Back in March 2017 I green-turned a large number of Persimmon bowl blanks. They were coated with AnchorSeal and set aside to dry with weights recorded from first turning to allow me to gauge the degree of dryness, i.e. once weight loss stopped the drying process would be complete. In the meantime, I moved and didn’t have a shop set up for almost a year. I have returned to the shop and finishing these green-turned bowls in my first priority.
This is a relatively large diameter, 8.5 inches, bowl that is 2.5 inches tall. Originally it was closer to 4 inches tall but a small disaster occurred that required the shaving off of some of the height.
Large Persimmon Bowl
Turning these green-turned bowls into finished items is proving more challenging than I had expected. Persimmon warps fairly significantly and it takes a good deal of effort to bring it all back into round. And the warp occurs both inside and outside, as well as top to bottom, so every surface requires patient attention.
Overall I am pleased with the outcome, especially with the heartwood inclusions that are coal black because Persimmon is a true Ebony family wood and the small heartwood is very black.
The bowl turned nicely with my Easy Wood Tools and was finished with a generous coat of ShellaWax.
Large Persimmon Bowl – Reverse
While finishing these green-turned pieces presents its fair share of challenges I look forward to continuing to work through all that are waiting.