| Project by Chris Wright | posted 115 days ago | 332 views | 0 times favorited | 8 comments |  |
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I got the idea to try this style of bowl after watching a demo by master wood turner Mark Supik (http://www.marksupikco.com/ ). When my wife and I moved in to our house, there was a nice little peach tree in the front yard. Sadly, a few months ago a storm came through and blew it over. So, it was off to Home Depot to rent a chain saw (which is always fun to use anyway) and cut the tree up into manageable pieces. Upon looking at the exposed heart wood I decided to save a few of the larger pieces (only about 6 inches in diameter) and see how things looked. Well, this is the first project I’ve made with what’s left of my Peachtree. It’s really not very useful for anything other than looking at because of the small base. I was a little disappointed that the base split the way it did, I even put it in a paper bag with a bunch of the shavings hoping that it wouldn’t split. I tried reinforcing any cracks I saw with CA glue to keep them from spreading. After it dried, I sanded it smooth and finished it with Watco high gloss spray lacquer. I still have a bit of the tree left, now I have to try and figure out what to do with the rest of it.
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lew
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posted 115 days ago
Beautiful!
I really like the way you designed the base.
a1Jim
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posted 115 days ago
It’s cool came out super
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woodpeckerbill
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posted 115 days ago
Chris, That’s a very nice turning. On your next one, try this little system that I use on my greenwood turnings. Mount and turn the piece, then submerge it in denatured alcohol for a couple 2-3 hours. Now set it and let it drain good (2-3 hours). Wrap the OUTSIDE ONLY in paper. Put aside to finish drying. Should be ready in 2-4 weeks. Now remount. true up,sand and finish. You will notice you won’t get as many or as bad a cracks and splits. Been using this method for decades. Learned it from a very talented old turner. Don’t get discouraged,get turning! You do good work. Bill
scrappy
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posted 115 days ago
Very nice turning. Love the libe edge of the bowl.
Keep it up.
Scrapy
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dustbunny
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posted 114 days ago
Chris,
Beautiful turning, it really shows off the grain. Love the live edge too. It’s always a good conversation piece if it has a personal story behind it. Very nice.
Make some keepsake pens for yourself and others. People love when they know exactly where the tree grew that the wood came from. This makes it extra special.
Bill, interesting tip on denatured alcohol, I’m saving that one.
Lisa
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Chris Cunanan
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posted 114 days ago
orrrrr, just microwave dry! i don’t care if it slightly messes up the fibers or whatever, can’t be the instant gratification of it….if you need additional encouragement look at Joe’s (trifern) turnings, i know he microwaves at least some of em, the somewhat recent walnut ones.
Innovator
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posted 114 days ago
Very nice Piece, you will always have a piece of that peach tree that once was on your property.
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cabinetmaster
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posted 114 days ago
Great looking bowl. Turned out nice.
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