Thursday, May 27, 2010

Eucalyptus Bowl completed


As much as I complained about how brutal it is to turn Eucalyptus when it is dry, the bowl I was working on came out quite nice.  The heartwood has that typical orange hue, and the bowl has a lot of interesting artifacts, as is often found in Eucalyptus.  

You can see the little dark spots in the bowl.  I am not sure what they actually are, but they look like little mini, elongated knots.  As well Eucalyptus is tough.  This bow looks really light, but at about 1/4" thick, it feels really heavy.

Perhaps it is the results that have always made me forget about how miserable it can be to turn Eucalyptus.  It is a good thing, because if the last thing I remembered was all the dust off the end of the gouge, I would be reluctant to ever mount this species on my lathe again.  LOL.

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