Green-turned Iron Bark Eucalyptus Bowl

 

6 inch Green-turned Iron Bark Eucalyptus bowl. This photo was taken a day after the bowl was turned. Turned on the same day the tree was cut down. I was expecting this bowl to warp a lot. Here, it is just starting to raise the grain's bumpy texture.

This photo was taken one week later, the wood completely dry. The bowl is now 6 inches in diameter in one direction. 90 degrees to that measurement, it's 4 inches in diameter. The rim warping down and out in one direction and bending toward the inside of the bowl in another direction. The soft bumpy texture is much more dramatically warped. 
 

Eucalyptus Cup

 This is a 3.5 inch diameter by 3.5 inch high green-turned, vertical grain Iron Bark Eucalyptus cup. Very slight warping.

 

Wood turning from May 2025

 

6 inch diameter Maple bowl with a bit of bark inclusion on the outside.

Spalted Birch, 2.75 inch diameter, 4.5 inches high three legged vase

Spalted Birch, 3.25 inches diameter, 5.5 inches high, three legged vase.

Maple box, 3.5 inch diameter, six inches high. Madrone finial.

Green-turned Walnut wood, 2 inch diameter, 2 inches high.

Manzanita/Walnut Scoop

Manzanita handle, Walnut scoop, 4.5 inches long, 1.75 inches in diameter. Sanded up to 320 grit, dry-rubbed finish.
 

Wildly Warped Walnut

 Walnut, roughly 6 inches long, 1.75 inches high. This was very green Walnut wood and, as you can see, it's mostly sap wood which, on this wood, means it's going to warp like crazy. I do like this kind of thing. You never know what you're going to end up with. 

It's too wet to sand when freshly turned. Sandpaper just won't cut it; the fibers just lay down. Once the wood is try it can be sanded but, as in this case, it can be difficult to do. I sanded this one up to 320 grit and then use some fine steel wool. I finished it with a couple of applications of orange oil, then hand buffed.

Here it is with orange oil applied:

 

5 Inch Walnut Bowl

 Walnut, 5 inch diameter, 1.25 inches high. This was turned from very green Walnut. Slowly dried over a week. Hand-sanded up to 320, oiled with orange oil. Mild warping, still almost round, lovely tactile, dimensional grain, feels like satin, sits stable.

 

6 Inch Oak Bowl

 Oak, 6 inch diameter, 3 inches high. I got some nice pieces of this Oak. Some interesting figuring in the grain. This wood cuts and finishes nicely. Though somewhat green, this wood didn't warp much at all.