As Wood Turns | Turning Spalted Bowl With Bonus Nail (Not) @AsWoodTurns | Uploaded August 2023 | Updated October 2024, 9 hours ago.
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I was happy to be given this block of fresh, green chestnut already slabbed and rounded. It was ready to turn. I had great plans for it: maybe a calabash bowl; maybe a hollow form.

The initial turning for the outside bottom went normally. Then when I started the top and hollowing, my gouge found nail. The nail turned out to be a big 16 penny nail totally embedded in the wood with the head towards the outside. Should I blame the gouge?

I went on to try several ways to extract the nail. It just would not pull out. After all, pulling against the nail head is generally futile. As it was this time.

My grand plans evaporated. If salvaged, this would be a normal, once turned, deep bowl.

It was a pain.

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