Woodturning - Spalted Silver Birch log to bowl.

Hello and welcome! In this video I take a spalted sliver birch log and make a curvy bowl on the woodturning lathe.

I originally got this wood in April 2021 and it had been sat under a cover until October 15th when I prepared and sealed this blank. The plan was to set it aside again and wait a little longer for the piece to dry out some more but.. after seeing the spalting I couldn't wait any longer so here it is.

Shaped and sanded to outside to 320 grit, sealed with Chestnut Product's Cellulose Sanding Sealer and polished up with Yorkshire Grit Original and Microfine. The inside was sanded and coated with flaxseed oil.


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00:00 - Intro
00:09 - Preparing and mounting the piece to the lathe
01:24 - Forming a tenon on the base
02:09 - Shaping the outside
04:10 - Sanding, sanding sealer and polish
06:18 - Removing the centre with a Forstner bit
06:49 - Hollowing out the rest of the bowl
08:23 - Sanding the inside
08:52 - Reversing to finish the foot of the bowl
09:49 - Applying makers mark, sanding and a wipe of flaxseed oil
10:22 - Thanks for watching!


*These videos are meant for the purposes of entertainment. Any attempt to imitate or copy what I do must be done at your own risk, my practices may not always be correct or the safest. You are responsible for your own safety while woodworking. Read and understand the operation and safety manuals supplied with your tools and machinery to ensure you are safe while using such equipment.