Unknown wood.

This bowl is 3" high and 8 3/4" in dia. with two coats of BLO so far. I don't know what the wood is, it was brought to Phils house by Hillbilly Red one night during the symposium. Steve do you remember what wood you had?

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smoky

Registered: November 2004
Location: Shepherdsville, Ky
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Date: Mon August 14, 2006
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Keywords: unknown wood

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big red

cool idea, did you cut the wings after it was turned?

looks great

#1 Mon August 14, 2006 8:30pm

Smoky, ya still have all your fingers attached? I like doin' pieces like this (& square ones) but I always hurt myself.

Nice bowl--looks like walnut to me from the pic.

#2 Mon August 14, 2006 9:41pm

smoky

Red I usually cut my blanks round then I marked this off and cut it in the bandsaw and then turned it.

ebudg I do still have all my fingers. Recently I was turning a small HF and got a catch, the tool came down with my little finger between it and the tool rest. I had a broken little finger. The wood isn't walnut, its stringy and a lighter color until I used the BLO. It also stinks.

#3 Mon August 14, 2006 11:53pm

kengrunke

Looks good! My guess would be Elm, probably Red.

#4 Tue August 15, 2006 6:13pm

Gary Max

Nice job Tom----I will have to check that one out next time we head north.

#5 Sat August 19, 2006 7:25am

smoky

Thanks Ken and Toni
Gary stop by and we'll put the coffee pot on. Have you turned that big hunk of cedar? You need to post a picture on this forum of before and after.

#6 Sat August 19, 2006 2:47pm

Kevin Denny

Nice job. interesting.

#7 Mon September 4, 2006 6:42pm