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Woodturners. Lets see those woodturnering projects

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  1. FatBoy85

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    Yes I have a block of birch that spalted too. But most of the birch I've been too late for goes punky so fast so I'm usually on it when i find it. If I can help split it in half first then work on it later I will. In this sort of way it's a lot like cottonwood. Split that in half and then wait a little bit. Water retention on this wood is incredible.
     
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    Thin CA is your friend in helping keep spalted wood together.
     
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    Found this chunk of maple at Walts gtg.
    Its about 16x16x 7" (7 on the wide side and about 4-5 on the other side)
    Had some curly grain and looked like some spalting.
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    It was a bit of an odd shape so i took my time and laid out what i thought was the best part and then trimmed it up best i could with the (battery) chainsaw.
    I chucked it up and had to do more trimming till it would turn on the lathe. I was doing my best to keep it as big as possible so it took a while to knock all the high spots down.
    I think it turned out ok. It is probably my best yet.
    I hate to give it away...lol :emb:

    Its not quite finished yet. Gotta finish the bottom and give it a few more coats of finish
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    It's about 12x3 finished.
     
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    [​IMG] Your tailgate has feet...:rofl: :lol:

    Sweet bowl Tim! :thumbs:
     
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    Spalting and figure is beautiful Tim!
     
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    Have you seen him??? :rofl: :lol::rofl: :lol::rofl: :lol:
     
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    That is really quite inspirational. Beauty piece. Do you have pics of working on the lathe? Any good website links for a guy to research this?
     
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    Check out youtube: Woodurning With Tim Yoder, Phil Anderson, Wyoming Woodturner, Worth The Effort, Robohippy. Mike Peace Woodturning, Ashley Harwood

    Look up a local Woodturning club and see what they have to offer.
    Also our (local) Woodcraft offers saturday afternoon classes (for a small fee) and you make a small craft to take home.
     
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    Thank you, Moresnow!:salute:
     
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    Here's a vid about face plates and he has some links there for other chuck ideas.
     
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    Guess I'll be heading to youtube. Always entertaining. Thanks
     
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    Nice job. Didn't take ya long.
     
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    Wow, that is a beautiful piece...
     
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    Yes, I agree, it is a Beautiful piece with a capital B!
     
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    Here's another guy that gives basic bowl turning tutorials, moresnow .
    FineWoodWorking

     
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    Wow. that is just beautiful. Takes quite an eye to spot the beauty in a piece of wood like that.
     
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