My latest attempt at turning some wood is a chunk of kwila, a very hard, brittle timber much used these days for decking. It's quite tricky to turn, and I found I eventually got the best results with scrapers rather than gouges.
I'm not sure what it would be; a vase maybe? Or a cup? It will probably just end up having knick-knacks kept in it. It's just under 115mm in diameter.
I didn't hollow it out right to the bottom, because the piece of wood had some pretty bad checking, and I think it would probably just have flown to pieces if I'd tried to cut it around the cracked area.
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| A profile view |
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| The nasty and dangerous cracks |
I like the waisted shape of it, and I think I might try it again in some timber that's a bit easier to work.
I find kwila a very attractive timber, but it's not the most amenable.
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