Wood Turning | A Surprise Inside this Old Birch Log

Continuing the series of making use of wood I have had kicking around the shop for way too long I turned this old spalted birch long into a winged bowl with a live edge finish. This woodturning project tested my abilities as I have never turned a bowl in this style and turning the wings was tough as this wood was extremely soft.
Turning a winged bowl has been on my project list for a long time so I'm happy to have finally tackled it. I have a ton of ideas for future woodturning projects so I'm happy to have this one under my belt.
Half logs are a great medium for woodturning as you can turn them into so many different shapes from live edge bowls to winged bowls to bowls with multiple rims, or even feet.
I don't show it much in this video but having a negative rake scraper is such an incredible tool when working with softwoods. It leaves an incredibly smooth finish which really cuts down on the sanding time. I do a pass on both the inside and outside of almost every bowl now with the negative rake scraper to get a uniform surface and clean up any tear-out.
🔨 Tools Used in this Video:
🔵 General 26020 Lathe - Out of Production
🔵 Crown Bowl Gouge - amzn.to/3yipIUV
🔵 Carter & Sons Bottom Feeder Gouge
🔵 Carter & Sons Negative Rake Scraper
🔵 Makita Random Orbit Sander - amzn.to/3e7BrhJ

[@Mckmake]

A really nice rustic look to this one the grain is fantastic, good job!

[@mountainviewturning5319]

Looks great 👍

[@randycarroll2885]

Love the plowl you just did!! Plate and Bowl combo I absolutely love it

[@crafteddollar4817]

Thank you!

[@benjohnson8972]

Beautiful piece. Great way to show off a really unique piece of wood.

[@crafteddollar4817]

Thanks Ben!

[@kobiekaasjager4822]

Oh wow it is absolutely stunningly beautiful and magnificent the grain is awesome.

[@crafteddollar4817]

Thank you for the kind words! It’s fun to work with wood this beautiful.

[@joelaroche7667]

Beautiful, simply gorgeous!!!

[@crafteddollar4817]

Thanks so much!

[@AllenOxendine]

Thanks for sharing, nice Piece. Full View and Like 👍. Hope your weekend is going well

[@crafteddollar4817]

Thanks Allen! Have a great weekend!

[@sergioamaralbelotrabalho8831]

Boa Noite amigo, bela peça parabéns tmj

[@duaneleach9027]

Thinking outside the box. Try making the bowl bottom round. That way it will set how ever it wants.

[@crafteddollar4817]

I’ll have to give that a shot!

[@IanSebryk]

where's the surprise? 🤨

[@crafteddollar4817]

A beautiful bowl at the end 😉