The Lost Chunk of Black Walnut Wood Turning
Vložit
- čas přidán 21. 03. 2024
- I got this piece of Black Walnut out and that same day I injured my ankle.
So over 2 months later I decided to go ahead and turn it.
I think it turned out nice. Let me know in the comments what you think.
If you found this video entertaining
Please Like and Subscribe and Share if you are inclined
The video is for entertainment purposes only
You are watching how I do things and not suggesting others should do it the way I do.
You need to know your machines and how to use them. Follow how the manufacture says to use them safely.
Look up other turnings I have done:
Dizzy Twister Turnings Segmented Turnings
Feature Rings Staves
20 minute bowl
Great gift or a craft show sales
Star bowl Block bowl
Tumbling bowls Emerging Bowls Black Locust Vase
Droop Bowl Offset Bowl Barrel of Blocks Star Bowl Bowl in a Bowl
Droop Bowl Lathe modifications Lacquer Shellac Friction Polish
Abrasive Paste Polishing Paste Wipe on Poly Black Locust Hollow Form
Multi Axis Square Bowl Siberian Elm Hollow Form
Dodecahedron Soccer Ball Sphere Olive Wood Turnings Illusions Segmented Vase
Tangent Stave Turning - Jak na to + styl
Amazing as usual Gary! What a beautiful piece of wood. You definitely did that awesome piece of wood justice. Thanks so much for sharing. 👍🏾
Thank you Greg for watching and your comments. They mean a lot to me.
Take care,
Gary
Walnut is my FAVOURITE wood...the colours (and grain) are amazing...great bowl, Gary 😁👌
Thank you very much Heather. It sure is one of my favorites but there are so many beautiful woods to choose from. Some we do not have around here but would be nice to turn.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Great project; I really appreciate your come-as-it-does commentary.
Thank you Johnathan. I appreciate your comment.
We are all seeing the piece develop at the same time. I may have a plan but am willing to make changes based on what I am seeing.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
AA beautiful walnut bowl Gary another outstanding piece, you make it look so easy thankyou for sharing
Many thanks Ronnie I appreciate your comments.
Gary
Wow! A dark and brooding piece for sure!! It's very hard to go wrong with walnut. Such a beautiful wood. Nice save on the bark Gary. Cheers, Rick
Thank you Rick. For sure this was on the dark side. Not sure why as I have turned some from the same part of the tree and it was not this dark.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Nicely done Gary! I really love the natural bark edge and the beautiful oval rings on the inside. Great job overall on this piece! Keep up the great work! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you Michael. Happy you liked it and I appreciate you watching,
Gary
Another beautiful bowl Gary. Walnut is one of my favorites to turn. The grain patterns are so amazing. Thanks for sharing and take care 😊.
Thank you Scott. I think it is the all time favorite for a lot of people and the beauty in it has earned that.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Making it nice AND you deserve to have a great day at work today and I love you work today
Thank you very much Allen and thanks for watching,
Gary
Black walnut is such beautiful wood. It seems as no matter what you make with it, it turns out beautiful. Plus in the hands of a master turner this bowl looks amazing. Thanks for sharing. Hope you have fully recovered. Keep up the good work.
Thank you Doug. Pretty hard to make something out of Black Walnut and not look good.
Ankle is much better but there is a way to go.
I use a cane outside when walking but not so much inside.
Still doing PT weekly and doing the exercises daily at home. From 1-5 times a day depending on which ones
Thanks for asking,
Gary
What a beautiful bowl, Gary! That light ring you pointed out really does make a huge difference to that piece. Beautifully done, my friend! 😎😎😎
Take care,
…..Gord
Thanks so much Gordon. It is those little things that keeps me wanting to do more.
Take care buddy!
Gary
Hey Gary you just can't beat a piece of Black Walnut. I currently have a piece on my lathe right now trying to save the Bark making another live edge piece. People just love it when you can save the Bark. Happy turning my friend until next time 😊
Thank you Edward. Black Walnut is some mighty fine wood. Best of luck saving the bark
Gary
Another masterpiece, Gary! You continually give me goals to shoot for. 👍
Thanks so much. I am sure you will do fine.
Take care,
Gary
Another nice piece. Your persistence and ability to adapt seem to always produce something very worthwhile. Keep it up Gary. I gain energy and enthusiasm from you videos.
Thank you Dave.
I appreciate your comment.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Absolutely gorgeous Gary. I love turning walnut.
Thank you Jack. I do as well and need to be careful I do not turn it all up.
I do have some English Walnut I may have to dig out.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Another lovely bowl Gary, those rings in the bottom do have a 3D effect. The bowl would not be the same without them, glad you caught that and the finish is just gorgeous! Take care, Wayne
Thank you Wayne. For me that is the coolest looking part of the bowl so sure glad they are there.
Take care,
Gary
CRICKY Gary for brief moment I thought I was watching Shady Akers woodturing. Top job Gary, KEEP THE DREAM ALIVE SON Aussie Aussie Aussie GDAY MATE from brisbane Australia
Nope it was me. Thanks for the compliment Ernie!
Take care,
Gary
That is a fine-looking bowl! I'm glad to see you are able to get back to the type of turning you like to do. You must be healing well. I really look forward to your videos since you are a great source of information and technique. Take care, Gary.
Thank you very much Qapla! My PT is going well and almost walking normal. He says in month I will be ok to do some bike riding. Just about when the warm weather shows up.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Hi Gary
Nice to see you back in your shop. Loved the finish on this bowl.
Thank you Jim and it is good to be able to get back out and make things.
Gary
One of the most satisfying things to watch
Thank you very much Sharon I appreciate you watching and commenting,
Gary
What a gorgeous bowl. I love the live edge look. Great video. Thank you.
Thank you very much Lee! I appreciate you watching,
Gary
I love the really dark chocolate colors that walnut can give you, and this piece is a very good example of that. The variation in colors, and those "3-d" effects just really make this one pop. Good choice of finish. It really highlights the colors, and the depth of the grain. I have made tenons too small for my jaws, so making a recess too big is kind of the same. No big deal, and you made a fine recovery. Great job! Thank you very much.
Thank you Mark. For sure this was really dark Walnut. I could have just turned but we all have hiccups and thought it was right to show it.
Could have been worse and with that said see you next Friday.
Gary
I like your explanations at the various stages.
Thank you very much Gary. I appreciate your comments.
Take care,
Gary
Beautiful piece of wood, Gary! I can't believe how dark it finished up, maybe the darkest I've ever seen. You did a great job keeping that bark safe and it adds so much to the beauty of this piece. Great design, too! Lucky you could use that recess! I thought you were going to make a tenon and then all of a sudden it's a recess. Must have come as quite a shock to you, too! LOL! Just keeps it interesting, doesn't it? Great fix at the end, no one but you and me will know! Fun video, buddy, keep'em coming! 😊
Phil
Thanks Phil I was sure surprised how dark it ended up. For sure I am glad the bark stayed on because it was already kind of shallow looking.
I was sure shocked when I ended up with an odd sized tenon and have no clue what the heck I had one or was doing LOL. I know I grabbed a spare chuck and tried it in place. It opened so much that it as only hitting in a small area of each jaw. Then I debated if my mid size jaws would work but it sure did not leave much stock but I went with it.
By then my head was hurting more than my ankle LOL.
Looks like this is a week for emergency fixes. Just something for you to think about for next week. 😢😢😢
Thanks for watching my friend,
Gary
WOW gary thats a beautifull piece off wood. out of this world. weldon.
Thank you Manjit!
Beautiful job. It almost has an antique look to it.
Thank Dick! For a second I thought I was the one with the antique look LOL. But you are right the bowl does have that look.
Gary
Great piece, Gary. The color contrast is gorgeous.
Thank you Tom. I really like the contrast. Different than the other pieces I have turned from the same tree.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
The color is absolutely fabulous!
Thank you Kathleen I appreciate you watching and commenting,
Gary
Really nice walnut bowl, Gary! Love the grain structure!
Thank you Billy. Walnut has it all for sure. Looks great and turns great. Hard to get much better.
Take care,
Gary
Very nice Papa! It looks like a 3D bowl in the bottom. Very nice indeed!
Thanks Terry, yes that is my favorite spot. Thanks for watching,
Gary
Areal great piece. Beautiful finish and grain. Bark sets it off beautifully
Thank you Earl I appreciate you watching and commenting.
Gary
That's a really pretty piece Gary. Thank you for sharing. See you next week
Thank you Albert. Sounds like a plan!
Gary
This is such a lovely bowl. I've been turning quite a bit of Black Walnut lately and I love how easy it is to work with. Hope your ankle is really getting back to normal and not giving you any trouble.
Thank you Carol and Black Walnut is really great to work with.
Ankle is doing much better thank you.
Gary
Thank You Gary... I once removed a very large Black Walnut tree from my backyard as a youth. I wanted a backyard garden and had zero sun. I took several pictures over a few months cutting down that tree by handsaw alone. I mention this having gone through my pictures only a week ago. Looking at the pictures of that beautiful old Black Walnut tree now as an old guy shaking my head at the seemingly unlimited energy I had back than and the lack of wisdom from all that beautiful wasted wood, UGH!!!!!!! I guess a combination of headstrong determination or bonehead logic? I regret now the waste and too bad it took a lifetime to (hopefully) understand and appreciate it's presents. Hundreds of mature Black Walnuts in my area when I was young. Now replaced with all kinds of urban development leaving only a few chosen trees in secluded areas. My tree was secluded but it was in the way of my temporary youthful enthusiasm. ... Nice turning this morning Gary. I love the look of this beautiful precious wood and I look forward to your future work... TM
Thank you TM. A very important story with a reminder that when we are young we do not see a lot of the things around us the end up being way more important today than what we ever thought.
But I think we see it now and that is very important.
Take care my friend,
Gary
Thank you for sharing that bit of wisdom. Like my grandfather used to say, too soon old, too late wise. Now I'm about the same age he was and realize just how true that is. Fortunately for me, I have an unlimited supply of walnut and I guess I could say, so much walnut and so little time 🤨
Thanks Gary, another beautiful demonstration that makes me want to do the same.
Larry in Silverdale, WA
Thank you very much Larry. My sister lived up near Silverdale many years ago. Nice area.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Nice color and grain. I do not think walnut can ever disappoint a person in a wood project. As for your uh oh moment, I had one of those on my bud vase project. It will not turn out just how I imagined it, but I learned something. Haha. I really like this bowl. I may have to try wipe on poly again on a project. I have not used it for a long time, but this looks so nice.
Thank you Travis. Walnut is a pretty special wood.
The oh oh worked out fine. The base stayed the same size but it was close. Nice to have a few sizes to choose from.
Sometimes things don't work out as planned but being able to change with it is good to have.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
I love working with Black Walnut. I have a big log out here I have been whittling on cutting slabs off its hollow in the middle. But I'll have about 8 to 10 " of crotch wood by the time I'm done. Lady wants me to make her a countertop. Been cutting slabs at various thicknesses.
Yes Walnut is a very special wood.
Sounds like you have a gold mine there.
That's a beautiful bowl.Gary Keep up the great work! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Dave, happy you liked it and thanks for watching,
Gary
That is absolutely beautiful. You do some awesome work.
Thanks so much John I appreciate your comments.
Gary
Love the walnut. Great looking piece
Thanks Joey I appreciate you watching.
Gary
Another beauty. Nice job saving the bar.
Thanks Josh I appreciate you watching and commenting.
Gary
Great piece Gary, so dark with the bark edge. Good use of the stock.
Thank you Bill. Darkest piece from the pieces I got from the tree.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Walnut sure is beautiful 👍
Thanks John...gotta love Walnut!
I love black walnut ,I'm working through a lot of rough turned bowls that I roughed last summer
For sure it is a great wood. I seldom rough turn a bowl but I can see the reason why.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Very nice, Gary. Nice chatoyance in wood & geat finish.
Doing better here.
Thanks John! Good to hear you are doing better.
Rings of Saturn. The black makes it even more so. Beautiful.
Thank you Khan. For sure the Rings of Saturn!
Take care,
Gary
Thank you so much for this video. I just tried to turn three live edge bowls for the first time and I knew where my mistakes were. I even kinda knew what I did wrong. I just didn't know how to NOT make those mistakes...until I watched this. A truly stunning bowl with a truly amazing lesson. Thank you sooooo much!!!
Thank you Michael. Glad it helped. Sometimes the solution is there and not always easy to fit until you do it the first time.
Best of luck and thanks for watching.
Gary
Very nice bowl Gary! Some of my Black Walnut has tight bark and some not. I've gone through a lot of ca trying to salvage bark but now if I have a problem piece I'll just take it off and turn it into a natural edge project and that turns out nice also. Gotta like Walnut!
Thanks David. Sometimes it is just as nice as a natural edge as well.
Walnut has been one of my favorite woods of what we have to choose from.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
That's a beautiful bowl. I love working with walnut. It makes beautiful furniture.
Thank you very much. It certainly does make beautiful furniture. I wish some of the furniture I made in the past was Walnut instead of Oak. But Oak was the thing back then.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
That's a fine bowl, Gary. Thank you for explaining your choices to get the best out of the wood. I know sanding was such a struggle for me. Once I heard Carl Jacobson say to be careful to use consistent pressure (and I replaced my paper far more often) I started to get the hang of it. Used to be that I'd just leave a piece flawed if it meant another 2-3 hours of sanding. I'm finally better at it, at recognizing what's needed and keeping my velcro-backed Abranets free of shavings or debris that undoes your work.
Really liked that bark and center feature on your bowl. Now, better go get some shellac. ;)
Thank you Jay. Sanding sure can be pain. I try to look things over before changing grit. If you have one scratch from 2 grits back you are going to have a hard time getting rid of it.
I remember a shop teacher in high school would make us bring the paper over we thought was wore out before we got a new one. There is something to that. You want the grit to wear down before going to a finer grit because it may leave too deep of scratches to remove. I do not go that far but I do use a disk more than once.
Yeah I need to get some shellac but I may have to take out a lone...sheesh it has gone up. The last Seal Coat I bought was a gallon size. I think it was $40.00. A quart is almost $30.00 now.
Take care,
Gary
Beautiful, did i see our name on the base, grand job you've done with that piece. Hope the leg is coming on nicely. All the best from Lincolnshire UK
Thank you Gary! Yes indeed our name ended up on the bottom of this one.
Leg and ankle doing much better thanks. Now that you ask it reminds me it is time for my morning PT. Ouch!
Take care,
Gary
Nicely done Phil. It looks beautiful. On my phone, it looks like it's copper colored. Very beautiful bowl.
Thank you Paul...I am certain Phil would have made this one look fantastic. I appreciate your comments.
Gary
Sorry Gary, y'all sound like each other.lol. Still nice work though. 1:19
Nice piece this week Gary! Thanks for sharing.
Thank you John. Been looking forward to turning it for months.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
You remind me of the old Gary. Love black walnut but a few years ago it started to affect my airways. So I have to be extra diligent about airflow and dust collection.
Thank you Stevio! Feeling more like the old Gary.
I hear Walnut does effect a lot of people.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Do I even need to say anything? It’s lovely. You really gave a clinic on natural edge bowls. Fantastic job.
Thank you Doug.
I think "Walnut" says it all👍
Ooops, forgot to watch this one.
It's gorgeous Gary.
Great work keeping all the bark on.
Take care my friend.
Hwyl, Huw
No worries
Garry what a lovely looking bowl with some really smart grain also great to see the bark stayed on.
Thank you Alan. Hard to go wrong with Black Walnut. Happy you liked it.
Gary
Beautiful contrast 😊
Thank you Maria happy you liked it.
Gary
Really nice, Gary. I saw several flashes of chatoyance as that bowl was turning. It's interesting how similar your project this week is to Phil's. I hope your rehab is coming along well.
Bill
Thank you very much Bill. Yes there is a bit of chatoyance in it.
Kind of crazy because I watched Phil's video and thought the same.
I had uploaded mine 3 days before Phil's had posted his and was thinking I should wait LOL.
I guess Phil's tricks have rubbed off on me.
Take care,
Gary
@@ThePapa1947 There are worse things than Phil's influence.
@@williamellis8993 As soon as I can get around more I will get back to making segmented turnings.
Wow tha is very dark around the edge, almost looks scorched. But gorgeous Gary!
Thank you Laura. For sure it is the darkest around the edge I have seen from this batch. I was expecting the contrast of a lighter color but I really like how this one looks.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Good morning, Gary.
Gotta love Walnut. Excellent job saving the bark. You really maximized the beauty of this Walnut piece of wood. Keep moving forward, my Brother.
Thanks so much Ray. It was a pretty special piece and have been waiting to turn it.
Take care buddy!
Gary
Thank you for sharing. I'm in the middle of a very similar chunk of elm. I just hope it turns out half as nice as your piece!
Thank you James. Elm is a lovely wood as well. I bet it will look great.
Gary
Beautiful bowl Gary.
Thank you Tom I appreciate you watching.
Gary
nice bowl l like walnut,
Thank you Delbert. I sure is one of my favorite woods.
Gary
Walnut is so forgiving and spectacular at the same time. I really see the 3d rings like you mentioned in this piece. Keep smiling, cheers
Thank you Chris. Walnut is a very special wood.
Gary
Lovely bowl, Gary! The rings in the bottom are certainly worth saving-glad you caught it before they were gone. Gorgeous bark, too! Nice turn!
Thank you Marcia. The first I saw was the bright yellowish colored line. Then it turned into some rings.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Very nice another great video.
Thank you David I appreciate you watching and commenting.
Gary
Very well done sir, beautiful!
Thank you Dan I appreciate you watching.
Gary
I am always amazed at all the turners put final finish while the work is on the lathe. I find that I don’t have to be so careful if i wait until the piece is done and sanded to 800 or so depending..... I apply the finish in my finish room and don’t muck up the lathe bed with whatever finish i choose. To each his own I suppose. I have bumped the outside once in a while as i was turning the inside and that creates a situation that to take out the bump or scratch one has to go through the finish that was applied. Makes a bit of a challenge. By waiting until the piece is finished through sanding, it becomes easier to apply the finish...for me anyway.
Great live edge bowl.. I just finished a live edge black walnut bowl yesterday. I finished both sides in my finish room. I had to fix a bit of 220 scratches on the outside that i found after wiping it down with alcohol which exposes any sanding errors before applying the finish.
Keep up the good work. I just LOVE your 3 dimensional platters. I want to make one of those.
Thank you Gary. For sure everyone has their own way of finishing a piece. What ever for you is best works is best.
Sounds like you have a good method.
Not sure what type of finish you are using in your finishing room and I am sure some would be just as easy to do there.
here are times I finish both sides at the same time. Especially if spraying lacquer.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Juat lovely. Walnut is definitely King of wood.
Thank you Jane. Walnut looks great and turns nice.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Beautiful work!
Thank you very much and thanks for watching.
Gary
wow what a nice piece
Thank you grambear. Much appreciated!
Gary
I like it too, nice work
Thank you Kathy I appreciate you watching,
Gary
best wood ever
Without a doubt Garry.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
That looks amazing.
Thank you Mark I appreciate you watching,
Gary
That's areal cutie. That oval center may lead some to continue and make the bowl deeper on the inside than it is on the outside.
Thank you Garth.
Hmm making it deeper on the inside than the outside is a good recipe for a funnel LOL
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Thank you so much for sharing. New subscriber here.
Thank you very much Carmen I appreciate you watching subscribing.
Gary
Looking good
Thank you Bobby I appreciate you watching.
Gary
I like what you do. I see a talent and experience beyond "CZcams creator" lifelong both artist and craftsman. Were/are you a patternmaker? I cannot think of another trade/profession that would bring such comfort with the mix I see.
Thank you very much Bob for your very kind words.
Yes I am a retired wood patternmaker. Greatest job I could think of having.
Thanks again,
Gary
Lovely bowl Gary, I sure finished dark, I that some thing that wipe on poly does? anyway well done and thanks!
Cheers Al
Thank Al! Well not really sure what was going on but wipe on poly normally does not darken any more than shellac will.
I think it was just the piece of wood.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Hi Gary
Yo Huw!
Gorgeous Bowl Gary ! Is it me or is this piece a little darker than other pieces you have done ? Beautiful finish too ! You nailed this one . We hope that ankle is healing nicely . We hope you have a great weekend .
Thank you Jon. You are right this piece is a lot darker than the other pieces from the same tree.
Ankle is doing much better and the PT is going well.
Last Monday he took off 5 of the exercises I have been doing. Added 2 others and I only have 5 to do daily now.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
@@ThePapa1947 We are praying for you .
Beautiful piece of walnut
Thank y ou Edward Happy you like it.
Gary
Who doesn’t love walnut! 😍
Question: why didn’t you cut it round on the bandsaw prior to turning?
I think most everyone loves Walnut.
One reason is I could not be sure it was going to be round.
The other thing is I would have had to setup my sled for cutting blanks round. Other wise the lines would be facing down.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Morning Gary. Good looking work as always. Now you have inspired me again. I have at least five of six black walnut blanks out in the shop. What grind is that on your 5/8 bowl gouge? Looks like the finger nail grind.
Thank you very much Keith. Yes it is a fingernail grind. Looks like you have some fun in store with those Blacl Walnut blanks.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Gary,
The bowl is a beauty! You’ve done a superb job. I was surprised the bark stayed on.
Think you said before that the NR scraper is from Penn Industries. Did you regains its profile?
Thank you Skip. Yes it is the 1.5 inch wide scraper and I ground the top the same as the bottom edge. Which I made 40 degrees. For the price it is a heck of a deal.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Beautiful bowl! I watch a lot of your videos to better my own turning and finishing techniques. What was the wheel you used on the cordless drill to clean up the bark without removing it?
Thank you very much Johnny! That wheel is called a Sand O Flex.
Does a good job. It is kind of like a flap sander but much better.
Thanks for watchng,
Gary
Great piece Gary. The colours look fantastic. I have a question, what is the name of the flap disk you used for sanding the live edge. I have been thinking of getting one. As always thank you for sharing as your work is stunning. Cheers Bruce
Thank you Bruce! That tool is called a Sand O Flex. Sort of like a flap sander.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Nice bowl, Gary.
Have you ever had a problem with bark like that letting go after the bowl was finished?
Thank you James. As long as the wood is dry when turned it stays on without issues. I have done some green turnings where it did loosen.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Beautiful. I love making live edge bowls. Only been turning abot 3 or 4 years. Learned a lot from your videos. Keep them coming. Glad you feeling better! Question.. i have had some bark dry up and fall off on one bowl. Since then, i cleaned bark before turning, than i applied thin CA glue. Really soaky it will Ca. Haven't had any problems since. Also, i have been using spay on enamel for finish. Have you ever tried it? What if any concerns do you have with useing spray on enamel. Thanks for your thoughts. God Bless
Thanks so much Bob. As I am roughing the outside I look over the bark. If it looks like it needs it I will use CA before the final cuts so that I will turn the CA away that's on the wood. On this one the bark held on good.
I assume you are using a clear spray. I see no reason why it would not work. I use spray on lacquer a lot.
I do not consider any of these bowls to be used for food. Other than maybe fruit or wrapped candy.
No matter the finish I would use a fork on a wood bowl.
Thanks for watching and God bless to you as well.
Gary
Thank you so much I don't know how you have time to answer my questions so fast!. Yes I sell them as not being good safe. However I have seen where people say after the finish is dried, whether polyurethane or shellac, it is good safe. I don't know, I" just go by what you say. Thank you again so much
Thanks again for everything. I went back and watched your demo on using sanding sealer and wipe on polycrylic. Works great, thanks
YEP deffinatly rings off the palanit.
Thanks my friend,
Gary
Beautiful bowl Gary! That grain does look really cool on the bottom, I thought of Saturn 🪐 when I saw it,
Enjoyed the video 👍
Thank you Kimsey! you nailed it there. I think that is what I was seeing but could not put it together. I know I did say space.
Thanks for watching buddy!
Gary
I am always amazed at all the turners put final finish while the work is on the lathe. I find that I don’t have to be so careful if i wait until the piece is done and sanded to 800 or so depending..... I apply the finish in my finish room and don’t muck up the lathe bed with whatever finish i choose. To each his own I suppose. I have bumped the outside once in a while as i was turning the inside and that creates a situation that to take out the bump or scratch one has to go through the finish that was applied. Makes a bit of a challenge. By waiting until the piece is finished through sanding, it becomes easier to apply the finish...for me anyway.
Great live edge bowl.. I just finished a live edge black walnut bowl yesterday. I finished both sides in my finish room. I had to fix a bit of 220 scratches on the outside that i found after wiping it down with alcohol which exposes any sanding errors before applying the finish.
Keep up the good work. I just LOVE your 3 dimensional platters. I want to make one of those.
Looks like this comment came through twice. I replied to the first one.
Gary