Woodturning - Spalted Gnarly Cedar Round

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I found this spalted, rotting chunk of wood at my parent’s house in Ohio and brought it home thinking, “who knows? Maybe I can do something interesting with it.” I had no idea it was cedar at the time, but as soon as I started cleaning it up, that smell was unmistakable.
Because it was pretty punky, I had to cast it in resin to harden it up, but the green ended up being a nice contrast to the red of the cedar wood. Using standard woodturning techniques, I was able to turn it round, then get it in the bowl for casting. It floated just a bit, but I was able to use my new CNC machine to carve out a place for the chuck at the right angle so it wasn’t tilted as I starting the woodturning process.
This piece is for sale at my Etsy shop: www.Etsy.com/shop/caswoodcraft

[@stevedoolanTacoma]

Wow, that turned out much better than I thought it wood. Cedar that is in that condition isn't even good for firewood so well done. Thanks for the videos. 😎

[@jimputnam7539]

Nature is a beautiful thing!

[@oneshotme]

Love seeing that you corded to save for another project instead on just chips on the floor!!!!!
Very beautiful and an excellent job turning it also!!!!!
Enjoyed your video and I gave it a Thumbs Up

[@CASWoodcraft]

Thank you! 😊

[@lynnolcott833]

Amazing job, nice size !!

[@waltwhybrewwoodworking]

I like the color contrast

[@dakusa_dave]

Yes, by gingo! In the discussion of tenon vs mortise, I love seeing my go-to, a recess ring.

[@CASWoodcraft]

yah, I really prefer those

[@Kathy11271957]

Really beautiful

[@danielvasileioicaliuc8332]

So nice!

[@CASWoodcraft]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@miganooshpetrossian8818]

Beautiful, well done 😍❤️

[@LadyKatJPhillips]

Color perfection!!! Forest green glistening in cedar. Bravæ!

[@CASWoodcraft]

Thank you very much!

[@MillerWoodturning]

Just amazing.

[@lyndaowen2154]

That is beyond gorgeous! All the colors and what used to be cracks just beautiful

[@CASWoodcraft]

Thank you so much!

[@kgwoodturning]

Absolutely stunning!

[@EdRaastad-rj6mi]

A beautiful piece lf work!

[@carolriley8472]

Lovely bowl...gorgeous Cedar!

[@CASWoodcraft]

Thank you very much!

[@sally9966]

It always amazes me the steps it takes. Beautiful.

[@CASWoodcraft]

Thank you so much!

[@kobiekaasjager4822]

Fantastic.

[@CASWoodcraft]

Many thanks!

[@henniebasson515]

Very nice bowl, especially because it came from a horrible blank. Kind regards.

[@CASWoodcraft]

Thank you very much!

[@kimseyjustkimsey5256]

Nice job Looks Awesome!👍

[@CASWoodcraft]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@tf484]

Amazing piece. I wasn't sure about the color choice for the resin, but it was spot on.

[@CASWoodcraft]

Thank you! I was hoping I’d get some of the cedar red that would pair with the green and that ended up being a good bet

[@williamswhistlepipes]

I’ve had two beach blanks what looked like that on blow up on me, they were in a chuck one was a tendon and the second was a spigot

[@CASWoodcraft]

that’s no fun!

[@gaynlkohler4098]

That's a pretty bowl. I like that you core, will you be sharing with us when you use the second part?

[@CASWoodcraft]

Yes I will!

[@denisvienat849]

Très jolie bravo 👍👏

[@CASWoodcraft]

Merci!

[@STMwoodturning]

The dark green resin was a good choice IMO. Was it easier to turn with the resin than a regular end grain turn?

[@CASWoodcraft]

it was noticeably easier

[@rezamardi702]

واقعا زیبا شد دمت گرم این کار فروشی هم هست

[@CASWoodcraft]

با تشکر از لطف شما و بله، برای فروش است.

[@Cancun771]

You really need to add trigger warnings for resin / epoxy use, sped up footage and such so I cn avoid these videos.

[@CASWoodcraft]

Thanks for the tip