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11.5 Teak Bowl

Bruce L Jones

Bruce L Jones

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I needed a break from gluing up segmented pieces so I threw a Teak blank up on the lathe to see if I could cut a really thin bowl; for those of you that
haven't turned Teak it's a bit different than other woods, Better be able to sharpen your tool very well.
This was out of the same board I cut the Fiesta Bowl from. there's a check in the wood I hit that w/ thin CA Glue before starting.

Bruce
 

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Bruce L jones said:
...for those of you that
haven't turned Teak it's a bit different than other woods, Better be able to sharpen your tool very well.
Bruce
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Yes. From http://www.wood-database.com/lumber-identification/hardwoods/teak/ :

Easy to work in nearly all regards, with the only caveat being that Teak contains a high level of silica (up to 1.4%) which has a pronounced blunting effect on cutting edges.
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In the past, I have picked up beach woods from the eastern Pacific. Some highly unusual grains, staining, and marine borer features, but, dang! the silica (sand) embedded in the grain will have you reaching for carbide tooling after only a few seconds.
 
Thanks Owen for the link; I've not tried carbide for turning yet they really want a lot of CA$H for those setups but I've been looking at the Swan neck tools; it would be nice to buy a complete system w/ everything for a reasonable price.
I like when I go back to cutting any other wood after Teak it's a breeze cutting it.

Beuce
 
Bruce L jones said:
I needed a break from gluing up segmented pieces so I threw a Teak blank up on the lathe to see if I could cut a really thin bowl; for those of you that
haven't turned Teak it's a bit different than other woods, Better be able to sharpen your tool very well.
This was out of the same board I cut the Fiesta Bowl from. there's a check in the wood I hit that w/ thin CA Glue before starting.

Bruce
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Bruce, I would like to encourage you to take advantage of the gallery on this site. By using the gallery, all of your pieces will be together where others will be able to view them. Posting images in the discussion forum is fine, but the disadvantage is that once they scroll off the first page, they are unlikely to see the light of day again. You are permitted up to 4 images per day (maximum of two views per turning). The Gallery is intended for displaying your completed work so no pictures of works-in-progress, shop, or grandkids. Forum members are allowed a maximum of 10 MB of storage and if you are an AAW member, the limit is increased to 25 MB.
 
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