I have loved odie's style for years, so when a crack/pith required more shoulder removal, I decided to first turn this sissu like his burls
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What’s on your lathe?
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I did notice the sap. I had to wash my faceshield with soap and water when done. I'm going to get another piece because it's available.
That HF will be amazing. I want to see that finished in the picture gallery.
1st coat of walnut oil applied.
Nice job. I personally—and it’s just personally—prefer that the bowl flow into the rim rather than have a rim that looks like it was set on the bowl. Like Jaramiah Severn’s and Kevin Jesequel do.
Beautiful figure. Those growth rings are pretty big. How many coats of walnut oil do you usually use?
Thanks,
Bob
I’m not liking the shape of this one but too late to change it
. I’ll try another one and see if I can improve the shape.It looks like a balloon ready to pop! Took the bottom to small so it probably won’t show up in the photo gallery!
Thinking seriously about not finishing it, putting it on the wall in front of the lathe with a sign, “Don’t Do This”
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Another club presidents challenge. Simple bowl 8.5 x 2.5. Thought it was cedar but it's not of the smelly variety. It is more orange-ish in person.
*ANother edit* Guy in my turning club tonight said the bowl is Yew wood. Sounds as good as any I guess.
*ANother edit* Guy in my turning club tonight said the bowl is Yew wood. Sounds as good as any I guess.
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Flip it over and it’s great!I’m not liking the shape of this one but too late to change it
It looks like a balloon ready to pop! Took the bottom to small so it probably won’t show up in the photo gallery!
Thinking seriously about not finishing it, putting it on the wall in front of the lathe with a sign, “Don’t Do This”
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I will put at least two more. Depends on if it sucks it up or just remains on the surface.
You could flip it, plug the hole, and reform the current foot into the top.I’m not liking the shape of this one but too late to change it
It looks like a balloon ready to pop! Took the bottom to small so it probably won’t show up in the photo gallery!
Thinking seriously about not finishing it, putting it on the wall in front of the lathe with a sign, “Don’t Do This”
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Bah, you beat me to it.
I’ll flip it and take a look but the more I look at it the more I hate it
. There is a good chance I’ll be using it for target practice!!
Tom Gall
TOTW Team
Bandsaw it in half (like a split-bowl) then make two heart bowls out of it !!!I’ll flip it and take a look but the more I look at it the more I hate it
David, somewhere in my shop I have a small osage hollow form that I made years ago, and I went through the bottom. Not sure if it happened accidently or not, but I turned it over and it still looked good. So, if you can flip it over and it still looks good, that means you did it right, at least to me....
robo hippy
robo hippy
It’s already broke my heart onceBandsaw it in half (like a split-bowl) then make two heart bowls out of it !!!
Second turned a maple 15” x 6” and a walnut 14” x 4-1/2” today. Didn’t want to show favorites to species so I did one of each. And I put the hollow form in the floor behind the table saw so I wouldn’t see it!!
. And I put the hollow form in the floor behind the table saw so I wouldn’t see it!!
I made a target last week.
I'm too embarrassed to even show a picture
A walnut hollow form being trued up after drying for 6 months. Might become a small urn, otherwise a vase.
I’m not liking the shape of this one but too late to change it
It looks like a balloon ready to pop! Took the bottom to small so it probably won’t show up in the photo gallery!
Thinking seriously about not finishing it, putting it on the wall in front of the lathe with a sign, “Don’t Do This”
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David
I see this form quite differently to you. As both a potter and woodturner, what I see is a form that is deep rooted in western culture. One of my very favourite places is the National Archaeological Museum in Athens where they have a wonderful collection of ancient Neolithic, Mycenean and Minoan pots. Here are a few photos that I took of some pieces that I loved getting to see there...
And some pieces made from
Ostrich eggs
All are displayed with added supports because
they had no, or next to no, feet of their own.
If that piece of yours was mine I would be turning that little foot completely off to form a sweet curve underneath and display it in an tripod or minimal cradle stand.
Perhaps a variation of this https://batcavesports.com.au/products/softball-display-tripod-stand
I’ve been thinking about adding something to the bottom like that. I’m just going to look at every now and then until I decide. I often look at old pottery to get ideas on shapes, guess I need to start looking at more wood hollow forms
Loving all the walnut lately! Speaking of which, I've got this 14x2" platter blank of Oregon black walnut that I got from Gary and Kirk DeHeer recently. Here it is with the bottom sanded to 180 (minus the foot ring and center, as I wanted to get the rim done 1st), and spritzed with water to raise the grain. As this will be my biggest platter yet (having done a few in 11-13 inch range), I am learning some things that I hope will help with future large diameter pieces. Though I got a pretty nice sweeping ogee curve off the tools, I am getting some very slight uneven humps as I sand, due (I think) to a combination of three factors: 1. It is noticeably softer than our Eastern black walnut. 2. The crazy figuring is sanding a little unevenly, and 3. I am getting the tiniest bit of wobble even with tail-stock support against a rock-solid top tenon. I wasn't getting them out trying to even it out with a soft pad on my angle drill even at slow speeds, so I am (very) slowly evening them out hand-sanding it in my lap with those flexible soft sanding pads. I'm up to 600 now, and am close, though I can still feel the slightest unevenness with my hands.
I don't know how I can get the surface perfect; any input on how to address those pesky sanding humps is appreciated!
I don't know how I can get the surface perfect; any input on how to address those pesky sanding humps is appreciated!
It’s definitely walnut time. I made this little HF recently. Can’t help with sanding—my weakness also. 
Looks good.
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What I said upstream. He needs to open the top and plug the bottom now that we have voted.
I’ll consider it but I’ve got to get past the frustration first, that could take a while
Walnut you say....
Started two nights ago, and finished up last evening. Cottonwood burl. This stuff is difficult to turn cleanly, but it can be done. No wonder this wood is mainly used for industrial purposes, like pallets! 
It's had the Danish oil applied but the foot still needs to be done and then Beall buffed.
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It's had the Danish oil applied but the foot still needs to be done and then Beall buffed.
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Odie that cottonwood grain is gorgeous!!!!
I stumbled on a YouTube video about making wooden cowboy hats and decided the chunking sugar maple behind the shop might make a good hat for the kitty.
I stumbled on a YouTube video about making wooden cowboy hats and decided the chunking sugar maple behind the shop might make a good hat for the kitty.
That wood is beautiful - well worth the effort!Started two nights ago, and finished up last evening. Cottonwood burl. This stuff is difficult to turn cleanly, but it can be done. No wonder this wood is mainly used for industrial purposes, like pallets!
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On your next one, give yourself a challenge by making the wall thickness 1/4" or less. You can do it! I think this was the first walnut live edge bowl I made.
I’m not liking the shape of this one but too late to change it
It looks like a balloon ready to pop! Took the bottom to small so it probably won’t show up in the photo gallery!
Thinking seriously about not finishing it, putting it on the wall in front of the lathe with a sign, “Don’t Do This”
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The first thought I had when I saw that was that shape was balloon. You could probably turn that into a nice ballon based art piece by adding a basket or something like that.
Bob
And it's official. On the lathe finally. 15.75" diameter
