Est. 1998 — 28 years of woodworking knowledge
Roughin' the Big One.
David Hammond, in Powder Springs GA
>Here's a couple of shots of my latest time spent in the shop. I've been waiting to turn this log since we harvested it back in April - it's a fantastic peice of 105 year old American Beech, 33 5/8" by 14 1/2". The blank weighed a few hundred pounds, and required a tractor and engine hoist to get it mounted. From there it took some twelve hours with Glaser and chainsaw to get it to this stage - now I wait!
As a log:
Re: Roughin' the Big One.
David Hammond, in Powder Springs GA
>As a bowl:
Re: Roughin' the Big One.
John Lucas
>You didn't turn that on a Jet Mini.
Re: Roughin' the Big One.
David Hammond, in Powder Springs GA
>Hah! No Mini here - Voisey Buse 36", and she never quivered. Lovely peice of machinery; can't wait to get a big peice of wood for her one day. Hey Terry, you want to sell that big chunk of maple I hear you've got?
David
Sell?
TDaniel
>How about some big boxelder with lots of red? I also have a big mineral stained poplar log that will test the upper limits of your lathe. If you want big and free then I have sycamore that I do not plan to turn. Maybe in 3 years when the bowl is ready to sell the market will be back?
TD
Re: Roughin' the Big One.
Glenn Hodges
>Wow David! I like the big stuff, and you did a great job. Is that a crack I see? Hope it doesn't get any bigger, good luck with it. Can't wait to see the finished product. How long do you plan to let it dry?
Nashville, Ga.
Re: Roughin' the Big One.
David Hammond, in Powder Springs GA
>Hi Glenn: that is a crack, but it's one that was in the log originaly - it has black spalting in the crack, so that one doesn't concern me. But really, it is just about inevitable in such big peices of wood - some cracking is just going to happen, and in a bowl with all this color and such going on, they shouldn't be a problem. This peice will probably set for a minimum of 18 months, to about 2 years before I can get back on it.
David
Re: Sell?
David Hammond, in Powder Springs GA
>Maybe I need to come see you Terry - if you've got some big timber, I'm interested. I'm dying to try a peice with a floor stand, something that would really give the VB a workout. And if you've got box elder you're trying to get rid of, I'd defintely be interested.
David
