When it comes to a burl on the tree I offer no more than firewood prices. You have no idea what the internal condition of the burl is until it is cut open. It could be solid or it could be hollow...
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When it comes to a burl on the tree I offer no more than firewood prices. You have no idea what the internal condition of the burl is until it is cut open. It could be solid or it could be hollow...
From here it looks like
Ailanthus altissima, aka Tree of Heaven
TomC
James, I don't know anything about SC but was wondering if you might accomplish the look you are looking for if you used a whitewash over spalted wood or if you have a little tearout, work a darker...
Jeff or anyone else, if you are near Northwest Ohio you are welcome to some of my stash. I have about 2 pickup loads of various diameters at home and still have about an 18 foot log to cut up that...
Robert, black locust, Robinia pseudoacacia, is native to the southeastern United States but has been planted extensively throughout North America. I am not aware of it being considered an invasive...
Shortly after mine came I had some work done on my heating system. I talked the contractor into having his younger men take the parts down in the basement and help with lifting the headstock. He...
Thanks to everyone for your insights on turning black locust. They pretty much mirror my experience. Roger, black locust is actually from the pea family and will fix nitrogen in the soil as will...
I recently cut a couple pickup loads of black locust for firewood. Naturally several pieces have migrated to my lathe. The wood is still green and I expected it to turn easily. It seemed to fight...
Thanks, Jim and James, just the information I was looking for.
TomC
I am in the research phase of using casting resins to fill voids in bowls and hollow form shapes. A lot of the pieces I have seen have a swirl effect made up of a couple different colors. My...
From here the image of the crown looks like it could be one of the soft maples, either red maple (Acer rubrum) or silver maple (Acer saccharinum). They are some of the first trees to bud out in the...
Ken, nice form on this piece. Better stick with SWMO and go with the white finial. Did you turn this green to finish or did you roughout, dry and return? I have some large walnut crotch to work up...
Rob, there have been several threads lately on various forums on this topic. It seems there may be some misinformation in the instructions published from some of the vendors. I'm not sure which...
Rich, My wife and I were attending MI Tech at that time. I distinctly remember saying to my wife that if there were any ships out on the lake that night they were in trouble. Little did I know the...
Kathy,
I really like to turn sweetgum but have found that it is prone to splitting. Extra care is necessary when drying.
TomC
Kathy, it is unfortunate the way these tree trimmers are treating you. If I lived closer I could have words with them so they quit dumping on you.
Beautiful form and wood.
TomC
Hope you are feeling better Leo. The bird houses look great. Good way to use up some of the little scraps I keep saving. Do you hollow out these smaller bird houses or leave them solid?
TomC
Sean,
Great form and finish. These are keepers. I don't understand the aversion some have to oak. I have found it to be quite nice to turn. Sure some of them (the oaks) have a bad odor while wet...
Nice piece David. I think you may have discovered Aquarius!
TomC
As Bernie mentioned, Curt Fuller has done some beautiful work in cottonwood. Image 14 in his photo gallery shows a bowl in cottonwood
TomC
The handwheel is threaded on. I believe it is a normal right hand thread. There is a washer between the handwheel and bearing that holds the bearing in place. When I took mine apart the bearings...
Great people to work with and fast service. I ordered a new belt for my Delta Midi (LA200) a year or so ago. It was a 250J3. Seemed a little tight at first but they always stretch a little and it is...
Wally Dickerman who posts on this forum is a left handed turner. He had a lathe modified for a left handed turner for sale awhile back. I believe it was a Nichols but not sure. Last I heard it had...
I have a set of old oars that I want to refinish. I believe they are ash. I use them infrequently, maybe half dozen times a year. My question is what type of finish should I use on them?
Thanks...
I use one of those turkey fryer pots that were so popular a few years ago. It is 12" diameter so it will hold anything I make. During the sumer I use the propane burner to heat the water. All of the...