crotch

  1. D

    Walnut crotch wood platter

    8 3/8" diameter, 1 1/4" height, finished to 3000 grit, and at the time of this photo, one coat of Minwax Tung Oil finish. Took me 6 hours to turn, sand and finish this piece. The decorations are courtesy of the guest speaker (Frank B. Penta) we had at our Woodturner's meeting last Tuesday...
  2. H

    a few of my latest turnings

    I have done a lot more turning than usual (for me) lately, and here are a few of my favorite results: 1. An aromatic red cedar plate/platter - about 10.5" diameter 2. A flame box elder piece - revealing a familiar shape. About 4" diameter and 3" high. 3. A spalted oak crotch piece - about...
  3. D

    future walnut coffee table (wood gloat)

    This piece has been sitting at my secret wood mill near Cincinnati for 5 years. After I had it milled, It's finished size is 44 inches long, 19" wide, and almost 2 inches thick. This monster weighs 31.8 lb. on my digital bathroom scale. I had it milled before bringing it home. The split...
  4. D

    walnut crotch wood magazine rack

    Staying with the theme of walnut crotch wood for a while longer. I designed this magazine rack and the piece is solid walnut. both ends came from either side of a big hole in the tree, where a big branch was before it rotted off and just left a hole. Dave
  5. D

    walnut crotch wood carrying case

    OK, one more picture today from the newbie. This is a carrying case I made from walnut. The glass sword is about 25" long. The foam rubber is 2" thick on each side. Polished to a 2000 grit. Dave When it is not in the carrying case, it is on the display case. The verticals are white oak...
  6. M

    walnut crotch

    As I am new to this area, where might I get some dry walnut crotch slabs for coffee and end tables. My last house burned down, and we need furniture.
  7. flyrod444

    One way to show off a walnut crotch.

    This is a HF I turned last week from a recently acquired walnut crotch. I hope to get the rest of the tree soon. I put the old milk jug in the picture for a reference of the size. This piece tested my hollowing technique to the limit since I don't have a captive system to hollow. I hollow using...
  8. Walnut slab

    Walnut slab

    Huge Walnut Slab
  9. Walnut slab

    Walnut slab

    Huge Walnut Slab
  10. Walnut slab

    Walnut slab

    Huge Walnut Slab
  11. W

    Free: cherry burl,red oak crotch

    Hopefully I'm going to be dropping some trees this saturday.Two items of interest to turners on here are a red oak crotch, the other a cherry burl. If anyone in the vicinity of davie county wants these two items for turning blanks I'll cut them out and and you can come pick them up.If no...
  12. Top Close-up

    Top Close-up

    Close-up of the top showing the grain of the walnut crotch
  13. Ken Massingale

    Cherry Crotch From Firewood Pile

    I was hoping this crotch would be better, but I guess it could be worse. I 'think' the defects will turn out on the left one, maybe the right one also. Problem is, it's ~16" across and I have a Jet Mini!:no: What you folks do with these hunks? :eusa_thin
  14. NCTurner

    Craigslist Hillsborough -Maple Crotch Free

    http://raleigh.craigslist.org/zip/1072245700.html and other turners specials.. http://raleigh.craigslist.org/zip/1072328813.html http://raleigh.craigslist.org/zip/1072509751.html
  15. A Nice Crotch

    A Nice Crotch

    Crotch wood is always spectacular.
  16. scsmith42

    Some GORGEOUS QSWO bookmatched Crotch boards!

    Check this out: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=130156987545&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT&ih=003 for twenty-nine bucks??? Somebody needs to jump on this one. Scott
  17. woodnick

    Oak Crotch

    The city just took down an oak tree from the neighbor's property, and I got 2 crotches. My question is: how should I cut them to make figured wood not for turning??
  18. J

    Crotch Feather Oak forsale

    Was out at the log yard this afternoon and Ted showed me a crotch feather oak log he was sawing. He said there's about 1500 BF of it left in either red or white oak. I didn't bring my camera but Ted set aside a piece for me to take a picture of it later. It's quite unusual, the crotch feather is...
  19. DaveO

    How to cut this crotch

    For maximum figure expression and ease of turning?? If it makes any difference my lathe swing is only 9". And is this even worth turning into a bowl. It's Silver Maple from a client's front yard. Thanks for any advice that can be offered. Dave:-)
  20. J

    pictorial milling of American elm crotch log

    Started milling a 32" dia 15' long American elm crotch log today, wanted to make a pictorial. American elm is some of the prettiest wood I ever seen. And we won't see much of it either; Dutch elm disease has just about wiped out the entire United Sates population. American elm of any size is a...

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