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Project by Tony posted 333 days ago 463 views 0 times favorited 16 comments Add to Favorites Watch

My first successful attempt at turning a square bowl, without bashing my knuckles.

The measurements are 13” square (18 1/2” diagonal) and 2” deep The wood is mahogany and sanded to 800g, the finish is shellac and wax,

The difficult part was I only have a 15” swing on my lathe. The marks on the underside of the bowl were not visible until I started the finishing process and are not as pronounced as they are in the photograph.

-- Tony - All things are possible, just some things are more difficult than others! - SKYPE: Heron2005 (http://www.poydatjatuolit.fi)


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SPalm

951 posts in 780 days


posted 333 days ago

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

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Karson

25806 posts in 1299 days


posted 333 days ago

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

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

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Jimthecarver

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posted 333 days ago

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

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

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Dusty56

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posted 333 days ago

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 .

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Peter O

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posted 333 days ago

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!

-- http://www.north40custom.com -- http://north40studios.etsy.com --

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lew

4506 posts in 654 days


posted 333 days ago

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

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Tony

813 posts in 929 days


posted 333 days ago

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.

-- Tony - All things are possible, just some things are more difficult than others! - SKYPE: Heron2005 (http://www.poydatjatuolit.fi)

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Thos. Angle

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posted 333 days ago

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

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Napaman

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posted 333 days ago

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

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

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LesB

555 posts in 341 days


posted 333 days ago

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

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rikkor

11335 posts in 773 days


posted 333 days ago

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

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jockmike2

7354 posts in 1145 days


posted 332 days ago

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

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

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trifern

7897 posts in 666 days


posted 332 days ago

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

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

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GaryK

9537 posts in 887 days


posted 332 days ago

That’s very cool, Tony!

Great job.

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

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Bob #2

3055 posts in 920 days


posted 332 days ago

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

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Tony

813 posts in 929 days


posted 332 days ago

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.

-- Tony - All things are possible, just some things are more difficult than others! - SKYPE: Heron2005 (http://www.poydatjatuolit.fi)

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