American Chestnut

[joe marra]

Hi Guys, just finished making bowls for a customer. 300 year old American Chestnut that was part of a 250 year old log cabin that burned to the ground. Finished with hand rubbed Danish oil, then multiple coats of Satin wipe on poly. C & C welcome.

 

[Jamie Straw]

Hi Guys, just finished making bowls for a customer. 300 year old American Chestnut that was part of a 250 year old log cabin that burned to the ground. Finished with hand rubbed Danish oil, then multiple coats of Satin wipe on poly. C & C welcome.

Nice! It's good that they can be mementos (sp?) -- sad that such a long-lived cabin of what's now a rare wood was burned.

 

[Justin Stephen]

What a treat. So nice that the age and use of the wood is still so obvious even after it has been turned into a bowl. I recently turned a bowl from a purpleheart block that was 55 years old. On the outside of the block, it looked its age. But the finished product didn't look discernibly different from something I would get from a brand new block. I was a little disappointed.

 

[hockenbery]

Hi Guys, just finished making bowls for a customer. 300 year old American Chestnut that was part of a 250 year old log cabin that burned to the ground. Finished with hand rubbed Danish oil, then multiple coats of Satin wipe on poly. C & C welcome.

Neat to be able to work with historic wood. Hope your bowls add another 250 years of use.

Not sure i understand your years. A three hundred year old tree was used to build a cabin 250 years ago?

The chestnut used to be the dominant tree of the eastern forest.
All gone now.


Thanks for sharing

Al

 

[joe marra]

Neat to be able to work with historic wood. Hope your bowls add another 250 years of use.

Not sure i understand your years. A three hundred year old tree was used to build a cabin 250 years ago?

The chestnut used to be the dominant tree of the eastern forest.
All gone now.


Thanks for sharing

Al

Al, thinking that the tree was 50 years when cut. Just a guess from the rings.

 

[Bill Boehme]

I think that the point that Al was making is that the tree was and still is a fifty year old tree that was cut down 250 years ago. I have a few pieces of wood in my garage that has been there for nearly thirty years, but that doesn't add thirty years to the age of the tree.

 

[joe marra]

I stand corrected. Thanks

 

[Charlie Knighton]

only looks like about 15 to 20 rings........its turned face grain right?????????????

 

[Bill Boehme]

only looks like about 15 to 20 rings........its turned face grain right?????????????

When looking at a bowl, I think that you are not necessarily seeing all of the growth rings unless you can see the pith and the bark. I imagine also that some of the smaller pieces of wood may not have been as old.

BTW, I forgot to say congratulations. Those are very nice bowls and it is a special honor to be able to turn something that has historical significance.

 

[Zach LaPerriere]

wow!

Thanks for sharing. Cool bowls. I like a bowl that shows as much of its history and character as possible.

 

[Brian McInturff]

So, we could say the wood is 300yrs old then and that would keep it politically correct...lol
Beautiful bowls. I've got some American Chestnut Burl with a letter of authenticity (I think the University of Minnesota, can't remember) that I'll turn one of these days.