Got one!

[nelsone]

Tried another bowl. Made it with no blow out!:eusa_danc I won't really be suprised if this one cracks, but it was a trial run anyay. If it doesn't crack, I'll sand it a little more and put a finish on it!

 

[DaveO]

Ed, that came out great :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap I like the form, and the contrast between the sapwood and heartwood. What's the bottom look like? Can you re-chuck it? If it warps you could true it up again, or just finish it and let it do what it's gonna do. If it don't hold soup, it's ART :-D

Dave

 

[jeff...]

That's really nice, I like the contrasting heart / sapwood, very nice !!! I've been waiting for the right cedar log to hit the mill, were I can get a good clean pith free 6" thick slab for a few folks that want to turn ERC. I'm with Mike, slow drying would be your best bet for that bowl. Cedar is a very dry wood to begin with, even when it's green it's still very dry in comparison to some of the other species out there.

 

[nelsone]

If it don't hold soup, it's ART :-D

Dave

So I can sell it for $1000 if it cracks and $1.99 if it doesn't?:rolf:

I can still re-chuck it and I may go ahead and seal it.

 

[Eaglesc]

Great cedar bowl!
Better you than me, I'll stick with the pen thing till I get it right.

 

[dozer]

Nice looking bowl Ed. One of these days I need to get some blocks of wood bigger than a pen blank and make a couple of bowls.

 

[sapwood]

Nice Ed! I love the ERC and you are making rapid progress. :icon_thum

Roger

 

[JRD]

Ed,

You may want to wrap the bowl in several layers of newsprint for a month or two. That barrier will slow the drying process, creating a micro climate around the bowl.

Thats a method that seems to help on my turnings.

Jim