chippypah

Hi all,
Well here it is my latest creation; this is turned from an old railway sleeper that was removed from a steam railway. It is thought to be almost 200 years old, and I think it is Azobe as it was used a lot in the early years of steam railway.
Well that’s the history now for the turning; well it was very hard and took he edge off the chisel very quickly but finished very well. It has had about 20 coats of finish, and now comes the bad bit. When turning there was a bad smell to it and it was like the smell of Dog S**t yes really, and after all the finish on it stinks the house out. My Mrs Came down Sunday morning and thought the Cat had done one, and she hunted around to find it but yes it was the bowl. Not sure if the smell will fade, but if not well bin job.
The bowl is 8 x 5 inch.
Cheers
Pete

PS Sorry Harry did not take any pictures when turning, But I will make sure I do next time but with one hand looks like I will have to strap the camera to my head hehehe

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Glenmore

Very nice Pete I see you are going to use your head again huh

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harrysin

Pete, what can I say, if you had three arms, let alone one, it wouldn't be possible do do better than that, it's simply beautiful. I do look forward to seeing photo-shoots, just put the chisel down for a moment, pick up the camera and take a shot, repeat this at intervals during the project.

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Drugstore Cowboy

I'm always intrigued at how wood holds its natural oils and aroma.
I had to cut through some 80 year old Southern Yellow Pine in a bathroom remodel --- and I swear the room smelled like I had just spilled a bottle of Pine-Sol. Of course that smell faded soon.

Hope you find a way to deal with the problem -- because that certainly IS a LOVELY piece.

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curiousgeorge

Pete, that is one beautiful piece. It sure would be a shame to can something that nice. Hope the odor subsides.

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AxlMyk

Pete:
That's a beautiful turning. I don't have a lathe, but have access to one, and hope to some day make bowls like that.

Cowboy:
That Southern yellow pine, does that wood get harder the older it gets. We were on Sanibel island in Florida last year and they have a historical district that we toured. The buildings had been built of a wood that got harder as it aged, and they said you had to drill a hole before you could put a nail in it.

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Hamlin

This sounds more like the "Hedge" trees we have here in KS. The older it gets, the harder it gets. It's why we use them as fence posts.

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challagan

Nice job, that's a beauty and what a finish!

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Hamlin

Hi Pete,

That is a wonderful job you've done. Not sure if this would help with the odor but, trying burning some "incense" beside it. It may knock the odor down.

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challagan

I can't imagine a wood that smells like that but .. hope you get rid of it. I have always thought oak stinks personally.

Corey

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