Cutting Crew
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Hi All,
Following on from the post by Mudman about saving timber from the London Plane tree outside his office, I posted the photograph to try and show that liitle has to be thrown away if you're a turner or there's one near by, most wood will be welcomed.
“Contour Lines” was turned from a piece of olive ash that was being thrown out at Craft Supplies in Millers Dale.
The blank was full of splits and on the surface looked awful. no one wanted it and it was taken of the shelves ready to be thrown away, luckily for me I rescued it.
I turned the timber as part of a demonstration trying to show that you can save most pieces of timber. The walls were turned to 2mm thickness and the bowl was finished with Chestnut's melamine lacquer which really brought out the beautiful colours that emerged as the turning progressed.
The bowl measures 9" in diameter by 5" deep. The top edge and original splits were turned into a feature and scorched by careful use of a burning tool.
Regards....Mike
Following on from the post by Mudman about saving timber from the London Plane tree outside his office, I posted the photograph to try and show that liitle has to be thrown away if you're a turner or there's one near by, most wood will be welcomed.
“Contour Lines” was turned from a piece of olive ash that was being thrown out at Craft Supplies in Millers Dale.
The blank was full of splits and on the surface looked awful. no one wanted it and it was taken of the shelves ready to be thrown away, luckily for me I rescued it.
I turned the timber as part of a demonstration trying to show that you can save most pieces of timber. The walls were turned to 2mm thickness and the bowl was finished with Chestnut's melamine lacquer which really brought out the beautiful colours that emerged as the turning progressed.
The bowl measures 9" in diameter by 5" deep. The top edge and original splits were turned into a feature and scorched by careful use of a burning tool.
Regards....Mike
