I have had it rough!

[Charlie_W]

Rough turning bowls that is! :biggrin:

Recently, I roughed out some more of the bowl blanks that had been accumulating in the shop. A few of these have been done for a while and ready to finish turn now.
Most are cherry with some ambrosia maple and a spalted maple.
These range from 7" to 14" in diameter. I used Anchorseal on the outside and top of the rim as these are the primary crack zones and then placed them in paper bags while they dry.

 

[Leviblue]

Having it so rough looks pretty nice. Post pics of the finished bowls.

 

[resinman]

You can send them to me. Thanks

 

[TellicoTurning]

That is something I need to get up off my butt and get started... I cut a few bowl blanks last week and stacked them, but haven't started turning them yet...

Not all the blanks are from last week, some were done months ago and still not turned.

 

[nativewooder]

Do you use a weight scale to tell when they stop losing weight and are ready to finish turn?

 

[Cwalker935]

Those will be winners when finished.

 

[Charlie_W]

Chuck, you do have a bunch of blanks waging on you! Good Luck

Barry, no, I don't weigh them. I am slow about getting around to things so they will probably sit almost a year till I get them back on the lathe.

Thanks for the compliments!

 

[firewhatfire]

looks like a you need some help to get you out of a rough spot.

looks fun. I actually roughed out a bowl this week(just one though)

 

[Bob Wemm]

That is something I need to get up off my butt and get started... I cut a few bowl blanks last week and stacked them, but haven't started turning them yet...

Not all the blanks are from last week, some were done months ago and still not turned.

Chuck, Those shelves look a bit like mine, cep't mine are on the floor as well.

Bob.:biggrin:

 

[Bob Wemm]

Chuck, you do have a bunch of blanks waging on you! Good Luck

Barry, no, I don't weigh them. I am slow about getting around to things so they will probably sit almost a year till I get them back on the lathe.

Thanks for the compliments!

Charlie,
You cannot rush these things, and there are always priorities. I rough turned a heap a couple of years ago, some of them were cored as well, and by the time I got around to finishing them I was pretty much "Over it". Don't think I will do that again.
In fact there are a couple that have been waiting for at least 3 years now.

Bob.

 

[TellicoTurning]

That is something I need to get up off my butt and get started... I cut a few bowl blanks last week and stacked them, but haven't started turning them yet...

Not all the blanks are from last week, some were done months ago and still not turned.

Chuck, Those shelves look a bit like mine, cep't mine are on the floor as well.

Bob.:biggrin:

I'm trying to get and keep things off the floor so I have room to walk... the week before I got all those cut, I had half a tree split and stacked in the middle of the shop while I waited for new blades for the band saw... about a foot wide path from the door to the work bench and another foot over to the lathe. usually there's a pile in front of the racks too.

 

[gimpy]

If you need to get some weight off those shelves, send some my way, I have room........:biggrin:

That is something I need to get up off my butt and get started... I cut a few bowl blanks last week and stacked them, but haven't started turning them yet...

Not all the blanks are from last week, some were done months ago and still not turned.

 

[Charlie_W]

looks like a you need some help to get you out of a rough spot.

looks fun. I actually roughed out a bowl this week(just one though)

Phil, do you have a pic of your bowl?

 

[Charlie_W]

Thanks so much for all the likes and comments! These have been a lot of fun. I am anxious to see the final pieces when I finish turn them.