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Bowl from a silver birch burr and resin in-fill. 95mm high by 140mm wide. Can't quite get the silky look of the wood in the photographs.

Gary

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Asked to make this by a friend two weeks ago, who is no longer with us. Quite an honour to be asked.
Well done Phil I guarantee you will have shed a tear or two while making that.
I made oak caskets for the ashes of both my parents before burial, the last for my mother was 11 years ago but I remember vividly the emotions at the time affected me, a difficult a task but as you say, also an honour.
 
Well, as I'm going to be here more often and for longer periods due too my dad's illnesses and pestering to help run his business, selling old used furniture and bits 🙄.
I needed a mancave / workshop 😁.
So, have the mancave but need a bench to work on, fed up of the old door on trestles.
This is my third self build bench, and just for the hell of it, thought I'd go for using joinery grade redwood for a change. Still got a couple of things to sort out - like a large leg vice, a couple of sliding deadmen and then I'll slap some old wardrobe finish on it all
 

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Well, as I'm going to be here more often and for longer periods due too my dad's illnesses and pestering to help run his business, selling old used furniture and bits 🙄.
I needed a mancave / workshop 😁.
So, have the mancave but need a bench to work on, fed up of the old door on trestles.
This is my third self build bench, and just for the hell of it, thought I'd go for using joinery grade redwood for a change. Still got a couple of things to sort out - like a large leg vice, a couple of sliding deadmen and then I'll slap some old wardrobe finish on it all
Thats a great bench houtslager. Look very solid and I like the length.... Rob
 
Well, as I'm going to be here more often and for longer periods due too my dad's illnesses and pestering to help run his business, selling old used furniture and bits 🙄.
I needed a mancave / workshop 😁.
So, have the mancave but need a bench to work on, fed up of the old door on trestles.
This is my third self build bench, and just for the hell of it, thought I'd go for using joinery grade redwood for a change. Still got a couple of things to sort out - like a large leg vice, a couple of sliding deadmen and then I'll slap some old wardrobe finish on it all
Great looking bench. What do you think of the Ryobi palm router? It's on my palm router possibles list.
 
An oak bowl from a crotch from my friend's tree cut down 2018. I part turned it a few months ago but it still developed cracks. After filling those with resin a few more developed. I filled those then turned what you see here. It still developed one more small crack but I'm determined to persevere with it. I wish I hadn't turned the foot off though. It would have made it easier to re-mount (ooer). It's 110mm high and 146mm wide.

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Also. I'm taking a chance posting this because it might not work. Hopefully I'll post a finished item tomorrow. It's around 130mm square by around 60mm wide. It's two slices of root which I think is robinia sandwiching a slice of oak.


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I was given a small trunk of what I think is Walnut? Unfortunately it had several cracks and rot and after a careless catch destroyed one bowl, I ended up with one tiny bowl....

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That grain is amazing. I don't think it's walnut though. It's similar to Hawthorne. I can see your next job - bowl display shelf.
 
That grain is amazing. I don't think it's walnut though. It's similar to Hawthorne. I can see your next job - bowl display shelf.
I always try and give an item back to the person who donated the log, so far no one has rejected it and has always resulted in more wood, so win win. I’ve got quite used to the look of sheer delight on my wife’s face when I come in with “another bowl” ;)

Thanks for the possible ident, it was the most difficult wood I have had to turn so far, quickly took the edge off the gouge.
 
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