Bombarde16 Posted January 28, 2015 Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 Someone cleared a small patch of woods near one of the trails that I hike. They felled maybe half a dozen trees, chopped them into manageable bits and left the logs piled loosely. I helped myself to one of a suitable size, split it into blanks and started turning. Turned out to be poplar, so no great find there but still good for practice. 8" diameter bowl with an undercut rim. The inner diameter of the rim was just enough that I could reverse chuck it, rather than having to make a jam chuck to finish the foot. Shown here sitting atop another chunk of the same log. Finished with a single coat of shellac followed by steel wool and paste wax. I think I'll fill it with candy and put it on my desk at work. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raefco Posted January 28, 2015 Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 Very nice looking piece, I just turned my first bowl Monday, I need to check in to chucks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 You always do good work. Yeah, candy works, good too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 Looks great for poplar! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janello Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 This is the thing that draws me into woodworking. The fact you can take a log that most people would walk over and never think twice, bring it home and make a beautiful piece of art out of it, is amazing. Candy sounds good too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 There is something special about starting a project from a hunk of tree ! Sign it and date it ! I would add " Poplar from a Log " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 Rob, great looking piece. Not being a turner, from what I've read, most pieces are turned green because it cuts easier? Is there not a concern when the wood dries? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 Nice bowl, Rob. I certainly wouldn't put it down for being poplar! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombarde16 Posted January 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 Rob, great looking piece. Not being a turner, from what I've read, most pieces are turned green because it cuts easier? Is there not a concern when the wood dries? Most certainly. All sorts of wacky things happen when wet wood dries. I brought this log home back in September, split it and turned some chunks round. (Obviously, I got lazy and forgot to do the chunk that the bowl is sitting on.) At that time, the wood was sopping wet: the tool cut effortlessly with a geyser of shavings flying off the gouge. Makes you feel awesome. Fast forward to two days ago, the blank had been sitting outside on my balcony for months. It was substantially lighter and what was once round had become oval. I finished the turning and it wasn't nearly as much fun: the wood cut hard and came off in piles of fluffy dust instead of ribbons. This sort of two stage turning is quite common for bowls: get things roughed out green and then take it over the finish line after its dry. Most turners will nurse a stash of bowl blanks, roughing new additions and finishing stuff that may have been sitting there for years. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 Thanks for the info. I watched a guy at a show turn a bowl and you're right, it was a kick in the butt watching shavings fly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boatworks Today Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 Pretty cool Rob! Don't care that it's poplar; it looks awesome (I like the brown streak on the rim) .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AceHoleInOne Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 Looks great! -Ace- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Ellis Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 best looking poplar I have ever seen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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