Square form

Sweet. That’s a large one.
I have always wanted to try this. I am inspired. You did a very nice job.

Steve

-- Stevethepeeve -- I'm no rocket surgeon

Tony A fantastic looking Bowl. You should be very proud of making it. Nice job.

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I agree, that is a great looking bowl.
Very nice job.

-- Can't never could do anything, to try is to advance.

Looks like it was a challenge but you won the battle …Great design and the wood is beautiful : )

-- 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 .

Wow, that is really neat! I might have to try that one of these days – although bashing my knuckles at the lathe seems to be a common occurance for me. The wood is beautiful and the square shape is really eye-catching!

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Beautiful Bowl, Tony!

I can figure out how you sanded the top flat portion of the bowl but how did you get up tight against the ring on the underside of the bowl?

Lew

Lew

I used the Sand Master system by Robert-Sorby to sand nearly all the bowl, including the corners.

With the Sand Master, getting into the ring was not a problem, the disk fitted snugly against ring.

The underside of the bowl was sanded to 600g, stained, sealed (shellac) and sanded out to 800g before I chucked it in to the base and started to turn the base.

The polishing was undertaken using the Beall system , which was a little nerve racking as the bowl was so close to the bed and chuck of the lathe, due to the dimensions of the bowl.

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I’ve never tried even a small one of these. Tony, You are an inspiration to us. It’s sure fun to try new stuff.

-- Thos. Angle

very nice…I really like the wood Tony!!!

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

Nice job. I always have trouble putting the time into the finish I should.
I have been looking for something to do with some choice pieces of wood I have been saving. So I may borrow you idea.

I will post a new challenge for you shorty. It is a square with turned down legs in the corners and the bowl extends above the base to create the illusion of a round bowl in a square holder.

-- Les B, Oregon

What a great bowl. I tried this once and it was a disaster.

Really pretty Tony. It looks like you put a lot of work into it. Looks difficult to make.

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

Beautiful wood and a nice turning. Thanks for sharing, Tony.

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

That’s very cool, Tony!

Great job.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

I like it Tony.
I can appreciate the problems with maxing out the swing on your lathe.
A piece like that gives you problems with setting the rest as well I should think.

Bob

-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner

I rotated the head by 90° so the plate was parallel to the bed of the lathe, but as Bob said setting the rest was the most difficult part. I was turning right on the end of the rest (only 12” long/wide), and tool rest vibration was a problem. Still it was fun and the gift was greatly appreciated so definitely worth the effort.

Really sharp gouges & scrapers made it much easier, several trips to the grinder during this job.

Les, I think I know what you are talking about, I post a rough model soon, to see if it is what you were talking about.

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