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Beautiful work Tri. Those are great looking bowls. How did you make the walls inside like that?

-- Bill, Turlock California, http://www.brookswoodworks.com

A fine job Joe. I like the carving.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

The carving is a perfect addition. Beautiful work.

-- Working at Woodworking http://www.VillageLaneFurniture.com

Great Job, Joe! I really like the carving in it…....

-- As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17) †

Another great turning and carving. I really like the detail in the carving.

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

very nice and the carving really fits the piece.

-- Roper - Master of sawdust-

Way to go Joe, looks great, good to see you challenging yourself.

-- Dan Wiggins

Great job Joe, nice scribing also. did you do it free hand? Great work.

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

Man, that is real fine work.

The shape of the bowl is beautiful. I like the idea of the carving, very unique. I wonder if you could make the carved are more prominant by either staining the bowl and sanding it down to give a contrast between the carved grooves and the surface (or stain the carved grooves only), OR giving more definition to the carved area by carving out thicker lines such as the center stem areas. More of a 3-D effect. Otherwise it’s an excellent turning as usual.

-- "They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night." ~ Edgar Allan Poe

Another great one . . . however why “Q”?

Is it a reference to Star Trek?

-- The significant problems we face cannot be solved by the same level of thinking that created them

I was wondering the same thing Zuki.

-- Bill, Turlock California, http://www.brookswoodworks.com

The story behind Q:

I was given some really nice wood a couple of weeks ago by a friend. I asked him how much I owed him. He said that I owed him nothing. Then he looked at me and said, “What I would really like is for you to turn a hollow form vessel for my brother. The wood came from his tree.” I was surprised and honored at the same time because this person is an accomplished turner himself. In fact, he mentored me early on. Their last name begins with “Q” and I wanted to preserve their anonymity. The carving was inspired from the “Q” branch of the family tree.

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

As always, your turning work is just wonderful…

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.

Joe, thanks for the post and the story behind it. This is a new “turn” in your work and I really appreciate the visual interest that the carving gives to this piece.

Well done!!

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

Beautifully done

-- Glenn, New Mexico

WOW, a lot of appreciation already, well let me add mine. Love the subtle beauty. Really nice!

-- mtnwild (Jack), It's not what you see, it's how you see it.

As always, a beautiful piece :)

-- I'm a wood magician... I can turn fine lumber into firewood before your very eyes! - http://www.woodworkersguide.com

Great Job Joe!!! What Carving Gouges did you use?

-- Dennis Zongker

Ha! Another perfecto, wish I could turn. Have done some handcarving in the past but am no good on a Lathe. Bravo.

-- Karl, Wyoming

you are such an amazing artist…and hearing the story on the wood makes it even better…

-- Matt, Napa, CA...fun is beautiful...just trying to have some fun...

Joe, I really like what you’re doing with your carvings on your bowls. This is really sweet!

I was wondering how thin the walls are on this one? It looks like your getting this “turning green” process down pretty good.

Thanks for posting it.

-- Martin, Kansas

Thanks for all the nice compliments.

Dennis, I pick up a basic set of Flex Cut palm carving tools. I just wanted to get a taste of carving before investing too much.

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

Martin, the wall thickness is about .25”.

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

I really like this one and the carving is awesome , Joe : )

-- You know you're getting old when you know the difference between you're (you are) and your (belonging to you) AND how to use them in a sentence .

Really nice, thanks for sharing.

-- http://inhisgrip1.blogspot.com/

I really like the carving…. keep them coming

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever

very nice

-- ~ Inspiring those who inspire me ~