut NE that I turned a while back.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/markfromark/NE%20bowl%20progress/100_1189.jpg
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16-1/2" wide and 7" tall at the tips. Opinions and critiques welcomed.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/markfromark/woodturning/blackwalnut1002.jpg
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Nice bowl, Ken. That hickory is some cool wood.
Keller... they say great minds think alike. Apparently our's do, too. ;)
Derek, some good blasts of air between grits will clear the dust from the pores/grain. Might need some better light to see the sanding marks. If I wet-wipe while sanding I normally use mineral...
Jason - I typically use Antique Danish oil on these pieces, but the store that supplies me was out recently and I picked up a can of Watco Danish oil (natural) and used it on this piece. It works...
I typically get Walnut like this by the trailer load, and I can't resist turning natural edge bowls when the wood/bark is good. So here is yet another one of them (with a few more still to come at...
Derek, you'll be better off buying DNA in a 5-gallon can than the individual gallons. You can get a 5-gallon can from Whitt-Davis in Greenbrier for less than $50.00 (before tax). Plenty of other uses...
My statement about regretting the HF lathe purchase was not to the quality of the lathe. Since I've not owned or turned on one I can't speak to that. What I said about him regretting the purchase...
I'm not so much a good teacher as Derek is a quick study. For a first bowl I am absolutely impressed! I did maybe 2% of the work on this one and Derek the remaining 98% - so yes, this is his first...
I just use the "add text" function in my photo editor.
Another NE from the same stash of wood as the other NE I posted not too long ago. Not much different than the other bowl, but the wood is too pretty not to share.
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