Wood Turning Wood
Woods for wood turning truly open doors for most anyone in terms of the extreme diversity of wood that is available in the world. Even experienced wood workers are likely to be surprised by the quality and quantities of different possibilities inherent when the focus is on the smaller pieces of wood that are typically used by the wood turner as opposed to the slabs and plywoods typically used in cabinetry and furniture construction. And we are definitely not talking about framing pine 2x4s here! Wood really can be purple, yellow, red, and even multi-colored without the use of dyes, paints, or stains. Don’t think so? Follow me into this category and find out for yourself!
It took some time and some patience to hollow this one out but I think the effort was repaid. The bowl does, unfortunately, have a check in the side …
But it was more important that Camphor turn well in addition to smelling nice and it certainly did turn nicely! Camphor is relatively soft so it cut incredibly easy …
The thing is that aside from the end grain lift, which is best removed by locking the lathe and doing some quick focused sanding, Mulberry makes an excellent turning …
Wood_Pens May 17, 2020 Wood for Grinding Mills, Wood Lathe Tools, Wood Pen Blanks, Wood Turning Home, Wood Turning Lathes, Wood Turning Supplies, Wood Turning Tools, Wood Turning Wood, Wooden Bowl Blanks, Woodturning Materials On paper, some of the Hickory data suggest that it should be brilliant as a turning wood, especially because, in its pignut form, it is the 10th hardest of …
The finish on this piece varies from my usual go-to Shellawax. Shellawax, while my favorite, is a disaster on soft absorbent woods. It goes on blotchy and uneven and …
Wood_Pens May 16, 2020 Wood for Grinding Mills, Wood Lathe Tools, Wood Pen Blanks, Wood Turning Home, Wood Turning Lathes, Wood Turning Supplies, Wood Turning Tools, Wood Turning Wood, Wooden Bowl Blanks, Woodturning Materials This blank shows a great deal of the common silvery blue fungal staining. It is almost impossible to keep Holly pristine white unless it is cut in the winter …
The first thing I noticed about the Almond was how dense it was, heavy for the volume. And it was clearly hard as well as it took some effort …