Crotch ??

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Hi Dolan,

Yes I did turn that.

Here's a link to the thread where I previously posted it.

http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=105537

I'd post pictures instead of the link but I'm in Houston getting acquainted with my twin 2 week old granddaughters.

[Kaptan J.W. Meek]

"China Berry" is a great wood.. some of it turns like maple, and I has a lot of grain that can really pop with the right stain. It does split though.. I'd turn it rough, and dry it slow, and pray.

[Dolan Brown]

Hi Dolan,

Yes I did turn that.

Here's a link to the thread where I previously posted it.

http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=105537

I'd post pictures instead of the link but I'm in Houston getting acquainted with my twin 2 week old granddaughters.

Ken,

Thanks for the link and congrats on the new granddaughters.

[Thomas Canfield]

A demonstrator at SWAT last year showed turning the crotch section with the bark side as the outside to keep the most of the crotch grain inside the bowl. I have always done it the other way as described in earlier posts, but you should try one both ways. The winged bowl is a good exercise, but do watch your fingers and the air gaps doing the outer tips. I have recently turned some greed chinaberry and used Mahoney Walnut Oil and liked the result for a "using" bowl.