A blog about woodturning
Big bowls are on the way
I've had yet another offer of some yew trees, although this time they are a little larger in size - at nearly three feet across, I'm going to have fun loading them into the van.
From cherry tree to cherry bowls!
Heres a good example of what can be done with a tree, which would have otherwise been sawn for firewood. As well as being diseased, this cherry tree was in the way of building works and was about to be removed.
Finishing the underneath of a large yew bowl
In this post, Im going to focus on finishing the underside of a large bowl, which has been mounted onto the lathe with a faceplate. Turning on a faceplate is fairly straight forward during the rough turning process, but can present a few problems when remounting the blank and finishing.
You won't see many walnut bowls like this
Cumbrian walnut is scarce at the best of times and rarely available to wood turners. Most of this timber is planked for furniture makers, or sold on to companies who specialise in veneering.
A sneak preview of my latest work
I've just completed two stunning fruit bowls in burr oak and burr elm. Theyve just been oiled and are ready to go.
New work is on the way
Heres a sneak preview of a new piece Ive just been making. Pictured is a small natural edge yew bowl being turned on the lathe it looks tiny compared to the one featured in my last blog post!
Rough turning the huge yew bowl
On my last blog post, Id just finished chainsawing a rather large yew bowl blank ready for rough turning. It now needs to be prepared for mounting onto the lathe.
Starting the huge yew bowl
Back in January, I was lucky enough to acquire a yew tree and have spent many a day chainsawing and rough turning the timber. Most of the bowl blanks are now drying in my shed, but I’ve saved the largest piece of wood until now.