{"id":2735,"date":"2019-11-11T21:57:08","date_gmt":"2019-11-12T02:57:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.woodturningpens.com\/?p=2735"},"modified":"2019-11-11T21:57:08","modified_gmt":"2019-11-12T02:57:08","slug":"green-turned-holly-bowl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.woodturningpens.com\/green-turned-holly-bowl\/","title":{"rendered":"Green Turned Holly Bowl"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
I green turned this Holly bowl about 8 months ago and finished it tonight.<\/p>\n
Holly remains on my not-favorite woods to turn list because it doesn’t cut smooth at all on the cross-grain areas and it therefore requires more sanding than I would care for, but some people really enjoy the white wood look so I will turn a few more Holly pieces over time I am sure.<\/p>\n
This piece does display some of the blue-grey fungal staining that is almost always present in Holly. I’ve heard it said that the best time to cut, prepare, and buy Holly is the winter. The cold temperatures discourage fungal growth allowing time to get the Holly into the kiln and dry it to preserve the pristine whiteness. I don’t know when this was harvested but since I green turned it I know it wasn’t kiln dried so some staining is to be expected.<\/p>\n