Heart pine

[Den-Den]

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.



  

 

[Magicman]

Beautiful. 

That should be a treasured piece, and it should last much longer than Egyptian pottery.     

[LaneC]

  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.

[Savannahdan]

Beautiful work.  Thank you for sharing.  I really should get back to using my lathes more.

[mesquite buckeye]

Me like.  ;D 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)

[Den-Den]

  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.

[21incher]

That is beautiful.  I have never seeen a a piece turned with the grain running in that direction before.   Thanks for sharing.           

[Den Socling]

WOW that turned out to be beautiful!  8)

[Texas Ranger]

Work of art, DenDen!

[WDH]

Incredible!

[sawmilllawyer]

Excellent work!!! Love the grain pattern.

[thecfarm]

A good job to bring out the beauty in a piece of wood.

[Lud]

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!