Turning Bowls From Laminated Beams

Wow segmented bowls are much more work and pricing them can be tricky.

Turning bowls from laminated beams.

Pricing is always my achilles heel. Exotic bocote bowl blanks 6 x 6 x 3. Trees rarely grow into perfect turning blanks so here at green valley wood products we use years of our saw mill experience to read each log and decide how to get the best blanks from each log. Your online source for lumber timber spalted wood exotics and other wood supplies.

Laminated beams are loaded with glue. Hello gordon thanks for your question. A carbide turning tool will hold up to the rigors of roughing out laminated beams and you ll be able to spend more time in front of the lathe than the grinder. Hardwood turning blocks are a labor of love.

With a good sharp carbide lathe chisel you ll be able to make short work of turning bowls from laminated beams. Check out our amazing selection of hardwood blocks and blanks. Turning a bowl from green wood creates additional pressure on the woodworker that has nothing to do with screwing up the work with a tool catch. Taken from the perspective of a new wood turner or someone interested.

Jul 30 2019 watch as george turns a beautiful bowl from a section of laminated beam lam beam. Lots and lots of glue. We ve seen george turn everything from synthetic countertop material to deer antler and now his latest choice might be his most outrageous selection yet as he turns a beautiful bowl from a section of laminated beam lam beam. In depth video class for those interested in turning their first wood bowl on a lathe.

Wood turners are consistently a resourceful bunch particularly when it comes to sourcing materials for their next turning project. Dec 6 2019 explore oscar s board laminated woodturnings on pinterest. March 23 2019 reply. I turn mostly laminated and segmented bowls i would love your input on pricing for them as well.

See more ideas about wood turning wood turning projects wood bowls. A hunk of green wood that has been split and or sawn out into a bowl like object is shedding moisture fast and it will start to crack up right before your eyes. If you re looking for consistency with your prices you.