How large of a piece of work can he turn?
His lathe will turn up to a 44 inch piece. [Back to the Top of this Page] How thin are the pieces he turns? He turns to a thickness of approximately 3/16ths of an inch. [Back to the Top of this Page] What is a pewa? Pewa is the Hawaiian word for patch. [Back to the Top of this Page] When does Kelly decide what he will do with a piece of wood? 1st decision of form begins with the raw log and a chainsaw. 2nd decision of form is made while the piece spins on the lathe and is dependent on the grain pattern and the wood. To create an aesthetically pleasing piece, he will decide what to expose and/or remove. [Back to the Top of this Page] How long does it take for one of Kelly’s Norfolk Pine pieces to finish? A Norfolk Pine bowl takes 2-3 weeks for the oiling process. A Norfolk Pine hollow vessel takes 4-6 weeks for the same process. The Norfolk Pine oiling process totally saturates the cellular structure with oils and resins. Plastic, in essence, fills the cells that once held water. [Back
