40" diameter, 80' tall douglas tree going down... how do I make bowls with it?

Does this help?

I'll refer you to the expert... Step-by-step

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I'm going to be a contrarian here... Fire wood

No really most Douglas Fir is too open to be anything other then firewood. I do know a couple people that turn it, but all they turn is old growth with tight rings (under 1/32 each)

On Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:21:47 -0500, freenews.netfront.net wrote (in message ):

This will be a softwood, and like any other wood, it will impose its own rules on you. It will have an open or coarse grain, but work with it. Can't possibly be worse to work with than the spalted (partly decayed) wood that some very skilled turners enjoy. Do some experimenting. Have some fun. If the tree has not been dead too long, it will still be wet. If it has been dead long enough, though, it will likely have some worm holes in it, from assorted bark beetle larvae burrowing in it. Not always a bad thing, and again do some experimenting and have fun. It has been said that you cannot make a silk purse from a sow's ear, but the truly stubborn among us have seen this only as an entertaining challenge to produce something delightful. Douglas fir is used for framing lumber like 2x4s and is often rotary cut for veneer in structural plywood. The hard grain is quite hard, and the soft grain is quite soft. Depending on the way the wood is cut, you could produce some interesting stuff. Just do it. tom koehler

Might be that you turn a nice looking bowl and then coat it like a bar top - heavy coat that will last.

Use it as a popcorn bowl or fruit bowl.

I have a turned bowl on a stem - and a hat by my Uncle Dave and a collar box turned by my Great Uncle Martin - my name sake. Dad turned when younger.

Mart> Hello,