Woodturners. Lets see those woodturnering projects

A piece of figured maple.



Here's another bowl.

 

Yes, the goblet is spatled maple.

Here's some useful stuff I turned. A couple file handles and a mallet (of ash).

 

No kidding? I thought I saw a light red streak there...I was thinking Box Elder...either way, looks cool!

 

Very nice. I pick the figured splits out of the wood stacks for future projects. This is spalted tiger maple that may be just a little too far gone for use. I'll let it dry out and see if there is any strength left to it.

 

Pulling this stuff out of spalted wood is just amazing.
That is beautiful.

 

That ash mallet looks a lot like oak.
Heres the first (ash) bowl i made.

 

my favorite so far.
hickory bowl

 

goblet

 

Lighthouse ornament

 

Wow.....
Never had my hands on any hickory.
Is that spalted or just way the grain is?

What kind of finish are you putting on those bowls?

 

just the grain

Just the grain . I guess i was just going into the heart wood a little. i was just trying to keep all the good wood i could and just get rid of the bark. heres what i started with.

once i got the bark off i just cleaned up what was left


then when i hollowed the inside i started cutting through the sapwood


the Finish is Mylands

 

That looks interesting.
Is that a water proof finish?
How durable is it compared
to a polyurethane or something
like minwax oils?
..also, I'm guessing this is not for food contact.

 

im not sure. this is all new to me.

 

Just got back from this months woodturners club meeting. I won the birdhouse challenge

 

One of the members is really into turning bowls so he brought bowl blanks and three of us worked on this live edge maple bowl.

 

Fame and fortune knocks at the strangest places....

….be sure to answer.

 

I dont need fame, and i already spent a fortune.



I'd need to sell the birdhouses for $75 just to break even...

 

….ain't all that the truth.

 

Little project for mom for Easter.

Sycamore vase
sorry for the horrible pics ...