Having been frustrated lately at trying to include the pith in bowls and pots I took a large chunk of beech and turned a cross grain piece and an end grain piece from two half sections. Grinding a long sweep on just the left side of the flute on a deep-fluted bowl gouge allowed the upper two thirds to be cut in one sweep. The bottom third was cut with a Munro hollower and scraper.
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| Pot, Spalted Beech, 9.5"x 5.5" |
The end grain vase is from a quarter sawn block and hollowed with Munro and Kelton tools freehand with lots of caliper checks.
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| Vase, Spalted Beech, 6" x 9.5" |
I quite enjoy working with spalted beech if it hasn't gone too far. Easy to cut, tends not to clog hollowers and finishes well. There's also a helluva lot of it around the Chilterns. Hope to post an entry soon on hollowing techniques and tools.
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Awesome bowls, Billy! I love the one you made for us! You are amazing!
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