Urban wood to lathe turnings #1: Making traditional wood bowls part 1-Getting the Wood

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

There are some fine looking pieces there with you name on them Spud.

Bob

-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner

I’ll keep an eye out to see what you transform them into. Great score!

-- Jesus is Lord!

Bob #2,
I’ll bet there’s going to be some fun had in your shop as soon as you rest up. If you have time, can you talk a little about your chain saw in the next installment? I’m needing to buy one because I have some logs out back about the same size and a little bigger. Unfortunately, mine are not maple like yours, but good practice stock none-the-less. And, they make my heart pound just like yours does !

-- Forget the health food, I need all the preservatives I can get !

HI Calgirl:

If you are going to use it on a continuing basis get a big saw. You need the extra power to keep yourself safe from a kickback or stall and engine problems.
If you are only doing this once in a while, just rent a big one and get a decent 3 hp ten pounder for all the rest.

Cheers
Bob

-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner

I have found that an electric model is a great machine. Easy to start and never had a problem with it stalling. I’ve got a Still, bu the electric model is used most ofter. Especially if you are up a ladder.

-- I've been blessed with a father who liked to tinker in wood, and a wife who lets me tinker in wood. Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

Karson, I agree with you. that’s the weapon of choice whenever there’s power around.
http://lumberjocks.com/jocks/boboswin/blog/2558
Bob

-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner

Great looking wood – right up my alley!

-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA

Pass me that chin rag, Mot. That reddish look around the heartwood looks mighty box eldish. I’m googling Manitoba Maple.
It is!! It’s box elder. Oh Bob, SCOORE!

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

Folks a couple of those pieces are almost solid red in places.
This is going to be a great tree to give a new life to.
Yep, Box elder at it’s finest.

Bob

-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner

What are you sealing them with?

-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA

I read a few comments then scroll back up to the top to the look at the picture . . . read another comment . . . scroll back up. Wife asked what I was doing . . . I replied with “Just looking at Bob’s new stumps on Lumberjocks.”

Note to self: It never hurts to ask. You may get exactly what you are asking for . . . and a new friend in the process.

Way to go Bob!!!

-- Making sawdust is what I do best

Dorje, I am using the Lee Valley version of Anchor seal today.
They call theirs end sealer. The advantage with these wax coatings is that you can see through them when they dry which gives you a road map to figure out how to cut them up later. It’s pricey but so is lumber.

Sawdust, that’s what LJ is all about. Helping each other enjoy this fine craft safely and at reasonable cost.

Cheers
Bob

-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner

Bob, Ditto as per Tom’s first respoce. Droooool!! Tom, will you close the gate, so I can open mine!!!

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