After rough turning a bunch of bowls, we decided to boil them! The idea is to rupture the cell walls, free the bound water, and expedite the drying process. It's working so far! #woodturning #spaltedmaple #woodworking #greenwood #grasshopperww
Learning to work with green spalted maple. Using a 60 degree bevel and conventional grind on the gouge is a good start. Spewing out wet wood shavings is fun
Learning to work with green spalted maple. Using a 60 degree bevel and conventional grind on the gouge is a good start. Spewing out wet wood shavings is fun! #woodworking #spaltedmaple #greenwood #grasshopperww #woodturning
Rough turned spalted maple bowl. It needs to sit for a while so the wood can dry out
Rough turned spalted maple bowl. It needs to sit for a while so the wood can dry out. #madeinpdx #woodworking #woodturning #greenwood #spaltedmaple #grasshopperww
Roughing out a green wood spalted maple bowl.
Roughing out a green wood spalted maple bowl. More to come. Trying to reduce the woodpile! #woodbowl #woodturning #greenwood #spaltedmaple
Beginnings of a spalted maple bowl
Beginnings of a spalted maple bowl. #greenwood #spaltedmaple #woodworking #woodturning #woodbowl