My first worthless wood castings

[PedroDelgado]

From left to right:

Buckeye burl, Cherry burl and Manzanita burl.

I used PR and they were left to cure under pressure. I am hoping not to find bubbles.

Thanks for looking and for your comments.

Happy turnings

PD

 

[Drstrangefart]

Man, those sure look amazing. Can't wait to see what they look like on the inside.

 

[JF36]

They look great. Can't wait to see one on a pen

 

[wiset1]

WOW...These are going to look amazing when you turn and fit them. You can just see the potential!

 

[toyotaman]

Those look AWESOME. How much pressure did you use? Do you have any pics of the before? I just wonder how bad the wood really looks before the PR is added.
Don

 

[PedroDelgado]

I used 45psi. I will post before and after pictures when I get back home.
Cheers
PD

 

[Linarestribe]

Those look great. Can't wait to see the after pics. How are they to turn, I hear PR shrinks so they tend to come apart.

Jorge

 

[clapiana]

very nice looking blanks!

 

[jbswearingen]

Wow. Those are pretty sharp.

 

[Tim'sTurnings]

Those blanks look very nice and I would very much like to see them after they are turned. Great work.

I was thinking of making some blanks out of worthless wood myself. Can you or someone else post pics of the types or conditions of wood that are generally used? I don't know how good or bad a piece would usually be in order to want/need to make by adding PR or Alumilite.
Thanks in advance.
Tim.

 

[PedroDelgado]

Cherry burl before casting

As requested, here is the Cherry burl before casting.

 

[Tim'sTurnings]

Thank you for posting a pic of the worthless wood blank before casting. I want to try one but was not sure the condition of the wood could be before the cast. That pic answers my questions.
Tim.