Todays shop time.

[crazyal]

I owed a bowl to a guy so I figured I'd get that taken care of. Ive got a

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little more sanding tomorrow.

Now you are making me feel bad for sitting on the couch being lazy on the computer. I have a 20" cherry burl sitting in the garage that is ready to be cut up. Not sure why but we have several cherry trees with large burls, the biggest has to be about 40" in diameter. As long as the tree is still alive I let them be.

 

[4570Man]

I got the bowl finished.

 

[Thall303]

Very nice!

Do you oil it or do anything else prior to using it for salad or other food?

 

[4570Man]

I oiled it with tung oil. I really don't intend for it to be used for food, but it should be safe to do so. My butcher blocks are oiled with mineral oil which is safe to drink in small quantities ( it's marketed as a laxative). The glue is approved for indirect food contact.

 

[Sawyer Rob]

In another life time, I owned/operated a custom furniture/cabinet shop... I made/sold several of these clocks.....this one is made from a cherry tree a friend had cut down, and it was headed to the dump!

I always enjoyed making the clocks and made one for each of my brothers and sister.

Anyway, I've been thinking about making a few of them, but I seem to have a hard time getting started on them... lol

SR

 

[dragoneggs]

I got the bowl finished.

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Nice... a lathe is the one tool in my woodshop that is noticeably missing. Never done turning but when I retire that will be on the to do list. What lathe are you running... looks like a Jet? Ideally I would get a metal lathe that I could also turn wood.

Oh and good idea on the thread... not sure why I didn't think of it myself! :thumbsup:

 

[4570Man]

Nice... a lathe is the one tool in my woodshop that is noticeably missing. Never done turning but when I retire that will be on the to do list. What lathe are you running... looks like a Jet? Ideally I would get a metal lathe that I could also turn wood. Oh and good idea on the thread... not sure why I didn't think of it myself! :thumbsup:

That lathe is a Jet 1642 which I "stole" for $500. I've also got a made in USA Powermatic 3520. I've got a 1440 Jet metal lathe. Not saying it can't be done, but turning wood and metal doesn't work very good. I could have never afforded the 1440 at current prices. I bought it about 10 years ago on sale for $3000.

 

[4570Man]

I rough sanded 2 cutting boards, and glued up another one.

 

[4570Man]

I made 70 of these over the last couple weeks.