Posts Tagged ‘bowl’


Turning A Beautiful Bowl – Another Rescue

This video is best viewed right here on this page. But, in case of technical difficulty, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. I do love turning sapele wood – any way that I can get some. It is rather expensive. So, if I can use offcuts from someone else’s project, I jump at […]

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Stabilization To The Rescue For Severely Spalted Bowl

Please continue to view this post on this page. However, if technical difficulties occur, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. I received this wood in a club wood exchange. On examining it, I noted some great spalting color and figure. But also noted a lot of very soft punky wood. I can treat […]

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Woodturning Wide Sapele Platter / Bowl From Offcuts

Please view this post on this page. However, in case of video difficulty, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. I scored some sapele offcuts from an associate-not large enough individually. However, I could see a bowl or small platter – only larger. While I would prefer turning from a single piece of wood, […]

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Woodturning Mystery Bowl In A Board

This post is best viewed right here on this page. But, if you have difficulties, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. I wish I knew what species of this this bowl is turned from. It was a decorative tree in my back yard that I cut down. The wood is beautiful. It is […]

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Woodturning Square Bowl From Venezuelan Saman

Just in case of technical difficulties, this post is also on YouTube and FaceBook. I received this wood from a friend who had traveled and lived in Venezuela. He had returned with a “bookcase” of beautiful wood, saman. He was moving and need to find a new home for the wood. The wood was already […]

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Cottonwood Burl Bowl – Required Three First Aid Treatments

Please view this post here on this page. But if there are technical difficulties, it is also available on YouTube and FaceBook. Salvaged from a friend’s burn pile, this cottonwood burl took some TLC and a redesign but not that much TLC. It is well worth the UV resin and CA needed to bring out […]

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Peach Bowl To Preserve Precious Memories

This is not the best example of wood for bowl turning. However, it was essential to turn this bowl anyway as a return gift to the lady in whose yard this tree grew. I filled the major cracks with ultra violet activated resin which I am finding very convenient for small repairs. It is supposed […]

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Rose Bowl From The Root

This video post is best viewed here on this page. However, if you have technical difficulties, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. After digging up an old rose bush from my yard, I attempt to turn the root ball to get a bowl. At 8″ by 3″, this bowl warped dramatically making it […]

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Rejected, Discarded But Beautiful Burl Bowl

This video is best viewed right here on this page. However, if you are experiencing technical difficulties, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. Please return here. This cottonwood was discarded at our club’s monthly Saturday gathering. Why discarded? The piece had a pair of smaller burl bumps. One had an accidental gash from […]

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Spring Turning – Bark Edge Birds Beak Bowl

This video is best viewed here on this page. But if you are having difficulty, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. Late winter and early spring is when I prune trees in my yard. Sometimes, this is a source of both wood and inspiration. In this case, I cut an apple limb that […]

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