What to do on a rare rainy summer day in Florida ? Not our usual afternoon thunderstorm, but rain all afternoon. I had a small piece of 16/4 teak I cut off the end of a mallet I turned the other day. This is what I ended up with.
I have four seven foot long pieces of 4" X 4" teak and have been itching to turn something since last spring when I got the teak. A woodworkers mallet was my first try and this little bowl is the second attempt. The teak is soft compared to my usual Laurel or Live oaks. Grain tearout was a real challenge for both projects. On this bowl I ended up using a 100 grit gouge to get rid of the last of the tearout. I would have run out of wood and ended up with nothing but a pile of shavings otherwise.
Finish is Kusmi golden button shellac and JPW.