I purchased a small lathe (Jet 1220) recently, and made my first natural edged bowl. The wood is spalted oak cut from a downed tree on my co-worker’s property in North Carolina; I helped him cut it up and we shared the wood (he is a turner as well).
I sure I used the wrong tools and techniques as I am very new to turning, but the wood was nice enough that it didn’t matter. One of these days I will learn the right way to make these.
I love the spalting.
My wife likes the bowl as well; that makes it easier to buy more lathe tools!
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March 14, 2010 at 5:03 pm |
She’s a beaut! Well done!
It’s quite hard to retain the bark on a natural edge bowl, so whatever your technique you can feel good about it! Second you’ll be surprised how much harder that oak is to turn after just a few months drying in the shop.
Green turning is a great experience!
March 15, 2010 at 11:09 pm |
Are you a WNutter? I don’t recall seeing that bowl in the turning forum.
March 16, 2010 at 1:12 am |
Yes, I did post this on the Woodnet turning forum.