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I dug out a really nice bowl blank from under my lathe. It was maple and has a lot of spalting. I turned a nine inch bowl from it. Many repairs and finished with Ack's Sanding Paste and Polish.
Ack's Sanding Paste website. ackswoodpaste.com/

[@paulgibson8056]

Outstanding video, Stephen. (As usual). I’m always so glad when I see you’ve produced another wood turning video, because I learn so much from you. Thanks for all the hard work you put into teaching us.

[@kobiekaasjager4822]

Stephen this is fantastic and stunningly beautiful magnificent and spectacular.

[@garcmol1]

I turned a spalted tamarind 5" bowl yesterday. It was my first bowl and was a lot of fun. I learned a lot watching this video. Tool wise, I found turning the inside of a bowl to be a huge undertaking as everything is approaching the tools differently. It was challenging with basic chisels. Enjoyed the video. Thanks

[@StephenOgle]

Thank you very much. Glad you enjoyed this project. Just take everything nice and easy and it will come to you. Biggest thing is not to get frustrated. Take care!

[@gaowoodlab]

Nice work, so beautiful color and grain,👍👍

[@StephenOgle]

Thank you very much. So glad you enjoyed this project. Take care.

[@TheMessyStudio]

Truly a beautiful bowl, Stephen!

[@StephenOgle]

Thank you Billy. Glad you enjoyed this project my friend.

[@darylreinke8621]

Beautiful piece, Steve. In western Canada we don’t get much spalted maple. We do get some box elder with the red veins. I’ve done a lot of work with spalted birch. It’s common firewood out here and it spalts quickly.. well done! Always enjoy your informative commentary. I’m retired from a local fire department and just recently from a law enforcement position. I’ve always found I can ‘talk’ to wood about those experiences that went south on me and the wood never tells! More people need to be educated in the psychological value of hobbies such a wood turning. It really does soothe the mind! Bless you for what you do.

[@StephenOgle]

Thank you Daryl. Very inspiring comment sir. I agree completely. Woodworking is a great stress reliever and I have been at it for a long time now and know this to be true. Congrats on your retirement, Brother. Take care.

[@DougMilleratWoodSpunRound]

Wonderful piece Steven. Thanks for sharing.

[@StephenOgle]

Thank you again Doug. This was a very fun project also.

[@estroy4884]

Great find. Woo thats a pretty bowl!

[@StephenOgle]

Thank you Eric. So glad you enjoyed this project. Take care.

[@exotictones1054]

Very nice looking bowl.beautiful color.

[@StephenOgle]

Thank you very much. I really enjoy the look of spalted wood.

[@leksey7870]

Very beautiful my friend!

[@StephenOgle]

Thank you Aleksey. Glad you enjoyed this project.

[@woodninjaswoodturning3787]

Excellent Bowl.. Great video and all the advise also.

[@StephenOgle]

Thank you very much. Glad you enjoyed this project.

[@jude4896]

Nice piece Thanks for sharing

[@StephenOgle]

Thank you Jude. Glad you enjoyed this project.

[@MultiTom1956]

What a beautiful piece of wood and you turned it into a more beautiful bowl 😊. We get to see such wood on websites and youtube only😊

[@StephenOgle]

Thank you Mahendra. The next time you feel like experimenting with a log. Just leave it outside in the full weather standing on the end for a while and soon you will have very similar wood to work with. This is how I get it. Just don't wait too long or it will just rot. Hope this helps. Take care.

[@donaldtrabeaux5235]

absolutely stunning

[@StephenOgle]

Thank you Donald. I appreciate it and am glad you enjoyed this project. Take care brother.

[@mitchellmanning7887]

Thanks for sharing,,👍,,🐝safe

[@StephenOgle]

Thank you Mitchell. Glad you enjoyed this project. Take care and stay safe.

[@thecarpenter7526]

Great looking bowl brother.

[@StephenOgle]

Thank you very much. Glad you enjoyed this project my friend.

[@kerryg4119]

I like the look of any kind of spalted wood. Nature's art comes through! I really appreciate that you are showing most of your work in real time. When you watch a speeded up video, you don't get the feel of the speed of your cut. In real time you can see that you don't just rip through the cut. Even the sound of real time turning is important when you are trying to learn from watching videos. You don't get that on speeded up videos either. Thanks Stephen for another great video.

[@StephenOgle]

Thank you Kerry. I try to keep everything in real time, can't promise everything will be. Sometimes there are serious time constraints for keeping real time. So glad you enjoy that format and I will continue to produce it as such. Thank you for the great comments and take care.

[@annetteackley9048]

That Bowl is Beautiful!! It will look great on anyone's table filled with popcorn to meatballs. As always, we enjoy your videos so much!!

[@StephenOgle]

Thank you Ann. Glad you enjoyed this project. Your sanding paste is great! Even though I do not use it on all projects I still like in on most of my bowls. Take care.

[@xiaver617]

Loved the bowl and glad to see your work again.

[@StephenOgle]

Thank you Bill. Glad you enjoyed this project an that you still enjoy my channel. Take care.

[@TheTinyWorkshop]

Nice bowl and a nice video. I watched it in full screen. It's like I stand next to you and see what you are doing. Thanks.

[@StephenOgle]

Thank you very much. Glad you enjoyed this project with me.

[@paulsimmons390]

Glad you are back at the wuud lathe I have followed you for a long time and learned lots from you You do beautiful work.

[@StephenOgle]

Thank you Paul. Good to be back my friend. Glad you are still enjoying my channel.

[@dennisbeamish9058]

Great piece again Stephen!! I notice that you do not apply anything after the Acks polish, I was under the impression that you need a final finish after that - this is good to know. Also - I think I noted some new music in your video intro - really like the change. thanks for sharing and great to see you back on a more regular basis - I check for your new videos every day. I make sure all of my turning friends are on to your channel and even have a few friends that are not turners that now watch your channel just for the entertainment of watching the process. Regards Dennis

[@StephenOgle]

Thank you Dennis. I really appreciate your sticking with my channel through the dark times. LOL! I am grateful also for the shout outs to your friends. The second part of the Ack's system is the final coating of polish and it consists of carnauba wax and some oils. Nothing is needed after that.

[@MARKBaid]

Beautiful piece Stephen. Good to see you back on the tube Mark

[@StephenOgle]

Great to hear from you Mark. I know it has been a while. Glad you enjoyed this project. Take care and do a kindness.

[@RickTurnsWoodturning]

Beautiful bowl, Stephen!

[@StephenOgle]

Thank you Rick. Glad you enjoyed this project.

[@grampashorty8468]

hey Hey Steve, another beautiful job. That wood have been a fun bowl to core out. I bought a different lathe & the same coring tools you did. I know how you felt about the quality of the coring tools , I felt the exact same way but we weren't going to get our money back so I made mine work. Once I got over the learning curve the tools worked great, just keep them sharp. I love the music the tool makes when it cuts across the wood. Keep em coming!!!

[@StephenOgle]

Thank you Grampa. I know exactly the sound you are talking about. I like them too. The McNaughton is a great tool and I really like mine. Take care my friend.

[@tompuskar4426]

Great bowl! I also like spalted wood for turning and have had a number of successes and failures. Something I learned from Kim Tippins is to take a 50:50 mix of epoxy and acetone and use it as a sort of filler or sanding sealer. It may salvage the other bowl you have. Give it a try. Works great as a finish as well. Stay safe and keep turning.

[@StephenOgle]

Thank you Tom. Great suggestion. I have used all kinds of stuff for stiffening the grain and have actually shown most on KZbin over the years. Never tried the epoxy and acetone but I have used Plexiglas and acetone whick worked very well also. Thank you again and take care.

[@meawayfromhome]

Hi Stephen, as usual another fine piece, well done. I’m going to check underneath my lathe see if I have a spalted bowl, lol.

[@StephenOgle]

Thank you Philip. Glad you enjoyed this project. I hope you find one my friend. They are great to turn when they turn out right. Take care.

[@KenBinCT]

Great video Stephen...👍 A few years ago before I started turning I cut down and then cut up a maple tree in the back yard that was about 4' in diameter. It was all spalted and I cut it up and split it and burned it all... 😢

[@StephenOgle]

😢 My heart is breaking for you sir. Thank you very much and I am glad you enjoyed this project.

[@ScenicCityWoodturning]

That's beautiful! I wish I could just pull a blank like this out form under my lathe. lol

[@StephenOgle]

Thank you very much. Glad you enjoyed this project. Stand a log on its end for a while out in the weather and you will get very similar results. I hope this helps my friend.

[@ScenicCityWoodturning]

Yessir! I’ll give it a try. 👍🏻 Thanks!

[@zetuskid]

Great work in handling that spalding Stephen! It would look real good on my table! U know there are some people who just can’t help but hit the down finger. I guess it’s a personal thing.

[@StephenOgle]

Thank you very much and glad you enjoyed this project. I usually don't even look at likes and dislikes but I know all my videos get a couple of dislikes within a couple of hours of posting and generally never get anymore. Oh well, what do you do. LOL!

[@randywillis1659]

Could you tell me more about your show next month. When and where? I'm in Austell My wife and I like good craft shows.

[@oneshotme]

Beautiful bowl!! You need to get yourself one of those cheap turntables Or make one with you cordless drill to show it off at the end of your videos so we can get a better look at it :) Enjoyed your video so I gave it a Thumbs Up

[@StephenOgle]

Thank you very much. I have been wanting to make a turntable for a long time and actually bought the lazy susan for it but have just never gotten around to it. Thank you for lighting the fire again. Hopefully I can build on after this show next week. Take care.

[@loucinci3922]

I just looked at your long worth chuck video and noticed we have the same lathe. I jumped ahead 5 years to see if you upgraded. Looks like you have. Would be curious to know the pros and cons of the new lathe. Do you still use longworth chuck on new lathe? Great looking bowl. Thanks for sharing

[@StephenOgle]

Thank you Lou. Glad you enjoyed this project. Yes, I do still use this longworth chuck on my new lathe. The new G0766 is very powerful, smooth running and very quiet (compared to my old G0462. The only Con I can think of is that it was backordered and took over a month to arrive. It is very reliable, meaning I have experienced no maintenance issues so far. Have not even replaced the belt. I hope this helps.

[@bradmcnamar5679]

Stephen - what sanding sealer do you use?

[@ants19632]

Nice one Stephen. May I ask why you did not use your bowl corer? Cheers mate

[@StephenOgle]

Thank you David. I did not core this bowl simply because it was only nine inches to begin with. Excellent suggestion though. Take care.

[@kenkaufman4736]

Beautiful bowl. How did you finish off the bottom of the bowl?

[@StephenOgle]

Thank you Ken and good question. I did not show the bottom of the bowl because of the video length but it was finished with sanding sealer, sanded to 400 grit and coated with Minwax Paste Finishing Wax. I hope this helps. Take care.

[@mikepruett1745]

which sanding sealer u like to use on spalts

[@StephenOgle]

Thank you Mike. I like the Cabot sanding sealer (Oil Based) the best as long as I have time for it to cure. Otherwise I use DEFT Lacquer Sanding Sealer which also yields very good results much faster. i hope this helps.

[@mikepruett1745]

@@StephenOgle yep ty

[@morrisshankleful]

Is the black mold have got a concern for my lungs ?

[@StephenOgle]

Thank you Morris. Good question. Spalting is not mold and is not dangerous. For more information, see the August 2011 issue of American Woodturner, pages 44-51, titled Spalting Health and Safety.

[@morrisshankleful]

Thanks needed to know that.

[@jimbugs12]

well, it’s not the tool. we are using the same one. i just sanded the spot where the chunk went missing and called it a design feature.

[@StephenOgle]

Thank you Jimmy. We all do that from time to time and the design features usually end up better than the original. Thank you again and take care.