{"id":471,"date":"2025-12-05T11:00:26","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T11:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.woodworking.monster\/?p=471"},"modified":"2025-12-05T11:00:26","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T11:00:26","slug":"woodturning-the-y-log-is-this-a-bowl-or-a-vase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.woodworking.monster\/?p=471","title":{"rendered":"Woodturning | The &#8220;Y&#8221; Log  [Is this a bowl or a vase?]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Woodturning | The &quot;Y&quot; Log  [Is this a bowl or a vase?]\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DzF7XfhNxFU?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 is another log from the batch of firewood I picked up a few years back. The two branches on the piece really drew my attention; I had never previously turned a piece like this, and I was curious how it might turn out. Given its length, I knew a bowl (at least, a traditional-looking bowl) was out of the question, so I opted for more of a&#8230;.  I don&#8217;t even know what to call this. An open top vase or something? Either way, I&#8217;m quite pleased with the final design. I also had no idea what the wood was going to look like inside, but I was very excited to find some nice spalting going on in the deeper grains. <\/p>\n<p>Like my other few live-edge &quot;bowls&quot;, the most difficult part of this project was the sanding. No clue if other woodworkers have a hack to this or not, but, for the parts of these pieces that aren&#8217;t perfectly round, I feel like I&#8217;m stuck hand sanding, which eats up a good bit of time. If I recall, I believe this was sanded up to 400-600 grit, and it was finished with tung oil for a more natural matte look. <\/p>\n<p>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! This&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":472,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-471","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-woodturning"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.woodworking.monster\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/471","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.woodworking.monster\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.woodworking.monster\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodworking.monster\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodworking.monster\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=471"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodworking.monster\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/471\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodworking.monster\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/472"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.woodworking.monster\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=471"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodworking.monster\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=471"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodworking.monster\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=471"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}