I have a 3 foot long and a 5 foot long piece of cherry log that I didn't scrap when I was trimming a fence row. My total experience with bowl turning is one 9 inch diameter simple bowl of willow.
What might one make from the subject logs? I cut them about 4 years ago. I painted the ends of the larger immediately, but not the other one. There is checking on that shorter one, but not too bad. I'll saw into it when it thaws.
Pete Stanaitis
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ahem.. why do you ask, got a bunch of branch wood?
mac
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I'd make these:
...Kevin
Kevin... I'm gonna use your post to reply to the OP.. hope you don't mind..
Spaco.. Sorry, for some reason your post got to me with just the subject and no body... I didn't realize that it was a serious question..
I'd probably use it for goblets and boxes... both are really nice in cherry and those pieces sound like the perfect diameter.. Have fun with it, I have cherry envy now.. ;-[
mac
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Thank you all for your input. I will go out there and cut some up today. I think I will put the pieces into a plastic bage, not tightly sealed, now that they are inside.
Pete Stanaitis
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spaco wrote:
Great idea, Pete! just drop that plastic bag in a box and send it to me.. I'll save you from having to get your shop all dirty and your turning tools dulled...
NO, don't thank me...... Hey, what are friends for?
mac
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I've been turning some wine bottles lately. Not too complicated and my wine drinking friends seem to appreciate them. A couple are filling blanks in a wine rack my friend can't afford to fill. (We built it to fit a particular space not thinking that it would end up with capacity for 72 bottles!)
Pat Olalla, WA
Checking in a bit late - but you can always slice off rounds to make coaster sets - not as much challenge, but still something nice to do. Some folks might even prefer if you leave the bark on the edges.... assuming it's still there. Then you can do lots of things to decorate the faces, such as woodburning, decoupage, laser etching, marquetry (inlay), etc. Initials, logos, pictures....
Just some thoughts.
NGA
Do you use PEG to prevent them from splitting when they dry?
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