Woodturning - Large Wet Turned Natural Edge Walnut Bowl

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[@PhilAndersonShadyAcresWoodshop]

It's fun to watch those long shavings come off the wet Walnut, Mike. Makes clean-up a little easier, too! As always, a well explained process and video. Looking forward to seeing this piece finish turned, I'll bet it's a beauty! 😊 Phil

[@MikeWaldt]

Thanks once again for watching Phil, always a pleasure to hear from you. Cheers Mike

[@Bramsshed1913]

My, that is a gert big old piece of walnut Mike .😃 will look forward to seeing the finished piece in a few months time mate. Cheers Bram

[@WhiskeyDale]

HUGE chunk of wood. great learning lesson. cheers

[@MikeWaldt]

Thanks Dale.

[@outlandishprofessor]

Looking forward to see it finished!

[@MikeWaldt]

As am I Roy. Thanks for watching.

[@MANJITSINGH-ko2oi]

HI mike nice to c u wood turning a beauty again. great

[@MikeWaldt]

Thank you Manjit.

[@woodwormpaul1893]

You made that look easy Mike I know it wasn’t . Great. Job. Mate well turned look forward to seeing the finished bowl 👍

[@MikeWaldt]

Thanks Paul much appreciated mate.

[@AllenOxendine]

Thanks for sharing, nice work as always. Full View and Like 👍. Hope you and your family are staying safe

[@MikeWaldt]

Glad you enjoyed it Allen. We are all fine thanks, hope you and yours are too.

[@jayscott306]

No one has ever explained how to get those side walls thinner and lower this well. Thank you, Mike. I thought I was just poorly positioning or selecting my piece for a live edge. Frankly, I'm disappointed that I didn't figure that out for myself. :) Great video. I still prefer these over live streams, but I understand the benefits of those for content creators. Be well!

[@MikeWaldt]

Glad you found some useful tips in the video Jay. Thanks for the kind words and watching.

[@bernardfutter650]

As that was from a limb, it must have been quite a walnut tree, Mike. Lucky you. I've just worked walnut for the first time, and it gave real pleasure. Good that you emphasised tightening up with green wood; I forgot last month, and only just got away with it. Looking forward to the result. Bernard.

[@MikeWaldt]

It was a large tree by all accounts Bernard. Thanks for watching and sharing a story too 🙂

[@AlFurtado]

I'm sure it will hold up fine good turning Mike. I doubt I will ever attempt anything like that ever. See you next time.

[@MikeWaldt]

Hi Al and thank you. You my friend, have tackled far more challenging pieces than me I assure you. Take care Mike

[@dannyboy9784]

Hi Mike, great video as usual... going to turn a bunch of 6 inch live edge bowls for X-mas gifts and planning to microwave dry them......Cheers

[@MikeWaldt]

Thanks Danny and enjoy your live edge turning.

[@laurencebugeja4160]

It's a nice piece of walnut Mike and it turns nicely looking forward to see it finished well done Mike.

[@MikeWaldt]

Thanks Laurence.

[@daverothwell4579]

That was a seriously large bit of walnut. Looks brilliant mate.

[@MikeWaldt]

Thanks Dave ... 'tis rather on the large side 😆😆

[@MoleValleyMaker]

Excellent Mike! Love a natural edge bowl

[@MikeWaldt]

Thank you Mr. Mole.

[@SilverBack.]

That looked scary to start 😱

[@MikeWaldt]

Looks worse than it really is Douglas... sort of 😉

[@irishwanderer4206]

Hello Mike so good to see ya again its Darren Doheny here if you remember me from woodchuckera some time ago, I'm back after 6 years and have set the lathe up again, I can straight back to you for the refresher good to see your still here

[@MikeWaldt]

Good to see you back Darren ... enjoy mate.

[@irishwanderer4206]

@@MikeWaldt cheers mike its good to be back been a long hrd road but thing will be ok .

[@apachisa25]

Thanks Mike Nice watching wet turning. Very smooth turning as compared to Dry wood . See you turning it again after drying process complete .

[@MikeWaldt]

Glad you enjoyed the video Ahsan.

[@teamwild_UK]

A lovely looking bowl there. A touch on the large side for microwave drying. Looking forward to seeing it finished. Cheers Ben

[@MikeWaldt]

Lolol Ben ... thanks for watching mate.

[@robcpwoodturner]

Awesome work Mike 👍👍👍 looking forward to seeing you finish it in a few months 👍👍👍

[@MikeWaldt]

Thanks Rob much appreciated mate.

[@MikeWaldt]

Thank you Mr. Mole.

[@missteeturns]

Well impressed with the way your Stratos XL handled that piece without a murmur. Most lathes would be shaking themselves to bits. Looking forward to seeing you finish that bowl in a few months.

[@MikeWaldt]

It didn't miss a beat T. Thanks for watching.

[@robohippy]

Christian Burshard had an interesting method of drying Madrone, which if you don't know, it starts to split before you even take the chainsaw out of the shop/truck. He would put the bowl blank inside a paper bag, and then put that inside a plastic bag. He would change out the paper bags every day. This allowed the madrone to dry out 'not too slow, not too fast, just right". Did you ever try out those inside bowl rests I sent? They will be back out on the market, but not made by me, just about any time.... so much better than a straight rest... Looks like your tool rest post is bigger than 1 inch.

[@MikeWaldt]

Sounds like a great method Reed. I do still use your rests as well as my Robust ones. Good news that they are being manufactured again. Hope your keeping well my friend. Take care. Mike

[@robohippy]

Things are going well. Had my shots. The swimming pool is open again so I can go swimming when ever I want and for as long as I want. Need some wood though. I do have a stack of bowls to sand out though....

[@William_Kenny]

Nice job Mike wet wood is great to turn also that lathe is savage I'd have been walking around the workshop after mine, I noticed the walnut has no dark heartwood the walnut around my area would have about 75 percent dark heartwood anyway great Job Mike please to watch you in action 👌👍

[@MikeWaldt]

Thanks William ... I have to say it is a rather pale specimen. Thanks for watching.

[@neil_m135]

That was a big chunk of wood Mike, but your lathe was well up to the job and so were you! It will no doubt make a beautiful bowl when finished.

[@MikeWaldt]

I do hope so Neil. Thanks for watching.

[@LarryDMitchell]

Nice project. Do you know what the moisture content was at the beginning? I'm new to woodturning and enjoy your channel. The tip about continual tightening will be a big help to me. Thx.

[@MikeWaldt]

Thanks Larry. It was around 40%

[@DougMilleratWoodSpunRound]

That is going to be a fantastic bowl when completed. Well done. Who did you find to tape the paper around the rough out? 🤣 looking forward to seeing this turned again in the future.

[@MikeWaldt]

Hope so Doug. Can't tell you I'm afraid ... sworn to secrecy mate 😁😁

[@papalagidiver]

Awesome video! Interested in your face shield with the respirator. Who makes that?

[@MikeWaldt]

Thanks Mark the respirator is the Evolution from Axminster Tools and in the UK.

[@smockytubers1188]

Is the color typical of European Walnut? Here in the states the heartwood especially, but even the sapwood has an almost purple tinge to it in addition to be much darker.

[@MikeWaldt]

This is a very pale specimen I have to say.

[@stephanielovatt2787]

That log must have taken a fair effort to mount on the lathe! It was interesting to see so much white wood, as most of the walnut I see, on other channels, has a lot of dark wood.

[@MikeWaldt]

Hi Stephanie, it was a heavy piece for sure, and yes your a pale example of walnut.

[@dbull46]

Great video Mike, love turning green wood its so satisfying. I will try the paper bag method because I've used a cardboard box with shavings before on several speices but even after as little as 2 weeks, the mold starts to grow. Do you think if I have packed the shavings in to tight not leaving enough breathing space? Thanks again Dave

[@MikeWaldt]

Thanks Dave. I must say that I pack it loose ... but sometimes even then mouls appears. So much depends on the ambient temperature and humidity. Thanks for watching too.

[@dbull46]

@@MikeWaldt Thanks Mike again. A bit of research shows that mold thrives between 25 and 30 degs C so I'm thinking Autumn and winter here and coming is a good time to crack on with some green turned bowls. Planning to keep them a good bit cooler to start then I will coat them in paraffin wax to finish the drying process which has served me well so far. Slowly slowly wins the race!!! Luck to of found a friend with a good supply of some apple and pear so really looking forwards to working with that. Thanks again Mike. Take care and keep them coming.

[@MarkBeckettRPT]

Really nice Mike. But, again with the tape? Notice you didn't film that part...... Lol

[@MikeWaldt]

Cheers Mark ... lol ... you know damned well I'm not allowed to! 🤣🤣

[@allanhugh2044]

I almost always take a moisture content reading a few days after, then leave it for a couple weeks then take more moisture content readings at various intervals, usually around 3 weeks apart. Depending upon whether it is stored in winter or summer, as well as the thickness and type of wood you can more accurately work out the drying speed with a moisture content meter. The Aldi unit is fine, you are only after a figure and the speed; Aldi Australia that is. Nice gouge, I would have used my 22mm gouge at the start. Pieces with heft like this one, are a very different feel with a larger size and weight gouge. Would have been nice to have metric sizes on the timber, not just inches... I'll be waiting to see the finishing turn.

[@MikeWaldt]

Thanks for advice Allan, I do have a moisture meter and periodically take a reading during the drying process. Thanks for watching.

[@alanmullock381]

Spare underwear on standby Mike😁😁😁👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 Beautiful!😎😎😎😎😎

[@MikeWaldt]

Ha ha ... thanks Alan.

[@MANJITSINGH-ko2oi]

THAT was one Hugh chunk off wood that would scare me. lol.

[@MikeWaldt]

😁😁

[@EricRush]

Thank you for not mucking up the video with, ugh, music.

[@MikeWaldt]

Lol Eric ... I am guilty on occasion I have to admit! 😁