Oak firewood, bottom first

3/9/05, 1:36 AM #1

Mike Schwing from Md.
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Oak firewood, bottom first

Mike Schwing from Md.

>No joke. This was in a huge pile of firewood. Mostly oak and ash and maple. I saw some telltale bark on this large chunk and took it to the bandsaw. Only piece of oak I've ever turned, not sure what kind it is, but it must have been from a knee from the way it is figured. About 11" wide, sanded to 12000 grit with Micro Mesh, oiled (Watco) and then sprayed with Target Coatings water based pre-cat lacquer. Nice stuff, no smell at all.

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3/9/05, 1:36 AM #2

Mike Schwing from Md.
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Mike Schwing from Md.

>Almost like the bottom better!

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3/9/05, 1:43 AM #3

RevDoug
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>Mike, that is one sweeeeet piece of wood. I am so glad you rescued that one from the fire place. Its also good to see that you haven't given up straight turning. Thanks for sharing it with us.

Turn 'em round,

RevDoug

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3/9/05, 1:45 AM #4

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Yowza ! Nice-ness !

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3/9/05, 2:10 AM #5

Charlie Anderson in Southern Maryland
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How's it feel

Charlie Anderson in Southern Maryland

>to back to turning again?

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3/9/05, 2:27 AM #6

Don Henthorn
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Don Henthorn

>Gosh, Mike, that is the most beautiful oak I have seen. Glad you kept it simple so the wood could speak -- heck, speak? - no, yell, to us.

http://users2.ev1.net/~henthorn

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3/9/05, 3:56 AM #7

Jennifer@Indy.USA
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>Nice Piece of firewood Mike! It looks like curly white oak to me?

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Hello Everybody! I figure I've been hanging around WoodCentral for a few years now so I might as well officially post a Bio. I'm Jennifer and I reside in the heart of the Midwest in Indianapolis. You'll usually find me hanging out on the turning side of WoodCentral, but I check the Main forum too. I started woodworking about 25 years ago mostly interested in flatwork; small furniture and other items to use around the home. Then I discovered the lathe and became obsessed with it. I've been turning for about 23 years now. My love and excitement for turning has taken me into the world of teaching and frequent demonstrating. Lots of experimenting with textures, color, burning over the past several years. I've recently begun dabbling in metal clay work and have started incorporating it in to my turnings too. It's another toolbox full of toys! When I'm not turning, I'm hanging out with the love of my life and most honest critic, my husband Clay. In order to keep the lathe spinning and the lights on I spend the other part of my day at an ABC television station directing the evening newscasts.

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3/9/05, 5:03 AM #8

Dave Peebles Lyons, Ohio!
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Awesome Mike!!

Dave Peebles Lyons, Ohio!

>I love it when we can find a piece of wood like that.

Beautiful job on it!!

Dave

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3/9/05, 5:05 AM #9

David Hammond, in Powder Springs GA
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>Man, that's some kind of purty! I've steered away from oak too, but if I could get a hold of some of that, I'd be turning it too! Really nice stuff.

Any more comments about the laquer? I've heard great things about Target Coatings, and I'm eager to try it. I love oil finsihes, and have used them on 99 percent of my work, but it has it's limitations - for one, it totally destroys fresh Ambrosia maple, and I've got a bunch of super quality AM that deserves a clear, semi-gloss to high-gloss hand rubbed laquer finish.

David

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3/9/05, 12:08 PM #10

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>Mike, that truly is a beautiful find and I love the bottom better, too! : )

I've been waiting for some verification as to the wood species because I have a few small pieces turned from this same wood (least looks the same) and don't know what to call it.

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I live in the middle of Amish farmlands in south-central PA. I started turning in 1989 on a Craftsman monotube and learned from a book in our local library. After turning for a few years, I finally saw another person use the lathe! Then I attended the national symposium in RI (2004?) and that was my downfall.......new tools! bigger lathe! Since I had to support myself, I needed to do production turning, working with contractors, antique dealers and furniture repairmen. In 2005 I got an order for 12 bottle stoppers, I had never turned one, bought the only ones available, did not like them (chrome), put one on my son's metal lathe, shaped it to my liking, took it to a local machine shop and asked "can you make this out of stainless steel?".............. the rest is history! Check out my ss stoppers on my website: <a href="http://www.torne-lignum.com" target="_blank">www.torne-lignum.com</A>

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3/9/05, 12:34 PM #11

Mike Rubes, Apex, NC
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Mike Rubes, Apex, NC

>Hi Mike,

Very nice hunk of wood. I love the ones that were once destined for the fireplace but are saved to make such nice pieces!

Thanks for the pics,

Mike

Got to look more closely at my oak pile in Apex, NC!!!

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3/9/05, 1:59 PM #12

Ron in Drums PA
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Ron in Drums PA

>Wow, Beautiful Save!

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3/9/05, 3:28 PM #13

Paul Porter in Phoenix, AZ
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Nice save, Mike!!!

Paul Porter in Phoenix, AZ

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3/9/05, 4:46 PM #14

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Richard Allen

>Hi Mike

Very nice. There are a lot of things to like about this bowl. It's hard to make a bowl of simple design. It feels good to work an unfamilure wood and have everything work out. We make so many choices when we turn wood. I wish I could make the same execlent choices on my next bowl.

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I have been turning wood for about 12 years now. I consume about 20 hours a week in front of the lathe making primarly bowls and platters. I keep thinking about making other "stuff" on the lathe, and ocasionaly I even get beyond the thinking part. But I take the most pleasure in bowls and platters. I have most every tool availble for the lathe but I am always looking for a new tool. More than looking for a new tool I am looking for a new hunk of wood. While a corner woodworker (sometimes called flat woodworker) can never have enough clamps, I find most woodturners can never have enough turning stock. The woodturning club I belong to has a Christmas party each year and part of that party is a "grab bag". We bring in a turning, that is judged by the people who come to the party. The people who make the top three turnings get prizes (like sandpaper or a tool). The real prize though is the exchange of turnings that comes from this colection of turnings. Some of my most cherished turned objects are the ones I have recieved from these grab bags.

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3/10/05, 7:49 PM #15

Dennis Y
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Dennis Y

>Looks very much like some ot our live oak down here in FL.

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