Elm

[Frederick]

Never turned Elm before. Here is the latest effort. Roman ogee bottem with a slightly concaved top. A simple style but I liked the grain.





Taken with my new camera. Hopefully these will be of a better quality or even the correct way up

Nope, still upside down

Cheers all
Frederick

 

[Penpal]

I do like the Elm whichever way up.

Peter.

 

[fortress]

Nicely done Frederick, lovely grain. Has the new camera got a manual? lol.

 

[flexi]

Very nice shape, great pictures too, just have to turn my phone upside down now

 

[alan morrison]

Nice bit of turning, Frederick, and a nice piece of elm.

Did you buy that camera in Australia?

 

[Frederick]

Nicely done Frederick, lovely grain. Has the new camera got a manual? lol.

Hello John

Yep it has a manual but but nothing is mentioned on transfering photographs. I have even tried holding the camera upside down
Still I don't supose it matters that much.

Cheers
Frederick

 

[martin.pearson]

Nice looking project, I haven't turned a lot of elm but CNC machined quite a bit, it is one of those types of wood that frustrate me. It either machines really nicely or is a nightmare for stringy bits & fuzzies. Still not figured out how to tell which way it will machine BEFORE utting it on the CNC lol

 

[Bill Mooney]

Simple is best with a grain pattern like this. It allows the grain to be the star.

 

[Dalboy]

Nice bowl Frederick. I have some Elm which I need to turn sometime in the future

 

[AllenN]

Excellent and you have let the grain speak for itself. Nicely done.

 

[Frederick]

Nice looking project, I haven't turned a lot of elm but CNC machined quite a bit, it is one of those types of wood that frustrate me. It either machines really nicely or is a nightmare for stringy bits & fuzzies. Still not figured out how to tell which way it will machine BEFORE utting it on the CNC lol

Hello Martin,

Thanks for the post. I agree with you. The blank looked absolutely awful when it arrived. Some bits turned ok, others were hard going, Thank goodness for electric drills, pads and sandpaper.

Cheers,
Frederick

 

[Frederick]

Nice bowl Frederick. I have some Elm which I need to turn sometime in the future

Thanks Derek, it was an education I must say. I did think that this one was going to be a fail. It took over two days, on and off but worth it. I am enjoying woodturning. pleased I took it up.

Cheers,
Frederick.

 

[wm460]

That looks great Fred, well done.