Phil
Old Oak
I found these the other day in a box (looking for cutting pattens).
They were turned about 15 years ago on the 1930's Walker Turner.
The bed was about 1000mm long, all cast-iron and weighed in at about 100kg++.
Turning on it was a pleasure.
One speed, raw power.
I had trimmed our wild Olive and a dry piece looked good enough to turn, not very thick.
They needed to be sealed before using, and I settled on a mineral oil, BP grade liquid paraffin.
Unfortunately like all dark wood you loose the grain pattern.
It will be used as I currently use a very large and heavy metal one.
I mash up Cashew nuts to add to the food.
They were turned about 15 years ago on the 1930's Walker Turner.
The bed was about 1000mm long, all cast-iron and weighed in at about 100kg++.
Turning on it was a pleasure.
One speed, raw power.
I had trimmed our wild Olive and a dry piece looked good enough to turn, not very thick.
They needed to be sealed before using, and I settled on a mineral oil, BP grade liquid paraffin.
Unfortunately like all dark wood you loose the grain pattern.
It will be used as I currently use a very large and heavy metal one.
I mash up Cashew nuts to add to the food.