I was about to shut down for the night when I saw this blank of Bamboo staring at me. It's been staring at me for a while saying " You've never turned bamboo, why don't you give me a try...... you know you want to!!! Come on Mossy, what are you waiting for? Bet you can't, bet you can't!!" So I decided to make a challenge out of it and see how fast I could whip a chubby style handle out of it. I hand it turned and sanded in around a half hour. Not bad. Really the only reason I was moving so quick was I really want ed to go to bed. I knew my youngest was going to be up at 6, and my wife was out for the night at a Baby shower, so she wouldn't be getting up. Haha. I digress....
The bamboo came from some left over flooring my Dad installed at his place a year ago. I hung onto it, cut it up and glued up a blank. This was the first time I've turned bamboo and I was surprised at how nicely it turns. Although bamboo is very hard, it turns very soft and would say it's actually a good candidate for a beginner. So any of you newer turning guys looking for something cool to turn, don't over look bamboo. Titebond iii and a bit of clamping and you've got a great medium for wood turning.
The Badger knot is a 26mm silvertip, set to a loft of 50mm. I'm still working on the finish and will be rubbing in 3 more coats of oil over the next week.
Thanks for checking it out fellers!!
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