And this time I won:eusa_danc:eusa_danc. I got a few pieces of American Elm from Jeff last year. I tried to turn the first piece and almost gave up bowl turning. The interlocking grain and overall hardness of the wood made turning it green feel like it was petrified:BangHead::BangHead:.
Well today I had the urge to create and only a little time after going to the lake with the family and dinner, so I decided to give another hunk of the Elm a spin.
The gods of wood turning must have been smiling down at me, and I turned the 7" dia. 4" thick blank into a successful soup holding bowl.
This is the thinnest I have turned a bowl to date at a little less than a 1/4" wall thickness. It's finished with BLO, burnished on the lathe, and then a healthy coat of paste wax.
Thanks for looking, comments always appreciated.
Dave
Well today I had the urge to create and only a little time after going to the lake with the family and dinner, so I decided to give another hunk of the Elm a spin.
The gods of wood turning must have been smiling down at me, and I turned the 7" dia. 4" thick blank into a successful soup holding bowl.
This is the thinnest I have turned a bowl to date at a little less than a 1/4" wall thickness. It's finished with BLO, burnished on the lathe, and then a healthy coat of paste wax.
Thanks for looking, comments always appreciated.
Dave