Pecan Bowl -

Re: Pecan Bowl - Inside 

TomW in SouthJersey

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Re: Pecan Bowl - Inside

Chris K. in MD

>Tom,

That is a Nice bowl, can you please tell me what DNA drying is?

Regards,

Chris

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RonZ

>Looking good Tom. I use my macro setting that helps focus better on the piece that I'm taking pictures of.

Re: Pecan Bowl - Inside *LINK*

JL work

>DNA is denatured alcohol. Dave Smith wrote a nice article - see link.


WC Alcohol Drying Article

Re: Pecan Bowl - Inside

JL work

>Nice color and grain pattern. Was it a bear to work?

Re: Pecan Bowl - Inside

TomW in SouthJersey

>JL - The pecan was about the easiest wood I've worked with yet. Maybe it is because its the first green wood I've turned. I don't have a moisture meter and was too lazy to weigh the bowls. They felt and appeared dry so I'm hoping I don't get any cracking or warping. I have 2 larger pieces but I like this wood so much I'm waiting a little longer to be confident they are dry.

Its also the first time I've started with a log and gone through the entire process.

Tom

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Dick Hines

>Tom, I wouldn't wait to long to urn the pecan. You said it was wet. When it dries it will be like turning a rock. It works much better turned wet.

Re: Apple - Hard to Turn

TomW in SouthJersey

>I don't need to worry about warping or cracking if I turn it too soon? I just finished turing some old apple that was destined for someones fireplace. That was hard wood to turn.

Here is a vase I managed to get out of it. Its 18"X4 3/4". I wanted to try captured rings after seeing a thread about the baby rattles.

Re: Apple - Hard to Turn

Mike Rubes, Apex, NC

>Hi Tom,

Very Nice! I love the rings on that vase. I also think the pecan bowl is good. The grain patters in it really work well for a bowl that size. The pecan bowl is about as defect free piece of pecan as I have ever seen. Thanks for the pics!

Mike

Re: Apple - Hard to Turn

tek-Brunswick, Ohio

>Apple shouldn't be hard to turn even if it's dry. Maybe boring the end grain is a little tough, but all the work on the outside should have gone well. Dried apple will hold detail really well. I'm in the camp that believes in honing turning tools, especially skews and spindle gouges. I also learned the benefits of honing scrapers from an Alan Lacer demo. With sharp tools and proper technique Apple is a great wood to turn. I'm not casting stones here. I'm just trying to help. I'm learning too, and some of my work ends up as kindling.