Woodturning | The Wormiest Firewood!

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Hello, friends! This is officially the first project I've completed in our new house/shop. It's taken a while to get the shop back up to working condition, but we're finally done! It's been a long wait, but I am finally back to doing some wood turning! I also apologize for anyone who's left a comment in the past couple months that I haven't responded to yet. I've made it a point to reply to as many comments as I possibly can, and up until now, I've done a pretty good job of it, but the past couple months have been quite hectic! I promise, I will get to them soon!
This was a piece of a firewood I picked up from my parents' house a few months back. The outside looked stunning, and I immediately thought it would possibly make for a really nice live-edge bowl, so that's precisely what I tried with this project. I hadn't actually attempted a live-edge bowl before this project, and to be honest, it was actually much more difficult than I thought it would be after seeing so many people do them here on youtube. I was not fully prepared for how rough a process it was going to be on the turning tool, simply because parts of the bowl never end up getting fully round. That said, I am quite pleased with the final bowl. Although the worminess remained mostly on the surface, there are a lot of cool details and patterns throughout the piece. I can't be sure, but I think the wood might be ash? It does kind of look like ash, and it's decently dense as well. Either way, I sanded the bowl up to 400 grit and gave it a wax finish with Hampshire Sheen, which was also a first time use. It was quite easy to apply, but I gotta say, I do miss that waterlox shine!!
What do you all think? I'd love to hear down below!
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Key equipment/products I used:
Rikon 70-220 VSR Midi Lathe: www.leevalley....
Woodstock 1/2 inch bowl gouge: www.amazon.ca/...

[@frann.8879]

Beautiful wood details!😁😁

[@SMcCaskill]

Just a tip here, tree bark should never be left on the items you turn. It will rot off and damage your art. Keep working at what you're doing. You have a lot of talent.

[@VanHorn210]

Very nice! This is Ash, right? I like how you left at least one edge with the emerald ash borer marks. It really lets this piece tell a story👍

[@midei]

It’s beautiful

[@bonehaggit]

Ash wood. Damn ash boerer.

[@ЯрославКарелл]

👍👏 Очень красиво получилось!!!! ЗДОРОВО!!!Если покрыть рояльным лаком и отполировать, будет вообще Супер!!!👍

[@buckstarchaser2376]

0:53 No guts, no glory.

[@rastreamentoveicularof]

Gostaria muito de entrar em contato com você! Como posso entrar em contato?

[@formanwoodworking]

Thank you so much for this beautiful surprise today!! I sincerely appreciate the support. Unfortunately, I'm not entirely sure what your question means. If you're looking for our email address, here it is: [e-mail]. And if you're looking for where you can purchase this piece, it is currently available on our website: formanwoodworking.com/ Thank you again!

[@Axl12412]

Ecclesiastes 7:3 Sorrow is better than laughter; it may sadden your face, but it sharpens your understanding. Proverbs 14:13 Laughter might hide your sadness. But when the laughter is gone, the sadness remains. If you want to know the Truth believe in Jesus.