{"id":3672,"date":"2022-04-23T17:19:16","date_gmt":"2022-04-23T21:19:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.woodturningpens.com\/?p=3672"},"modified":"2022-04-23T17:19:16","modified_gmt":"2022-04-23T21:19:16","slug":"a-dozen-walnut-bowls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.woodturningpens.com\/a-dozen-walnut-bowls\/","title":{"rendered":"A Dozen Walnut Bowls"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
When working through my wood stocks, which are generous, I discovered a series of Walnut<\/a> blanks obviously cut from a board along with a larger blank sourced from Michigan at some time in the past. I grouped all of these blanks together since they were all Walnut, a wood I have often worked with in the past.<\/p>\n The larger bowl measures 8″ x 3″ while the smaller dishes measure, on average, about 5.5″ x 2″.<\/p>\n The large bowl is rather plain but most of the smaller dishes feature varying degrees of pale sapwood which makes for an interesting interplay between light and dark woods in one piece.<\/p>\n In writing about my experiences with Walnut in the past I noted that it required a great deal of sanding, but I think my skill levels in cutting have increased because these pieces required very little sanding at all. Walnut is rather porous and it doesn’t take a natural high shine regardless of how finely sanded it is, so I took it down to 400 grit and then stopped.<\/p>\n As is my habit when working with Walnut of any kind, for the final finish I turned to Watco Danish Oil<\/a>. I always use the “natural” color selection because I don’t want to obscure the naturally beautiful color of the Black Walnut wood with any tint or dye. The walnut soaked up the Danish Oil easily, especially along the end grain sections, so I continued to apply until I achieved an even finish.<\/p>\n