A newbie introduction with pics......

[Rob Boesem]

I've been lurking long enough.


Since first starting to turn last August, I've been turning green wood, so the process to get to finished pieces has been slow, but the wood in bags is starting to pile up, so I should be getting a rhythm going soon. I've joined my local turning guild and between info from other turners and the endless info on the internet, I feel like I'm getting better as a turner, but of course have a long way to go to reach the skills I see from other turners on the forums.


My photography leaves a bit to be desired as well, but here are a couple pieces I've taken to completion since getting some wood dry enough to finish turn.


All the wood is local birch. Some came from a stump pile left from clearing my property and some as a byproduct of cutting firewood.


This little bowl came from a stump with some root burl...Lots of spalt and some interesting mineral stain. A coffee fill on the side where there was a void...finished with WOP. It's 8.5" x 2" tall











I've got to work on getting better lighting for photos, but here is a birch crotch made into a shallow bowl...Finished with WOP as well and measures 9" x 2" tall....Finally started signing my pieces too.








All comments appreciated. .......Rob

[James Roberts]

Welcome to the Creek Rob. Very nice work on both pieces but my favorite is the birch stump piece, beautiful piece of wood and it deserves to have your signature on it as well. Looking forward to seeing more of your work, hard to believe you're a newbie with these two in your portfolio.

[Ken Glass]

Rob,
You have only been truning for 5 months, but by the looks of these pieces it seems like much much longer. Both pieces are classic styles and are very nice. Keep up the good work and keep posting your next projects. Well Done.

[Brian Kent]

Rob, welcome. My first reaction was, "Wow. Fantastic lighting and photography!" You say that is local birch. What part of the country?

[Timothy Mann]

Welcome Rob. Very nice bowls and that wood is beautiful.

[Ted Calver]

Welcome to the Creek Rob. Very nice turnings. That root burl is beautiful. Glad you found us and please keep those pictures coming!

[Allan Ferguson]

Great looking wood and a great job done with it. Enjoy!

[Rob Boesem]

Wow!! Thanks for all the warm welcomes and kind comments on my turnings!!....Much appreciated and I will be back with more pics as my projects evolve.

Rob, welcome. My first reaction was, "Wow. Fantastic lighting and photography!" You say that is local birch. What part of the country?

I'm in central British Columbia, Canada, Brian......Not much for really interesting wood to turn here as the forests are mostly coniferous softwoods. I'll be making the most of the birch (Which there is lots of here). As well as any opportunities to get wood from yard trees that might come down in the area.

I've been spinning some bigger wood lately, as I upgraded to a second hand 18x47 CT128 Busy bee lathe (Same as a Laguna I believe).......Trying to get my supply of dried wood built up.

[Brian Kent]

Very nice lathe Rob. I'll never upgrade my lathe, but when do, that is the size I am eyeing. (In the form of a Grizzly G0733)

[Kathy Marshall]

Welcome to the Creek Rob!
Those are both beautiful bowls, nice job on the forms and the wood on the 1st one is awesome! Looking forward to seeing what's next.

[Jared Walters]

Good work, beautiful bowls.

[Patrick Moran]

Welcome Rob, great looking bowls.

[Peter Blair]

Welcome to another BC 'er, a.
Nice bowls for sure. I have always found the turn from side to bottom in the top photo one of the most difficult to do.
Don't apologize for using birch and don't wait for it all to dry. Turning green to finish is one method that a lot of Creeker's really enjoy.

[Rob Boesem]

Welcome to another BC 'er, a.
Nice bowls for sure. I have always found the turn from side to bottom in the top photo one of the most difficult to do.
Don't apologize for using birch and don't wait for it all to dry. Turning green to finish is one method that a lot of Creeker's really enjoy.

I haven't tried turning green to finish yet. I'll have to give that a go.

I wasn't really apologizing for turning birch. It was more of a "whine", because it's virtually the only hard wood I have here to turn...lol (Although it is fantastic wood). A little more variety would be nice. Having said that, I haven't tried turning poplar or cottonwood yet and I've seen some nice turned examples of both...We have some native juniper here as well for smaller turnings.

Thanks for the welcome and kind comments!