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My very first bowls. A friend gave me a couple of roughed out blanks to play with. These are the result. Large one is 10”D X 4 3/4”H. Small is 9.5”D X 3 1/4”H. They were sanded to 600 grit and the finish is wipe on poly.
The wood is Manitoba Maple. I’m told the red streaks will eventually turn brown unfortunately.
-- If we learn from our mistakes, I'm getting a fantastic education.
8 comments so far
lew
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posted 243 days ago
Gorgeous!!
Really like your treatment on the bowl bottom.
How many coats of poly did it take to get that shine?!?
Chris
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posted 243 days ago
Nice work John…. The thickness looks uniform and the foot (bottom) is very nice.
-- Chris
Loucarb
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posted 243 days ago
Beautiful bowls. I love that red in the that maple. Thanks for sharing.
cabinetmaster
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posted 243 days ago
You did a great job for the first bowls. They look great. I like the wood and the finish. Keep it up.
-- Jerry--A man can never have enough tools or clamps
savannah505
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posted 243 days ago
Really beautiful, some of the best finish work I’ve seen for awhile now. Nice and glossy, really brings out the woods beauty.
-- Dan Wiggins
toyguy
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posted 242 days ago
Your off to a great start…very nice bowls.
-- Brian's Table Top Toys http://home.mountaincable.net/~bgraham/
ChrisCook
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posted 242 days ago
wow! Those look great! I do bowls like that with concrete for flower pots, I just wish had that kind of talent with wood!
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MrWoody
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posted 242 days ago
Thank you everyone.
Lew: There are 5 coats, sanding with #0000 steel wool between.
-- If we learn from our mistakes, I'm getting a fantastic education.