Woodturning Wet Wood - Figured Box Elder Bowl
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- Опубліковано 28 тра 2020
- www.AsWoodTurns.com
Woodturning a bowl is always a pleasure for me. I am excited to see what can emerge from a block of wood.
When I started woodturning, my wood had to be dry. What else was there? As I learned about drying, cracking, and warping, I also learned about turning green or wet wood.
I've tried many different ways to accelerated wood drying. Some require expensive chemicals, extensive processing, or a prolonged heat source. I've decided to be patient and use a twice turned technique for bowls that are to be perfectly round - no warping allowed. (All at once is a different exercise - with a different result.)
This box elder was turned to a wall thickness of 3/4 to 1 inch. Then coated with a green wood sealer and left to dry. After months of periodically weighing the bowl and recording its weight, the lack of weight loss indicated that it is dry and can be finished turned.
This is finished with walnut oil and buffed for a moderate shine. It is about 8 inches by 3 inches.
I'll always come back to turning a bowl.
Enjoy!
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Nice bowl, Alan. I, too, like the external lip at the rim of the bowl. The beautiful grain just adds that much more. Take care and stay well. Bill
Thanks, you too! Bill
Alan
Lovely bowl Alan!
Thank you
Alan
Lots of character in that wood. Very nice bowl Alan! 8 months is better than years but sometimes the anticipation mounts. LOL!
Take care, Dave
Anticipation mounts but momentum subsides. :)
Alan
Turning green is so much fun, and if turned to final thickness it lets Mother Nature add the warp. It just takes more hand sanding once it dries.
Choices, choices, choices.
Alan
Lovely little bowl, Alan!
Billy
Thank you Billy
Alan
Great video, and a nice bowl .. thanks for sharing .. stay safe and have a great day 😃
Thanks, you too!
Alan
Very nice. I am trying to learn how to buff some items. I am having a hard time with what color to use when. Thank you for sharing and I got to see how to buff an item.
You can do it!
Alan
I just picked up (8) 7” bowls worth of box elder, a small piece of Japanese Cherry (4) 6” worth, and a Beech nut (4) 10”-11” bowls worth. Time to break it down and turn wet and dry in the wood kiln
Good luck - be sure to prepare it
Alan
Alan -- You nailed it! The bowl has a deceptively simple form. It's a nice, round, voluptuous shape that highlights, without competing with, the beauty of the wood. It's simply elegant.
Thank you David.
Alan
Nice one Alan. Very pretty little bowl. Nice finish. I like the low luster on solid wood bowls. Thank you for sharing and please stay healthy.
Thank you - Am doing my best to social distance. Plus, I do appreciate those who wear masks in public places.
Alan
Lovely piece of wood, turned into a beautiful bowl. I've only been wood turning since last September, but I already love turning wet wood!
Wonderful! You have to love wet wood.
Alan
So great! What is the grind on your bowl gouge please?
Probably 40 degrees - I use a wolverine and an angle jig. After that, I do not pay much attention.
Alan
Pretty bowl. Thanks for the complete story of what you did to bring it to life Alan. Stay safe. -Mike
p.s. what is your sound track please ?
The sound trace is "English Garden" provided by You Tube.
Thank you
Alan
Very nicely done Allen, I love box elder especially with colorful flame! Wondering what gouge angle you prefer when working the interior of your bowls? Depend on depth of the bowl? Thanks and stay safe . Cheers from MT.
I do not preach gouge angles. I use a standard bowl gouge angle and go as far as I can.
I have bottom gouges but do not use them. As that point, I pull out my heavy scraper and finish up with it.
Alan
Did you launch a pair of calipers across the room? Like many things, in wood turning, they are potentially dangerous, if constant attention is not maintained. Beautiful bowl.
No - not across the room. but many close calls. So, only marks on still wood, then test. much safer - very little additional time. No trip to the emergency room needed.
Alan
Another beautiful result, Alan! A question about your Cole chuck... Those red "grippers"... what are they made of? Are they a soft rubber, or something more rigid? I've made my own low-budget Cole chuck clone, and I can see the value in having several sets of grippers, with different shapes and profiles.
Those are standard with the Cole jaws with a soft rubber surface. On my DIY version, I used vinyl tubing on dowels with a bolt through the dowel. You can get as fancy as you desire.
Alan
What grit do you usually sand to when using walnut oil? Thanks again for another great video.
320 or 400 grit. You could also wet sand with the walnut oil if you'd like
Alan