This one punished me, but it was worth it - Woodturning a Brigalow Bowl

Brigalow is one of the first timbers I used to make bowls out of when I started woodturning. A member of the Acacia family of trees, it comes from the arid regions of Western New South Wales and Queensland. It is hard on the tools as you can see from the opening clip. I own two chainsaws and usually the smaller of the two is more than capable of cutting the blocks so they can be put on the lathe. When cutting this block in half I saw sparks coming off the chain as I was cutting through. Once on the lathe the block continued to put up a fight. There were a number of cracks in the wood that I filled with CA glue and wood shavings. Sanded to 800 grit and finished with friction polish. This bowl is to be a gift for a couple moving to the town of Brigalow.

Hope you like the bowl and the video..

Enjoy.

I use resin from oakfieldclear.com .

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My products are available through: sdfwoodwords.com.au

Burl obtained from popsshed.com.au

I use a WL-46A lathe from Hare and Forbes Machinery House along with a variety of chisels from different manufacturers.

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I am not a professional woodworker or woodturner. All knowledge and experience has been obtained through self-education. Working with machinery, wood and other materials is inherently dangerous and may cause injury. Safety precautions including PPE, hearing and eye protection as well as dust masks, should be used at all times before attempting anything seen or displayed in this video or any of my videos. Full safety precautions should be used whenever working with machinery, wood, metal and other materials.

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