Hollowed Out Birch Log

Wonderful turning,great job.

-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/

Nooooo I don’t think it’s cheating using hot Glue, if it does the job.

I like it as well. Congrats.

Cheers Tony.

Nice!

-- Lew- Time traveler. Purveyor of the world's finest custom rolling pins!

I like it. I have glued bark back on before. Just gotta do it sometimes.

-- Mother Nature created it, I just assemble it. - It's not ability that we often lack, but the patience to use our ability

Looks great!

-- Dreaming patterns

If I’m the Tony your asking it’s a Go for me! I like it! It’s unique and I like how you can see the wood then the bark and it reminds me of an old treasure Map. Every angle has a different view. It don’t matter what glue you use most projects have some kind of glue holding everything together. Even if it’s dovetails or box joints. I’ve used hot glue many times. It’s great stuff when you need that type of bond!
Now let’s have toast ! Nice Job Jeffrey!

-- Tony C , My high school shop teacher said "You can do it"... Now I can't stop!

Nice and rustic. Well done.

-- Mike, American in Norway

Very cool!

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

Great turning. It’s nice to see that you got it centered so well.

-- 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 †

I’ve thought of turning something with the grain oriented this way. How did you hold it on the lathe ? I guess one way would be to bolt a face plate to the base and then cut off the part with the bolt holes afterwards . . .

-- Dwight - "Free legal advice available - contact Dewey, Cheetam & Howe""

Waste wood block with layer of brown paper bag then glued to the bottom, screw faceplate into waste wood, turn…use a wide sharp chisel and give the glue joint a wrack with a mallet and they should split at paper joint…

-- Cosmicturner