A little hobby I enjoy

I completed another bowl today using a different technique. Normally when a bowl is turned, the wood will have been fully dried before turning.

This bowl was turned while the wood was still wet with sap moisture. What this means is that the bowl, as the wood dries, will change shape due to the wood shrinkage. This change in shape is most visible in the sideview photos. The wavy profile of the rim, is entirely a function and result of the natural drying process.

This process makes for a very unique shape. One that can not be duplicated as the process is controlled by nature.

I hope you enjoy the photos.

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Very nice!

Awesome. I have done a couple bowls long ago and really enjoyed it. I need more space for a lathe.

Do they ever crack when they dry?

Ralph Wiggum wrote:

Do they ever crack when they dry?

That can be an issue with wet turned objects. One tries to use the correct process’s and then one hopes for the best.

Nice, I turn green wood too. If you want to slow drying and lessen warpage, I keep mine in a paper bag with wood shavings, seems to help

However,I think the wavy is real nice

Anonymous wrote:

Nice, I turn green wood too. If you want to slow drying and lessen warpage, I keep mine in a paper bag with wood shavings, seems to help

However,I think the wavy is real nice

I have about 15 “rough turned” bowls packed in bags at this moment. Twice turned is my usual process. Takes about 6 to 8 months for the rough turned bowl to fully dry before it can be finish turned.

The bowl above was turned to finish size while still wet, specifically to induce the warpage.

Beautiful.

Beautiful! Im jealous of people like you. My late father- in- law was a master of this also. He would cut and glue different types of wood together and produce this art. Always told people who didn’t know what to get someone for Christmas or birthday to go see him. You can make some serious money with this talent.

Really nice stuff!

That’s awesome!

What kinda wood and what kinda time into each bowl?

Do they get any sealant or protective coating?

Really like how the grain of the wood looks.

That Ash?

Beautiful piece.

awesome looking work huntindave!!!!!!!

Really nice.

Would wraping something like a bungee around it at the right locations help exaggerate the warp. Maybe a bungee wrapped around it to close it up then 90deg from that a bungee hooked to each side pulling it open.

Very Nice Dave, great work!

Nice work!

I enjoy wood working and have always wanted to get into wood turning but just need to get a lathe.

Deuces wrote:

That Ash?

Beautiful piece.

Looks like it says “green ash” on the bottom.

Nice work, Dave.

Good call.

Beautiful work Dave!

In high school shop class we did wood turning . I don,t remember the chemical. But it came in 5 gallon buckets . The raw wood was submerged for several days. It was pulled and dried . When treated it turned like butter. This was done to various hardwoods .It was cool to turn bowls that way , it just made it so easy , and it stabilized the wood. Still have one 46 years old and no cracks .

Those a beautiful! I certainly do not share your talent.

basseyes wrote:

That’s awesome!

What kinda wood and what kinda time into each bowl?

Do they get any sealant or protective coating?

Really like how the grain of the wood looks.

Green Ash
6 -8 hours from log to bowl not all in one session so may be more.
Several coats of shellac

Deuces wrote:

That Ash?

Beautiful piece.

Yes Green Ash. The light colored blotches are evidence of the ash borer eating it’s way through the tree.

Hey Dave I love the work you do.
My grandfather was in the process of teaching me to do the same. We made one piece together before he passed.
Went and helped my grandma clean up and got to take a few of his makings as well. Alot of these are burl and ash. All signed and dated from him. He also made model cars and boats and all sorts of stuff. He was on TV a few times displaying some of his pieces. I’m super happy to have all these pieces to put on my shelves

He also made and sold pens. These are his sale book. I have lots of pens of his.

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Here is the bottoms. And a clock piece I found

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Bearcat,
Cool stuff

Don Meier wrote:

In high school shop class we did wood turning . I don,t remember the chemical. But it came in 5 gallon buckets . The raw wood was submerged for several days. It was pulled and dried . When treated it turned like butter. This was done to various hardwoods .It was cool to turn bowls that way , it just made it so easy , and it stabilized the wood. Still have one 46 years old and no cracks .

Peg 1000?

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