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  1. 04-24-2012, 12:24 PM #1
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    Crusty Oak Bowl from the firewood pile

    My first turning on the new Grizzly 733 lathe. It was a split oak log in the firewood pile my dad brought over. It was extremely dry, crusty piece of oak full of worm holes and cracks. I wanted to make the rim rounded but it did not want to be round so I made it flat. Sometimes wood makes up it's own mind as to what it wants to be. I sanded with the sand paper I bought out of the Klingspore scrap bin. This stuff is my new favorite. Once off the lathe I hand rubbed it with micromesh then finished with Mahoney's Oil then followed it up with Mahoney's wax. It's not my best piece because the wood had such a strong mind of its own so I just went with it and just enjoyed myself without worrying about it being perfect.
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    I like the heartwood/sapwood combination along with the wormholes and bark inclusions. It has a nice rustic look to it.
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    Can't you just see this bowl on an old plank table in a settlers cabin...with M&M's in it? Really cool rustic bowl Jason!!
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  5. 04-24-2012, 1:26 PM #4
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    Pretty nice Jason.........worm holes and all.........gives that one character. Looks like you and that 0733 will get along fine. How do you like Mahoney's walnut oil as a finish?
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  6. 04-24-2012, 3:06 PM #5
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    Thanks for all of the nice comments! Yeah, I think me and the 733 will do just fine. Roger, I love the Mahoney's walnut oil finish. I bought it just to do food safe finishes on utility pieces but I really like the ease of use and nice soft sheen it gives.
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  7. 04-24-2012, 4:18 PM #6
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    Jason, very nice work on this one, and that oak has loads of character! I agree with Jim's comment about seeing the bowl in a settler's cabin - to the point where he suggested M&Ms. Jeremiah Johnson didn't have any M&Ms, to his disappointment! How about some hickory nuts?? Jim just wants his rustic nostalgia accompanied by current day luxuries - not that there is anything wrong with that!
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  8. 04-24-2012, 6:38 PM #7
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    Nice work on the oak Jason. Lots of character! I roughed out a couple white oak bowls this winter with similar looking sapwood sides that have started to decay. Wasn't sure if I like them enough to do more or not.
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    Really nice bowl Jason. Lots of character.
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  10. 04-25-2012, 7:21 AM #9
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    I like your rustic bowl..now just turn some rustic legs for a table & you are set!!!
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  11. 04-25-2012, 8:09 AM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by Michelle Rich View Post
    I like your rustic bowl..now just turn some rustic legs for a table & you are set!!!
    LOL Did my wife put you up to this post??? She has been bugging me all week to build a small rustic table for our new photography studio! I keep coming up with excuses to put it off while I play with my new lathe! I told her I didn't have any wood for the legs! I guess the next project you see from me may be a small rustic table! lol
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    Thanks again to everyone for the nice comments!
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    Pretty nice rustic bowl Jason! Love the rich color!

    Looking forward to seeing your rustic table project!!
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  14. 04-25-2012, 2:44 PM #13
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    Jason, I really like this bowl. The reason I got into woodworking in the first place was because I wanted "rustic" looking furniture, so this really appeals to me. I also have some gnarly, wormeaten oak that I've made a couple of small bowls from, with similar finished appearance to this (still working on the forms, though). Good to know I'm not nuts for liking this stuff!

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  15. 04-25-2012, 9:45 PM #14
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    Definitely "value added" firewood!
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