A Pair of Cherries

[Maylon Harvey]

Ray,
Love that cherry!!! Such great contrast.
Does the cherry move much after you have turned it "all the way" green without any drying process?

[Barry Stratton]

SWEEEEET cherry bowls Raymond!

[Don Vito]

I've worked with cherry as well....and enjoy it for many of the same reasons that you do
1. Did you use CA glue to hold the bark on?
2. How do you prevent the dark bark from bleeding onto the nice white layer? I believes this happens when the gouge moves past the dark bark and across the light outer layer....

[Alex Elias]

Those are beautiful. Congrats. Very nice colors and shapes

[Raymond Overman]

I've worked with cherry as well....and enjoy it for many of the same reasons that you do
1. Did you use CA glue to hold the bark on?
2. How do you prevent the dark bark from bleeding onto the nice white layer? I believes this happens when the gouge moves past the dark bark and across the light outer layer....

Thanks for the interest Don.

1. I did not use CA to hold the bark on. I've had good luck without it as long as I take the tree in the Winter before the sap starts running. The bark tends to stay on better when I do this.

2. I do have some problem with the bark leaving marks where the gouge has moved across the end grain. I solve this with an 80 grit gouge. One way to minimize this after you turn your bowl around so the tenon is in the chuck is to take light cleaning cuts from the rim to the bottom of the bowl.

[Mark Hulette]

Fantastic stuff! Thanks for sharing---

One quick question: Did you rough turn then use DNA? If so, how'd you keep the bark on during the DNA bath?

Thanks for posting- great stuff

[Raymond Overman]

Fantastic stuff! Thanks for sharing---

One quick question: Did you rough turn then use DNA? If so, how'd you keep the bark on during the DNA bath?

Thanks for posting- great stuff

Nope, no DNA for these pieces. Just turned consistently thin and left to air dry.

[steven carter]

Great job Raymond. You did a good job of keeping the dark sawdust from getting into the sapwood.

[Mark Hulette]

Nope, no DNA for these pieces. Just turned consistently thin and left to air dry.

Just wondering with the bark staying on so well how you would have done it... but if I remember from one of your earlier posts that you like the natural contortions the NE will take- makes sense!

What are the odds that you'll get a fatal crack or split?

Love the color and the contrast! Thanks for posting

[Raymond Overman]

What are the odds that you'll get a fatal crack or split?

Slim to none. The piece is turned to a consistent thickness all the way through to the bottom. The larger one has moved to more of an oval over the last few days, but as you said, it doesn't matter since the contortions just add character to the the uneven top edge. It still has a symmetrical feel to it even as an oval. I would dare to say it's dry now since it's so thin.

[David Wilhelm]

Raymond?????


Any brand of varnish you like best? I've got a oak blister I want to try your dip on. thanks.........Will


Natural Edge Cherry (small)
8" diameter x 4" tall
boiled linseed oil/mineral spirits/varnish
buffed and waxed

[Dennis Peacock]

One word comes quickly to mind Raymond.......Awesome!!!!

Very well done and very tasteful.

[Adam Howard]

Wow! Those look awesome!!

[Allen Neighbors]

Her Majesty oohed and aahed over these. Beautiful Job, Raymond! Thanks for the explanations. I've never had a chance at any green cherry. But after this, I'll jump on it when the chance comes round.