From firewood to oak dish

In 2020 I helped my dad split some huge oak rounds for firewood. The grain was so straight that I had to grab a couple pieces.

At some point in early 2021 I planed them down flat. I think I had three individual foot-long slabs. I’ve used them for various projects the last couple years. I had one slab left, so I cut it into three small circles on the bandsaw.

I put a faceplate on it and turned a tenon, and shaped the outside.

Reversed and put the tenon in a chuck and started hollowing it out with a bowl gouge and scraper. One hollowed, I sanded it.

Once sanded, I took it out of the regular chuck and put it on a jam chuck to remove the tenon.

Ready for some finish!

Finished with Tried and True.