Buckeye Burl and Other Turning Woods
Buckeye Burl is one of the best woods for turning once you get past the
smell. Kind of like urine when the wood is a bit green. It has a great
color combination of blue and yellows mostly and is about 3 times as
hard as cork I would say. It can be turned when green and doesn't
shrink much and takes a polish very nicely. I see it as large turnings
like bowls and small items like pens. You can turn it green and finish
it off with a heatgun for about 2 minutes per sq ft and then you can
sand away. No smell lingers after the pieces dry and they show some of
the most striking figure in burl.
http://www.walnutwoods.net/
I have some great pieces on my website if you are interested just go to
the above url. I don't claim to be an expert but I do enjoy working
with wood and like talking about it.
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Relevant Pages
- Re: Letting Go
... I went to a turning class, and noticed that when the instructor took up the ... tool and approached the wood, he bent his knees and leaned into the work. ... and I found that it focuses my attention on the sharp end of the ... The bark seemed as if it could see that very sharp cutting edge ...
(rec.crafts.woodturning) - Re: Another Newbie
... I'm charlie b from San Jose, CA, yet another newbie to the ... The Unimat is more of a mini-metal lathe than a wood ... >> turning - initially just to see if I could do it. ... >> d) sharp gouges cut very quickly and catch even faster ...
(rec.crafts.woodturning) - Re: Turning - Woodworking For Anarchists
... But the cat skinning methods ... ply or solid wood, "prep'd four square" to begin with. ... With that as a reference, turning seems to be the realm of anarchists, ... AS FOR THIS Use the bevel and work at a height which is comfortable for YOU ...
(rec.crafts.woodturning) - Turning Trend - Ontology Recapitulates Phylogeny - In Reverse?
... Turning Trend - Ontology Recapitulates Phylogeny - In Reverse? ... from perhaps the most interesting wood - burl. ... except a very discerning fellow turner ... ?To hell with the flaws - this piece is a Keeper!? ...
(rec.crafts.woodturning) - Re: Why Imitate Another Medium (Segmented, etc.)?
... These are a very complex turning and show great skill. ... I used segmenting to make bowl blanks from flat ... they were just bowls made up from flat ... >>wood, glue them together and then turn them ...
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