Here are my first attempts (in chronological order):
Bob (woodArtz) got me hooked by showing me the basics of turning bowls. He also gave me a roughed out blank to play with. I finished the shape but have not finished sanding or applying a finish (have some tear out issues). But I like the shape:
After I went to Bob's shop I just had to have my own bowl gouge . When I finally put a handle on it I turned a small piece of cherry (still no finish, still some issues with tear out ):
Then a few weeks later I picked up some green hickory that a friend took down. That wood seriously stunk but cut very easily. And it was way darker in the heartwood than I expected (some of the logs that is). I took this one down to ~3/16th and it has warped to what I believe is a nice form as it dried. Same story: haven't finished sanding or applied a finish:
So, I seem to be stuck on sanding. I tried to sand at my lathe's slowest speed by hand but I can't seem to remove all of the end grain tear out. Can anyone recommend a power sanding setup?
Thanks!
Salem
Bob (woodArtz) got me hooked by showing me the basics of turning bowls. He also gave me a roughed out blank to play with. I finished the shape but have not finished sanding or applying a finish (have some tear out issues). But I like the shape:
After I went to Bob's shop I just had to have my own bowl gouge . When I finally put a handle on it I turned a small piece of cherry (still no finish, still some issues with tear out ):
Then a few weeks later I picked up some green hickory that a friend took down. That wood seriously stunk but cut very easily. And it was way darker in the heartwood than I expected (some of the logs that is). I took this one down to ~3/16th and it has warped to what I believe is a nice form as it dried. Same story: haven't finished sanding or applied a finish:
So, I seem to be stuck on sanding. I tried to sand at my lathe's slowest speed by hand but I can't seem to remove all of the end grain tear out. Can anyone recommend a power sanding setup?
Thanks!
Salem