Maple Burl Bowl

Great bowl work, a great piece of art Mot. Some day I’ll be this good…I hope.

Got the lathe, need the lessons.

-- Carpe Lignum - Seize The Wood,

Great first Bowl. Nice looking wood also.

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

beautiful!! And I like how you included “Nova” in the pix since the point of the project was to try out the new tool.

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

One day…I’ve gotta turn a bowl. That is great, Mot! Did you use a bowl gouge and if so, what size do you have? (3/8” or 1/2”)

-- Jesus is Lord!

Great lathe and great bowl. Let me know how big of a peice you can turn on the Nova. I am considering it but I might want something a little beefier…but that direct drive motor seems like a dream…

-- Steffen

Sorry, os and Stef, I didn’t see these until now…just learning the features of pulse… os, I have both sizes of bowl gouge and used them both on this project.

Steff, you can turn 16” diameter but with the outrigger and swivel stock you can turn 24”

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

Nice bowl. I really like the proportions. A sturdier look seems to go better with a rough burl, and the dairy bowl style is one of my favorites.

“Fancy wood, simple form – simple wood, fancy form.”

I’ve got the Nova 3000, and love it. I’m curious about how the DVR motor compares with the DC model like I have. Mine pulses at the lower speed ranges of the controller, and the pulses speed up as I apply pressure to the wood. Does the DVR act the same way?

-- Robert from Raymond, MS. "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence is therefore not a practice, but a habit." - Aristotle

Nice turning Tom – how did you finish it? (sanding through finish)...

I think I may need to save up for the DVR, with the 8” swing, seems like a heck of a lathe for bowl turning and everything else. What kind of base do you have it set up on?

-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA