I have turned heart pine (aka fat lighter pine) a couple of times before, the first time was horrible, the second was a little better. My neighbor asked me to make something from a piece of pine he had been storing for "30 years or more". It had a few radial checks but not too bad. Nearly all of the sapwood had rotted off; the remaining wood had so much resin that the shavings stuck to the soles of my shoes forming a layer almost an inch thick. From my previous experience, I knew that normal sanding was impossible. Wet sanding with mineral spirits worked very well, sanding while turning slowly kept the mess to a minimum. Still not my favorite wood but I will turn it again.
Finished with one coat of tung oil and waxed with paste wax for a low luster. Diameter is just over 8 inches and 9-1/2 inches tall.
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/33766/Pine-2.jpg?easyrotate_cache=1463576436)
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/33766/Pine-1.jpg?easyrotate_cache=1463576436)
Beautiful. smiley_thumbsup smiley_thumbsup
That should be a treasured piece, and it should last much longer than Egyptian pottery. :o :)
That is a very nice piece. That amazes me as to how you can do that. I am going to go ahead and ask, how do you hollow it out, or is it 2 pieces fitted together? That is very very nice.
Beautiful work. Thank you for sharing. I really should get back to using my lathes more.
Me like. ;D 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) :snowball:
Quote from: LaneC on May 18, 2016, 10:24:21 AM
That is a very nice piece. That amazes me as to how you can do that. I am going to go ahead and ask, how do you hollow it out, or is it 2 pieces fitted together? That is very very nice.
It is a single piece hollowed to about 1/4" wall thickness with some extra weight in the bottom. There is a learning curve to the hollowing but not as difficult as you seem to imagine.
That is beautiful. I have never seeen a a piece turned with the grain running in that direction before. Thanks for sharing. :)
WOW that turned out to be beautiful! 8)
Work of art, DenDen!
Incredible!
Excellent work!!! Love the grain pattern.
A good job to bring out the beauty in a piece of wood.
Nice turning. But that orientation may bite you. Bowls and vessels have thin walls and that means temp and humidity changes will keep moving the wood. Knots change a lot over time in a bowl. I avoid them mostly.
It does look neat tho!