@darrellreed7044 not quite sure what you mean by this but he's one of my biggest influences and favorite turners so I'm honored to be mentioned in the same sentence😅
Beautiful bowl Ray. I had a piece of wood recently that someone literally said it wasn’t worth the effort. I persisted with it and the piece turned out to be gorgeous. Way to hang in through the issues to complete this one. When using the black CA, a good coat of sanding sealer will prevent the glue from staining the surrounding wood and save a bit of turning/sanding to get beyond the stain. You were wondering what the wood is. FOG is a sure fire. More specifically, the bottom gives it away. That grain screams to me that this wood is Sycamore.
@DougMilleratWoodSpunRound thanks Doug I really appreciate that tip with the sealer for the glue, it makes so much sense once you mention that. Is that your oak bowl you were talking about, the one with the big ol knot? I know what you mean about that area where the grain is looking like quartersawn sycamore, but the bark on the tree looked exactly like my neighbors black walnut, that's why I was thinking possibly English walnut or butternut but I'm not familiar with them.
That quarter sawn grain looks like sycamore, but I've never seen it that dark. The brown and white half of the piece is spalted. It's a really nice looking bowl.
Thanks Billy, it means a lot coming from you guys in the WWWT! I don't have any pieces with the bark remaining on it but when I hauled it off it was extremely close to my neighbors Black Walnut tree. I haven't dealt enough with other species though to tell if it was possibly English or Butternut because of the lighter colors. I've recently come into some sycamore and can't wait to get a finished piece out to see what it looks like.
Thanks! I used all that I had to make abrasive paste and wood butter. You reminded me I need to pay a visit back to my local beekeeper and get some more!
