smokinj
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I have 3, 8 foot long by 12 inch black locust. Looking for the best way to turn it into bowl turning stock any ideas would be great?
The only thing I'd recommend when cutting 'turning stock'...
Make sure the pith is not part of the 'blank'. Someone will turn the piece, get it finished, and then it'll crack right through the pith. Some like the 'cracked pith' as it-adds-character kind of thing, most don't.
Scott
take the center and cut a 3.5x 3.5 post ,then turn small bowls outta both sides .
I think your saying your going to just slice it in half.....if so, wait! Lots of waste wood doing that.
By doing some 'layout' work on the end of the log, drawing the rough shape of the vessel/bowl your wanting...you will reduce the amount of wasted wood. Black Locust bark stays in place pretty well and only requires the use of thin CA to keep it on the wood during a turning....so think about some 'natural edge bowl blanks' too!
Scott
With the 3-1/2" thick slab from the center, you can always get bottle-stopper and pen blanks.....make some crosscut(the blanks) to get a different tone from the grain.
Scott
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