Popular Post Askland09 Posted June 20 Popular Post Report Share Posted June 20 Little project I made for my mother and aunt. Both are made from twice turned oak. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted June 20 Report Share Posted June 20 Those are cool. Not being a turner, what is twice turned oak? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Askland09 Posted June 20 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted June 20 On 6/20/2022 at 10:03 AM, Coop said: Those are cool. Not being a turner, what is twice turned oak? Twice turning is the process used for turning green bowls/forms/etc. The first turning was done in December and I got them to a rough shape/form. Then covered them in some Tree Saver and let them sit for about 6 months in a "kiln" which is pink foam with an incandescent bulb that keeps the temperature around 100 degrees in the box. After about six months they'll shed a bunch of excess moisture and become out of round so the second turning is done to true everything up and turn them to final thickness and form. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted June 21 Report Share Posted June 21 Oak gets a bad rap in many cases, but the strong grain patterns realy make those turnings stand out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Askland09 Posted June 27 Author Report Share Posted June 27 On 6/20/2022 at 8:36 PM, wtnhighlander said: Oak gets a bad rap in many cases Agreed. Now with that said, I'm not sure it was 100% the best wood to learn how to turn with but it was what I had and I had plenty of it. If anything it taught me that sharpening often is probably the largest key to keeping things safe and efficiency. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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