First three bowls

Congratulations !!! They are beautiful …what finish did you use to keep the Maple so nice and white ?

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Nice.

-- Jiri

I can’t believe these are your firsts.. Well maybe the first, first.. but the others! Impressive

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

you are now addicted, and i know the feeling. nice bowls,keep up the turning.

-- Roper - Master of sawdust-

Beautiful. My first bowl attempt had a chunk fly off (didn’t see the check I uncovered in time) and became so unbalanced it flew off the lathe. After kicking it across the shop, I put the bowl gouge away. I need to follow your lead and get back in the saddle. Very nice bowls indeed!

-- GSY from N. Idaho

Thanks for the comments, I quite enjoyed my time at the lathe.
As for the finishing I just gave them liberal coats of mineral oil. The Norway Maple was very white while I turned it and the oil didn’t seem to change the colour at all. That being said, they are probably almost a year old now and I can see that they are getting darker with time.

-- If you don’t have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over? - John Wooden

If those are your first attempts, you need to become an expert! Those look great.

-- Brian, Lebanon PA, If you aren’t having fun doing it, find something else to do.

Nothing wrong with them for a first your just an absolute natural this is in your blood keep it up laddie God bless Alistair

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Geez only your first bowls??? You did really well. You got the forms down packed and make it seem easy…hehehe. You are brave to attempt a live edge bowl after only doing two others first. Very nicely done.

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Great looking bowls. Thanks for sharing.

-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.