Butternut Bowl with Knot
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bensoelberg
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Nice looking bowl. Are you saying that the knot wasn't visible on the blank before you turned it? If so, that is one heck of a surprise.
spnemo
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The blank had a small "D" shaped 1/2" knot in the top and a heavy curl figure on the side. When I started turning, the curl disappeared and the knot emerged (complete with bug holes - I filled the bug holes with CA glue so that the bowl would be functional). As I hollowed out the bowl, the little knot moved slowly accross the bowl and turned out to be the other side of this large knot. I think that it was a branch that broke off then the tree grew around it hiding the knot.
Mac
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Nice bowl. This is why, I like turning bowls out of one peice of wood, verses segmenting. You never know what you may uncover to enhance the beauty of a piece.
PaulDoug
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That is "knot" bad at all. Nice work.
Crickett
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:wink::biggrin:MarkHix
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Nice bowl!
I like bowls w/ a little bark, knots and/or bug holes. It ads interest. I have never tried butternut, how did it turn? What kind of finish?
I like bowls w/ a little bark, knots and/or bug holes. It ads interest. I have never tried butternut, how did it turn? What kind of finish?
spnemo
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Dry butternut is a beast to turn. It chips and tears very easily. I think I spent more time at the grinder than I did at the lathe. However, it sands fairly well so the end result is pretty good. There are a few spots I am not happy with but I didn't see them until I applied the oil and wax finish.