Boiled Bowls

[metalspinner]

A while back, Jim King posted this article link on boiling bowls...

http://www.exoticwoodworld.com/boilingwood2.htm

This weekend, I decided to give the technique a go.  So I hit the slab pile and pulled out some walnut.  I cut the slabs into bowl blank sizes and waxed the ends.  I sealed them because I knew I wouldn't have time to turn and boil them all.  They were then thrown into this pallet...






After rough turning, they were thrown into the boiling cauldron. Here's the action shot... :D






According to the instructions, they should boil for 1 hour per inch of wall thickness.  Here they are after the boiling. They range in size from 5" to 10"  in diameter and 2"-3" thick.






Here is the largest of the group. It is about 13" and 4" deep.






After they dry for three days under cover, they will be transferred to paper bags to complete the drying.

[jdtuttle]

Can't wait to see how they turn out.
jim

[WDH]

I saw the Title and thought that is was about some funky Northern food  .

[pineywoods]

I saw the Title and thought that is was about some funky Northern food  .

Me too, we think alike..

[metalspinner]

The walnut and cherry stock is still in the pot if you guys would like me to send you a couple of gallons.  It might liven up your next soup a bit. :D

[Lud]

If you boil it down , you might have the makings of a brown dye for light wood or ladies into weaving or other fiber arts. 8)

[Gary_C]

Or flavoring for grits.  ;D ;D

[WDH]

There you go, Gary!  Pretty soon, you will be eatin' grits bareback  :D :D.

[Gary_C]

Could I just go bareback and forgo the grits?  ;D

[CHARLIE]

I haven't tried the boiling process yet but I've used the process where you soak the bowl blank in a detergent solution and had good luck with it.  I didn't have any splitting but the wood is still moving, so the finished bowl will go a little out of round.

[Bro. Noble]

Charlie, 
I don't know how you treated that red oak that you used to turn those inside out ornaments for me,  but it must have worked.  I was showing a couple of them to Jake and Lorraine when they visited recently and they looked like you turned them yesterday 8) 8) 8)

[CHARLIE]

Brother Noble, I'm glad you are enjoying those and especially because they came from your special tree.  I didn't do anything special to that wood.  Just sanded super smooth and applied shellac. I think I waxed them too.