Woodturning Pear Bowl – Wet To Dry
This video is also posted to YouTube, Vimeo, and FaceBook. But it’s best right here!
This pear wood comes from a tree that blew down last summer in a micro burst. At that time, I rough turned a large chunk of the wood and sealed it with Bowl Saver. Then, put the wood away to dry. Here in Utah, the climate is very dry. It has been drying for about eight months.
Periodically. I weighed the bowl, recording the weight and date. Once the weight stabilized the wood is dry and ready to finish turning.
The bowl is about 8 inches diameter, finished with walnut oil and buffed with tripoli, white diamond, and carnauba wax.
My disappointment with this bowl is that it was supposed to be much larger, probably 5-6 inches more in diameter and a couple more inches deeper. Despite my disappointment, this is a pretty bowl.
Enjoy!
Alan, very nice work. The pear bowls look like they’re made of soapstone.
—Joe
Thank you Joseph
Very nice
Thank you Jack
Thanks Alan. I enjoyed watching. I am unfimiliar with the faceplate you used right in the beginning when removing the bark. Can you send me a pic or two. Thanks a million
It is a DIY faceplate made from wood using a tap to match my spindle. There are a couple of older videos on wooden faceplates. I plan to do another version shortly.
Alan