Small Lidded Bowl in Apple

[Chas Jones]

Todays effort from home dried Apple, 120mm diam. finished with CSS, buffed & Microcrystalline wax.

 

[David Johnson]

Pretty spiffy. That is a nice bowl Reminds me of cherry.
David

 

[Mike Stafford]

Lovely bit of work! What are its dimensions?

 

[Vaughn McMillan]

Nicely done, Chas.

 

[Chuck Ellis]

I've got a pile of apple that's been drying for over a year or two now... gonna have to get it out and give it a go.
Very nice... always a challenge when I see your work

 

[Chas Jones]

I've got a pile of apple that's been drying for over a year or two now... gonna have to get it out and give it a go.
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Hope it's dried without too many splits, always a problem with fruit woods.
Usually a pleasure to turn with its tight grain which supports fine detail and sharp edges, similar to Cherry and like Cherry a test of finishing methods as it is very proficient at highlighting any cross grain scratches.

 

[Chuck Ellis]

Hope it's dried without too many splits, always a problem with fruit woods.
Usually a pleasure to turn with its tight grain which supports fine detail and sharp edges, similar to Cherry and like Cherry a test of finishing methods as it is very proficient at highlighting any cross grain scratches.

Me too... it's been under a tarp all that time and I haven't looked at in over a year or more... it was free wood so nothing will be lost but do hope it still has some good usable pieces...

 

[Chas Jones]

I think small scale DIY air drying of wood is one of those subjects that are a case of try it and see, Country, local climate and more importantly the Micro Climate of the individual location, be it garden, wood store, workshop, loft etc. are so variable for individual circumstances that what one person finds gives them consistent best results, turns out to be a disaster for another.
At least the years gaining experience go well with trying to hone the craft skills.
These are recent images of some Cherry I have been moving around.


A short section of a log after 5 years.

Face shrinkage of a 'halved' log after 8 years.

A summer growth Cherry slab after 12 months.

 

[Chuck Ellis]

And all this time when my blanks looked like that I just figured I had cut it with a curved face.

 

[Dave Hoskins]

Nicely done. Nicely done.