Knowledge You Can Build On — Est. 1998
Finally finished turning that red oak log
Dick Coers
Before and after pics. Pretty fair tribute to a majestic oak tree, if I do say so myself. Big bowls in back are 18" diameter for a scale of size. A second load is in the drier this morning, 17 of the bowls are dried. I'll make a second post of the big bowl warpage. I thought soft maple warped, you should see this oak! The client said he would buy 6 bowls when he dropped off the log, if I could get that many from it. He's in for a surprise!
Re: Finally finished turning that red oak log
George Taylor
You need to have the cameras rolling when you show him the output. Great job!
Re: Finally finished turning that red oak log
Brad Vietje
Impressive display of beautiful work, Dick! I'm sure he will be thoroughly impressed -- as are we.
Safe spinning,
Brad Vietje
Newbury, VT
Dick, when you posted the first picture......
Barry Irby
originally, you said something like, "Now I'm going to have to let the Husky eat." I looked at that picture and wondered what that tractor was going to eat. Looked a little out gunned to me. Later it dawned on me you were talking about your chain saw.
Beautiful work. I'm sure the client will be impressed. I know I am.
I really like the orange!
Dick Coers
I bought a Husqvarna 3120 chainsaw with a 3' bar quite a few years ago. I was harvesting a lot of urban logs, and needed the reach. It was in the days when you could still order them on-line, and I got a great deal out of Canada. 119cc, something like 8.5 hp. Darned thin sounds like a dirt bike. You can set the dogging teeth, and pull the back handle with both hands. Torque like you wouldn't believe. Bad thing is it weights so much, I can only use it for about 45 minutes at a time. A couple more years and that use time will be dropping fast!
Re: I really like the orange!
terry quiram
I kid Dick about dragging out the "widow maker" for the big logs but I have one to. It's an old Husky 394 with a smaller 32 inch bar. Dick is right when says these brutes are real work horses. Dick is younger than me I probably won't last 1/2 hour.
Nice output from that monster log.
Warping
John K Jordan
Wow, what a bunch of turnings! That probably took you all day...
For those who haven't seen the charts, look at the T/R ratio for soft maple vs red oak:
http://montgomerycountywoodturners.org/Documents/Tip29-MoistureContentandWoodShrinkage.pdf
There is more to the warpage story than the T/R ratio (e.g. consider Persimmon) but this will help predict the amount of normal out-of-round warpage.
JKJ
love it
Tom Sontag - St. Louis
A truly inspiring pair of Before and After photos. Making it all look so easy!
Those are nice forms.
Re: Warping
Dennis in Southern Oregon
Thanks John, that is a VERY interesting article.
Best book...
John K Jordan
The absolute best book I've found on the subject (and what should perhaps be required reading for wood workers and turners) is Understanding Wood by R. Bruce Hoadley.
His volume Identifying Wood is another must-have for me. I've used mine so much the pages are falling out. He shows how to look at cross sections with a hand magnifier to identify species.
JKJ
Awesome !
