Ha. I have turned green bowls for 55 years and from mostly oak.. I like fresh cut.. wood from yesterday’s felled trees.. I have water marks on my shop walls from spraying water.. I put up a shower curtain to lessen that. I weight them on roughed out.. coat with paste wax on end grain and shrink wrap and wrap with brown paper.. After 6 weeks the bowls go into the attic to dry out.. If it is summer dry out takes a month.. if winter it’s 5-6 months.. I enjoy your work.. thanks
@AllenOxendineАй бұрын
Nice work, thanks for sharing. Full View and Like 👍
@SeeTheWoodTurn-cf8rv2 ай бұрын
Looking good, I am working on an old large oak tree myself trying to get it all rough turned one piece at a time.
@CamsWoodshopАй бұрын
It's a bit tiring to turn such large bowls! Be safe and let the shavings fly!
@MrNater413 ай бұрын
Good start. Hopefully it doesnt crack too much. Oak is notorious for crackin because of the tight grain. About 1/2 of mine split beyond repair no matter what i do
@CamsWoodshop3 ай бұрын
I really hope it doesn't crack. I collected a k-truck load and turned a handful of large bowls. I also made some of it into boards to be used for other projects.
@STMwoodturning24 күн бұрын
What were the final dimensions and did you seal it before wrapping it up? I've been sealing my blanks with Elmer's school glue and it seams to work good so far. Too bad you couldn't core it. Keep up the good work and sweat the safety police 😉
@CamsWoodshop19 күн бұрын
I am waiting for the bowl to dry out. So no final dimensions yet. Using Elmer's glue to seal up and let it dry more slowly is something I am going to try! Thanks for the comment.
@johnbauby66123 ай бұрын
Which Laguna is that?
@CamsWoodshop3 ай бұрын
Laguna 18/36
@clarencegreen30713 ай бұрын
Suggestion: Use tailstock support whenever possible, even with a faceplate. --Old guy
@CamsWoodshop3 ай бұрын
Yeah you are correct it is better to use tailstock as often as possible! Thank you for your suggestion.