jtate
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Comments? (other than on the fact that the grass needs mowing)
Catalpa or Catawba BOWL
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wdcav1952
Activities Manager Emeritus
Julia, I think I have a small piece of catalpa in the shop somewhere. This bowl makes me wish it was a larger piece! Beautiful work.
jtate
Member
Cav, there is MUCH more of this tree to be had!
My Dad may be cutting up the rest of the tree in turnable chunks. Hs plan was to just haul it to a gulch he's trying to fill with brush. [:0] He thinks it's too light for firewood.
I'll be trying to convince him of the merits of cutting it up for wood-turners (mostly me).
It's really light and dry. This bowl was turned last night and is exceptionally thin- walled. It's had time to warp if it was going to but it hasn't warped at all.
My Dad may be cutting up the rest of the tree in turnable chunks. Hs plan was to just haul it to a gulch he's trying to fill with brush. [:0] He thinks it's too light for firewood.
I'll be trying to convince him of the merits of cutting it up for wood-turners (mostly me).
It's really light and dry. This bowl was turned last night and is exceptionally thin- walled. It's had time to warp if it was going to but it hasn't warped at all.
wdcav1952
Activities Manager Emeritus
Julia, explain to Dad that light wood mails more inexpensively. I may be back in touch for a bowl blank if he/you want to sell blanks.
TellicoTurning
Member
Julia,
That is a pretty bowl... your wood had more grain pattern than my peppermill blank did...
Your grass needs mowing.[}
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That is a pretty bowl... your wood had more grain pattern than my peppermill blank did...
Your grass needs mowing.[}
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ahoiberg
Member
julia, that's a great looking bowl. the northern catalpa is one of my favorite trees. i used to have a huge one in my front yard in colorado. please let me know if there's any extra blanks, i'd love to buy one.
kudos.
kudos.
karlkuehn
Banned
Very nice looking bowl, good job cleaning up the foot!
devowoodworking
Member
Nicely done, I don't see your signature on the bottom Is the grass really that long in Tennessee already[?] Just this morning I had to shovel the snow in front of my Igloo
Is the grass really that long in Tennessee already[?] Just this morning I had to shovel the snow in front of my Igloo
alamocdc
Member
Really pretty bowl, Julia! Well executed. I love the grain.[^]
jtate
Member
Thanks y'all! I will be visiting with my Dad today and we'll be discussing cutting up the rest of the tree for turning wood! I'd lve to share it with my turning buddies rather than have it go in the gulch. We've never really sold any wood though so I'm not sure of the details (boxes, shipping...) Any helpful hints would be appreciated.
wdcav1952
Activities Manager Emeritus
Julia, the only hard and fast rule for selling and shipping is that the first person to comment favorably on your bowl gets his wood free!!
alamocdc
Member
Julia, uless folks want large bowl blanks, you should be able to fit nice sized ones in a flat rate box. That will help cut down shipping costs.
jwoodwright
Member
Very Nice.