Turning Wet Wood to a Finished Bowl

Turning a bowl from green wood has unique considerations versus a dried bowl blank. Logan walks you through the process, including the trick to drying a wet-turned bowl quickly when finished — the microwave.

[glencrandall]

Good demo Logan. Very good commentary. Nice result. Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and stay safe.🙂🙂

[jameswallace]

That was super interesting logan. Great job

[TheDublin]

When I turn wet wood I sometimes put it in the microwave 1st just to get out the moisture It helps a lot but only do half the bowl at a time leave it out overnight in a warm room . But I like your style 😊.

[GeraldJensen]

Well done ... properly explained and showed good technique. I don't want to be that guy, but where was your face shield!!!

[-joe-]

Nice bowl, Logan. Since you talked about the pith being on each side of the bowl, I assume the blank was prepared and placed on the lathe such that the vertical growth of the tree was running at right angles to the bed of the lathe. If this is not true, please leave a follow-up. I have yet to try turning a bowl and look forward to turning one soon.

[wakelywanderer]

Good clear commentary and interesting video but how do you finish this bowl and did you do anything further with the foot?

[terrencegildred]

Have you tried using rice? I found if I take a green bowel and microwave for only 30 sec. Then bury it in rice for a couple of hours and repeat. I do this only three times then let it set overnight in the rice and repeat the next day. I do the for four days always totally covering with rice. Then leave it in the rice no microwave for three days when done I microwave for the last time for 30 secs usually no seam comes out as well. I never have had distortion, cracking or wrapped. I guess the process I’m using is a slow less stressful process. Not everyone will want to take a week with this process. Seems to work for me. Interested if anyone else has tried the rice and microwave process?

[tonysutton]

Has your wife caught you microwaving bowls and if so, what was her response?

Does the wood leave a smell after "cooking" which could lead to accusations of misusing kitchen equipment?