The wood from this bowl comes from my property in Norther Arizona. When the Ponderosa Pine and Pinon forests were dying due to drought and bark beetles years ago, I cut this juniper from around some pinons to try to save the pines. This stump has sat there for years until I decided to make something from it last year. The tree was super dry and the log had lots of cracks in it. Unless I cut it up into smaller chunks for pen blanks, I wouldn’t be able to turn it. So I decided to use epoxy to fill the voids and see if I could get a couple of bowl out of it. I think they turned out amazing and I will definitely try more projects like this!
I am very committed to being environmentally responsible and 65% of my shops electricity comes from my home solar panel system. I also transport all the raw logs in my electric vehicle. I rarely pay for wood for turning projects since there is plenty of local wood that I can use that would otherwise end up in the landfill. I enjoy making art from what would otherwise be trash.
I am a relatively new wood turner, so I'm still working on my technique and make plenty of mistakes! All woodworking can be potentially dangerous, so you should not try anything you see me do without instruction. My videos are for entertainment purposes only. I do wear gloves when turning as I have very painful arthritis in my hands and the gloves support my joints. In general, it is not recommended to wear gloves around power tools like this, but this is how I do it.
My lathe: Nova 3000 (it's old, I'm hoping to upgrade someday)
Tools: Carter and Sons, Robert Sorby, Easy Wood Carbide,
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8 сен 2024
