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17th August 2008, 04:09 AM #1
Red Mallee
Hi All....
I have a piece of Red Mallee burl just itching to be turned into a bowl. It was a bit expensive $$$$$ so I don't want to ruin it!!
Have not turned Red Mallee before and would like to get some advice on turning characteristics and the best finish (I normally use tung oil for other woods) to use.
Thanks & G'day!
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17th August 2008, 07:59 AM #2
Red Mallee, turns like a rock. So sharp tools, light cuts, slow speed until in balance. An oil finish is the better as any wax based get caught in the voids, there will be voids
Pat
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17th August 2008, 12:17 PM #3
Red Mallee
Thanks Pat...
I'll just leave the grinder running!!!
appreciate your advice.
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19th August 2008, 12:16 PM #4
Ed,
Dunno how dry your sample is, but I have found that the burl moves around a fair bit after turning. To the point that no matter how smooth I get it...wet slurry sanding etc. It will tend to, eventually arrive at a leather type finish, oiled or other wise.
I don't mind the effect, as it tends to add to the overall look and feel of the piece
Tried to find a pic of one that that went that way. Not the best example of what I am trying get across.
It has the makings of it on the insideInspiration exists, but it has to find you working. — Pablo Picasso
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19th August 2008, 12:52 PM #5
Thanks Hughie... nice pic of your turning!
It's also been my experience that burls do and will move even years after...I have a Big Leaf Western Maple turning that had baby-butt smooth surfaces, now after 12 years you can feel the ups and downs.
Wood moves, life's too short to worry 'bout it.
Ed
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19th August 2008, 07:12 PM #6Hewer of wood
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The leather-like end result I've only had with green or greenish RMB. Not with fully dry bits.
The shame with this timber is that it seems to darken more than most with UV exposure, so Ed if you like the colour when it's finished then store the piece in a cupboard!Cheers, Ern
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20th August 2008, 03:15 AM #7
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20th August 2008, 04:00 PM #8
Seems a shame if you go to all the trouble to make something, you have to hide it away in a cupboard.
Reality is no background music.
Cheers John
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21st August 2008, 03:02 AM #9
You've got a point there, Munruben.
Well, how's this...install a webcam in the cupboard so that it can be viewed on the computer screen!
EdCheers,
Ed
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21st August 2008, 10:35 AM #10Skwair2rownd
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Red Mallee
I wouldn't mind have problems with a piece of Red Mallee.
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7th September 2008, 03:51 AM #11
Pat...
Finally found the time to prep and start turning the Red Mallee.
Don't mind saying that I was just a bit skeptical about the burl being like a rock...well, I'm no longer skeptical
Simply facing off the top damn near kicked my butt! Using a 5/8th's bowl gouge that I know is sharp yielded almost zero curl....mostly small bits and dust.
This piece is definitely not green by any stretch of the imagination.
Any'hoo...here's a couple of pics with progressso far. I'm gonna go lie down for a while now!
Cheers,
EdCheers,
Ed
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7th September 2008, 07:45 AM #12
Ed, welcome to the world of the Australian boofhead turner, who can get burls like that easier than anything else. Slooowwww speed, a very light touch and a good dust mask is what is required + no brains
I once turned a 12" Jarrah Burl blank into a bowl, I ended up calling it "Fear & Loathing". It still weighed a fair bit when it decided it was finished.Pat
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8th September 2008, 01:04 PM #13
Hmmmmmmmmm....wonder if dynamite would help!??
Pat...Good lookin' bowl that'Cheers,
Ed
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8th September 2008, 02:46 PM #14Hewer of wood
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The stuff is nice to turn green but unlike other species of burl will dry slightly oval in my experience.
Cheers, Ern
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8th September 2008, 09:50 PM #15Of course truth is stranger than fiction.
Fiction has to make sense. - Mark Twain
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