Furnished content.
(from Lumberjocks.com)
This is my third bowl, made from a chunk of an old apple tree that fell in a neighbor's woods. When the rough blank dried, it was a full half inch out of round, and the round tenon had turned into an oval. All of which inspired me to design the Cole-jaw extenders shown in the fourth photo, an excellent application of the WoodAnchor fixturing system. The extenders worked like a charm, and I'm thrilled with how the bowl turned out.I love that apple wood! Averaging about 20% harder than hard maple, I can see why it's long been a popular choice for high-end tool handles.If you'd like to know more about the Cole-jaw extenders or the bowl-turning process, please check out my Cole-jaw extender blog here on LJ.Thanks for looking!