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Powder Keg:
In the wood turning club I'm in, Someone usually brings in a junky piece of wood, to challenge  anyone else wants it to try and see what they can make out of it. Generally its a piece out of their firewood pile. This month I accepted the challenge. The wood is called Madrone. It had a largish crack right in the middle.



I came up with a plan.



I've been wanting to try a multi sided piece. This was my chance. In the planing stages of this piece I realized that with the 5 jaw Longworth chuck that I built, my options were slim.



Five sided it would be\o/ Here I'm pushing it against the chuck and just using friction and a center to hold it in the lathe. You can see I found another inclusion in the wood.



I forgot to take any in progress pictures. I kind of got distracted turning this bowl.



A couple of whats left pictures:o)



Just turn everything off that's not a bowl:o)



I thought the crack would get smaller the farther in I went. I was wrong.



Crack from the outside.



Almost done.



I'll rub some paste wax on it after the gold paint dries.



This was a fun project and I learned a few things:o) Thanks for watching!

~Wes~

dsquire:
Wes

Darn fine job their mate. The inclusion is now character. Unlike metal, no 2 pieces of wood are the same. You have to learn to work with what you have. Also a nice shot of your 5 jaw chuck in action. Thanks for sharing that Wes.

Cheers  :beer:

Don

PTsideshow:
Great bowl, I hope to start getting back to turning as soon as my mothers health issues get resolved so she can move into the assisted living apt we got for her.  :thumbup:

Pete.:
That's great - I'm always amazed by stuff that can be turned out from seemingly any old stump.

I'm wondering - how come the lighter square section which stands out so much in the original piece, is hardly apparent at all in the finished bowl? What causes that different colour in the wood anyway?

Stilldrillin:
WOW!! That's beautiful Wes!  :bugeye:  :clap:  :clap:

Thanks for doing, and showing.  :thumbup:

David D

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