{"id":409,"date":"2025-11-23T15:02:33","date_gmt":"2025-11-23T15:02:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.woodworking.monster\/?p=409"},"modified":"2025-11-23T15:02:33","modified_gmt":"2025-11-23T15:02:33","slug":"woodturning-the-gnarliest-firewood-ive-ever-seen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.woodworking.monster\/?p=409","title":{"rendered":"Woodturning | The Gnarliest Firewood I&#8217;ve Ever Seen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Woodturning | The Gnarliest Firewood I&#039;ve Ever Seen\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RxHUIt-2QRs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>This bowl is available on our website for purchase here! https:\/\/formanwoodworking.com\/<br \/>\n_____________________________________<\/p>\n<p>Hello, friends! This log was from the same batch of firewood that I picked up from my parents&#8217; house two years back (wow, how time flies). You may have seen the first log I turned, which was a super wormy log and the last video on the channel right before my hiatus (https:\/\/youtu.be\/nNL_hOeQ7iQ). This one here, however, was a whole other beast. It was a very irregular and crazy shape when I first started, and I was a little concerned that my lathe wouldn&#8217;t be able to manage something of this size that was this awkward. Early on in the video, you can see that my lathe stand was shaking a fair bit, but, thankfully, nothing came loose during the turning. Slowly but surely, I was able to round things out and the shaking calmed down. The most difficult part of this project was ultimately the sanding. Because of how irregular the log was, I could only sand part of the bowl with it turning on the lathe. The rest had to be hand sanded, and let me tell you, a lot of elbow grease was put into this (don&#8217;t worry, I spared you all from having to watch too much of that). Once sanded, I simply finished it with some tung oil to give it a more natural and matte-looking finish. <\/p>\n<p>This is only the second live edge bowl I&#8217;ve turned, and I have to say, I really like how this one turned out. The irregular live edge almost gives the bowl a &quot;maple leaf&quot; look from some angles, and I think that looks really cool. What do you all think? I&#8217;d love to hear down below!<\/p>\n<p>_____________________________________ <\/p>\n<p>Check out our Instagram! https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/formanwoodworking\/?hl=en <\/p>\n<p>_____________________________________ <\/p>\n<p>Key equipment\/products I used: <\/p>\n<p>Rikon 70-220 VSR Midi Lathe: https:\/\/www.leevalley.com\/en-ca\/shop\/tools\/power-tools\/lathes\/101468-rikon-70-220vsr-midi-lathe?item=03J7320<br \/>\nWoodstock 1\/2 inch bowl gouge: https:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/gp\/product\/B005W139CS\/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&amp;psc=1<br \/>\nLee Valley&#8217;s 100% Pure Tung Oil: https:\/\/www.leevalley.com\/en-ca\/shop\/tools\/supplies\/finishing\/finishes\/20049-100-pure-tung-oil?srsltid=AfmBOopTCmXaa_wFU1LsDimyzH1683C3AvxmNC9-5JJ2OQxzbkE6tMHf<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This bowl is available on our website for purchase here! https:\/\/formanwoodworking.com\/ _____________________________________ Hello, friends! 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