I made a bowl that turned into a funnel this morning. I will post pictures as soon as wife gets home. I did learn don't try to make the bowl too thin. and watch your sides on the bowl.
It was a Hackaberry bowl too. I am saving the mesquite till I am better at it.
Ok first one is the funnel
Second one is my second bowl with a coat of boiled linseed oil.
This is spalted hackaberry. Almost too spalted almost rotten.
Bobby, it happens. I don't turn bowls very often but do turn hollow vases and other items and it's my goal to get as thin as I can get away with. I shoot for 1/8" or slightly less but have gone to thin and came apart. I use calipers to gauge with and do so often to make sides even and thin. With wet wood, I have used a light to shine through to help also, but light can mislead you if grain is not consistant. This is the fun of making these items.
Bobby that spalted wood is sure nice looking. If you find some ,move it to a dry place and the micro organisms that cause the spalting will go dormant and you can set it aside for future turning,if you don't it will eventually get so punky it is not even good for firewood. There is a product on the market called Polycryl that can be used to stabilze punky wood . I have used CA(super glue)but that gets a little pricey if you got a big piece.Polycryl in its initial cost is pricey but you cut it with water and it goes a long ways,you can seal it in a container after you mix it and it will keep for a good while.
Once a piece of wood is turned, what steps have to be taken to make it food-safe (i.e. salad bowls, wine cups, etc...)? I know that in ceramics, one has to glaze fire their work to make it food-safe?
Great looking bowl, Bobby! Once you get comfortable with the bowl forms, you should experiment with making a foot on the bottom of your bowl. That will really set it off
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