Funny Honey

[Gary Max]

This was almost to much fun. Honey Locust----end grain----three piths----harder than a woodpeckers lips.
Thought you folks might enjoy a pic----- fresh off the lathe today----no finish just wiped down with some homebrew oil.

[Faust M. Ruggiero]

harder than a woodpeckers lips.

I never cease to be amazed at how well some folks can use their imagination when describing something. Anyway, since you spun this one wet, just imagine how challenging the hardness would be had you dried it and twice turned. That's a big turning. You must have had the old boring bar shaking.

[Bernie Weishapl]

Gary nice piece. The honey locust I have turned is pretty nice turning wet but when dry you might as well mount a chunk of concrete because I think at times it turns easier. lol

[Gary Max]

This will be the only HF----maybe a couple of bowls but the rest is headed to the firewood pile.

[Jim Burr]

That's a monster Gary!! is the top blown out or is that the pic? You do a great job on these big guys!

[Steve Schlumpf]

This will be the only HF----maybe a couple of bowls but the rest is headed to the firewood pile.

Kind of tells me everything I ever need to know about turning Honey Locust!! Nice vase though!!

[Jon Nuckles]

I admire your toughness to do that in locust! I just found a black locust roughout from last summer that was in the back of my collection and re-turned it. It was less of a bear than I remembered from the last dry locust I turned, but the shavings coming off the gouge were so hot they were burning my hand. You must keep your tools nice and sharp!