Palm wood for turning
I just got some palm tree logs from a neighbor that was cutting it
down. I was thinking of using to to turn some bowls if it works OK. I haven't tried it yet, but was wondering if anyone had any experience with it and what I should do. Any words of wisdom will be appreciated. I was thinking of trying to turn some wet and let the rest dry out. Al |
Palm wood for turning
said:
I just got some palm tree logs from a neighbor that was cutting it down. I was thinking of using to to turn some bowls if it works OK. I haven't tried it yet, but was wondering if anyone had any experience with it and what I should do. Any words of wisdom will be appreciated. I was thinking of trying to turn some wet and let the rest dry out. Due to the coarse texture I'm not sure how it would turn out as a single piece bowl, but if you do segmented woodtunings this is a nice example if what can be done, and what it looks like finished: http://www.turnedwood.com/images/Bowl0733b.jpg Hope Kevin doesn't mind... Palm is more like 3000 tiny soda straws bundled together than wood. You don't turn it as much as grind off the ends of the tubes. :-) Greg G. |
Palm wood for turning
On Nov 17, 12:01*pm, Greg wrote:
said: I just got some palm tree logs from a neighbor that was cutting it down. I was thinking of using to to turn some bowls if it works OK. I haven't tried it yet, but was wondering if anyone had any experience with it and what I should do. Any words of wisdom will be appreciated. *I was thinking of trying to turn some wet and let the rest dry out. Due to the coarse texture I'm not sure how it would turn out as a single piece bowl, but if you do segmented woodtunings this is a nice example if what can be done, and what it looks like finished:http://www.turnedwood.com/images/Bowl0733b.jpg Hope Kevin doesn't mind... Palm is more like 3000 tiny soda straws bundled together than wood. You don't turn it as much as grind off the ends of the tubes. *:-) Greg G. Greg, Thanks for the information. I was thinking what you reported on too. BUT if I can make something like you had a picture of I don't think I would have any complaints. Al |
Palm wood for turning
Greg G. wrote:
said: I just got some palm tree logs from a neighbor that was cutting it down. I was thinking of using to to turn some bowls if it works OK. I haven't tried it yet, but was wondering if anyone had any experience with it and what I should do. Any words of wisdom will be appreciated. I was thinking of trying to turn some wet and let the rest dry out. Due to the coarse texture I'm not sure how it would turn out as a single piece bowl, but if you do segmented woodtunings this is a nice example if what can be done, and what it looks like finished: http://www.turnedwood.com/images/Bowl0733b.jpg Hope Kevin doesn't mind... Hmmm. I dunno - I think you'd better send me some to experiment with. :-) (Very nice piece!) Palm is more like 3000 tiny soda straws bundled together than wood. You don't turn it as much as grind off the ends of the tubes. :-) Yup, lots of dust & no shavings! -- Kevin Miller Juneau, Alaska http://www.alaska.net/~atftb In a recent poll, seven out of ten hard drives preferred Linux. |
Palm wood for turning
Don't ask me which is which, but some palm can be turned, and the rest not.
Try a sample and see. |
Palm wood for turning
try mounting it with the "grain" running at a 45 degree angle to the axis of
rotation - I've made some bamboo pieces that way and I like how they come out wrote in message ... I just got some palm tree logs from a neighbor that was cutting it down. I was thinking of using to to turn some bowls if it works OK. I haven't tried it yet, but was wondering if anyone had any experience with it and what I should do. Any words of wisdom will be appreciated. I was thinking of trying to turn some wet and let the rest dry out. Al |
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