Bowl with Termites Help.

**orificiam** · 26th January 2009, 09:56 PM

G'Day All Happy Australia Day. this Red Gum Blank spent the last 50 to 60 Years
as a stump under a house in Skipton Vic.The Termites have done a nice job on the wood I wasn't sure if it would stay togheter or fly
of and disintegrate. I decided to mount it on the lathe and turn it at a VERY SLOW
speed. After finishing the outside I wrapped musking tape to it for strength and proceeded to hollow out the inside of the bowl Very gently taking lite cuts.
I've left the wall a bit on the thick side.I tihnk it worked out OK.
What do you think?
Cheers Tony.

**Sawdust Maker** · 26th January 2009, 10:02 PM

Na
don't like it at all
but if you send it up here I'll look after it for you

**Chipman** · 26th January 2009, 10:07 PM

Looks good to me

... Chunky looks good too (although I would hardly call yours chunky) I like it, it has character. My wife likes that kind of thing so I turned a really old piece of yellowbox cut from the crutch of a tree lying in the paddock for about 50 yrs this evening. Still a bit damp inside so I will let it stabilize/ dry a little inside the house (too hot in the shed this week!!!!!!) and remount it later to finish it off.

Glad you still have all your fingers too

You have to be really careful with all those voids.

Enjoy it the way it is Tony.

Cheers,

Chipman

**ElizaLeahy** · 26th January 2009, 11:05 PM

It looks so good that I think we need to cultivate termite mounds to keep bits of timber in!

**Skew ChiDAMN!!** · 26th January 2009, 11:09 PM

Originally Posted by ElizaLeahy

It looks so good that I think we need to cultivate termite mounds to keep bits of timber in!

I don't know that I'd quite go that far... but I like that bowl very much!

**Ed Reiss** · 27th January 2009, 03:57 AM

Ya' done good Tony

**Sawdust Maker** · 27th January 2009, 09:23 AM

Ok
I do like it and no I don't think the walls are too thick
great effort
most of the termite damage I've seen has been too great to do anything with

except replace the floor

**Rum Pig** · 27th January 2009, 10:23 AM

Looks good to me and I think the wall thickness is just fine.
Nice job

**orraloon** · 27th January 2009, 11:20 AM

I like it.

**Paul39** · 27th January 2009, 02:20 PM

Very nice. Not too thick. Talented bugs also.

Paul

**orificiam** · 27th January 2009, 08:59 PM

Thank you all for the possitive comments.

Eliza I'm affraid I'll have to agree with Skew about cultivating Termites.
Having been on the receiving end of the damage termites can do to a house,
we had to replace two walls due to the little B---%#.

Cheers Tony.

**hughie** · 28th January 2009, 08:44 AM

Good one

maybe if you tucked the lip in nice and tight as it meets the main body of the bowl it would add crispness to the over all look. Hmm dunno if this makes sense.

**orificiam** · 28th January 2009, 04:26 PM

Hi Hughie I know what you mean, But that would have been OK at the start of turning
before hollowing the inside when it still had a bit of strength.I'm affraid if I was to retun
it to the lathe it may not survive the "operation".

Cheers Tony.

**hughie** · 28th January 2009, 07:40 PM

No worries Tony, just a passing thought, still a darn good looking bowl tho'

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