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Monchichi
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cedar hurts
I wanted to turn a bowl with feet. Simple enough, till a foot shears off and nails you in the Adams apple. I love turning bowls and cedars a beautiful wood but it is down right dangerous! Green cedar will lull you into a false sense of security. Dry cedar screams like a banshee when turned. I plan on trying this design again with a more stable wood, I’m thinking black walnut, if anyone has any suggestions they would be more than appreciated.
look up in the sky, it's a bird, it's a plane, no it's a big hunk of the bowl I was turning.
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I hope you are ok…yes cedar is dangerous to turn, but, for me the colour variations and cheap price give very interesting results. Have you thought of adding a metal cage of sorts to your lathe while turning fracturious woods? It is still a beautiful piece, the contrast is the draw for me.
CHRIS, Charlottetown PEI Canada. Anytime you can repurpose, reuse, or recycle, everyone wins!
Glad your ok, sucks that it broke, but it does look great.
Maybe (and I am not a wood turner) you could just turn a skirt and then cope the voids? It might be less dangerous. If I am talking without know about what just let me know….turning is a mystery to me
-- Alec (Friends call me Wolf, no idea why)
This was truly my fault, cedar is probably not the best choice for a design like this. I like cedar for the color and the fact that it doesn’t dull chisels as fast as a hard wood. Like I said before I will try this again with a more dense wood .I should have known something was about to happen by the way it started to "scream " for lack of a better word while I was trying to refine the feet. Live and learn ?
look up in the sky, it's a bird, it's a plane, no it's a big hunk of the bowl I was turning.
wow that’s down right scary.
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