Song: Crazy for You– by Wildflowers
Why this song? Crazy nuts for this project!

This project was a challenge and a joy to turn. I used Cherry and Cedar to make the bowl wide enough. Then it was just a matter of making the post for the brass nutcracker wheel and hollowing the bowl to hold a bunch of nuts.

The main body of the bowl is made of cherry planking. This was long enough but needed more width. So I took a short but thick board of cedar and glued it to either side, after cutting it in half. Now it was as wide as it was long.

I used a worm screw, since I was going to have a “post” for the nutcracker to rest in, a face plate would have left little holes. The hole for the worm screw was too small for the base of the nutcracker and needed a forstner bit to widen it when the time came.

I think this project turned out great, even if it made me a little nuts. I had a hard time talking and describing this item in the video. Is it a shallow bowl? Is it a deep platter? It’s not a nutcracker, that’s the brass part. I settled on a nutcracker display platter bowl.

I found in the mixed bag of nuts that pecans are my favorite. Which is your favorite nut?


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Reminder: I am new to wood turning, so please DO NOT do as I do. This is NOT a teaching or “how to” video. Maybe you can pick up a thing or two NOT to do. Working with tools of any kind is dangerous and must be handled at your own risk. Please if you see something I’m doing wrong, provide any feedback and/or advice in the comments below.

I am documenting my journey into wood turning. Wood turning is a new hobby, which I find enjoyable and rewarding. It has also been a passion of mine to work with video. So, it is my intentions to produce a weekly video, which I hope is entertaining.

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Current equipment:
- Laguna REVO 12x16
- Bionic Face Shield
- Starter Chisel set for wood turning
- Hurricane Tools
- 3M respirator
- NOVA G3 chuck
- Carbide tools

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