Cherry Bowl

Hey Dorje,

Nice bowl. I like the warp it has taken on.

If I were you, I would put a finish on it now, put it on a display shelf, and put a name tag in front of it.

I’d call it, “A Bowl Job”

Nice turning.

Lee

-- by Lee A. Jesberger http://www.prowoodworkingtips.com http://www.ezee-feed.com

Dorje, very interesting grain and nice shape. If you flatten the bottom so the bowl is stable on its base, I think it would be a great conversation piece.

-- CanuckDon "I just love small wooden boxes!" http://www.canterburybaptist.org/

that is NOT going to become firewood!!!

good idea to put a flat spot on the bottom.
This reminds me of a turtle – a powerful native symbol connecting air, water, earth

Polish it up….. name it… display it proudly

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Turtle Bowl it is…...

Nice grain…it does actually have a sort of tortoise shell look to it!

-- Bob, Carver Massachusetts, Sawdust Maker http://www.capecodbaychallenge.org

I haven’t identified a use for anything I’ve turned. That’s got some great grain. I love turning green wood. Nice bowl.

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

A nice bowl. I like Debbie and Bob’s label…the turtle bowl. Maybe you need to make a lid that has legs and a head so it looks like an upside down turtle? haha

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

No, no, no…rather than flatten it you could make a little turned dish that acts as a stand…that is if you want this to end up in a museum…this should be oiled…and then used as a great salad bowl—you said it was green bowl…so turn it into a greens bowl…and then market it and get some green…if the money doesn’t roll in you can put peanuts in it…

Great bowl…should be (another) a museum piece…!

-- Matt, Napa, CA...119 days to sanity...

Hmm, and peanuts would provide peanut oil to protect the bowl inside….

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

I love the colors that everyone seems to be calling turtle shell. I’ll make some kind of diveder that corresponds to the natural colors and turn it into a snack bowl with peanuts, chips, or some other finger food. What a conversation piece you will have when the bowl is emptied and you can tell everyone that you made it. The divider could just float in the bowl with maybe some small notches to keep it in line with the colors.

-- Jesus is Lord!

You all are just so full of ideas – thanks for all the feedback..

Don, et al: If I decide to flatten the bottom, should I do it on the stationary sander or the jointer or use a plane or…what method?

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

Just use your belt sander with 120 paper then hand sand it till it looks good. And when people ask you what it’s for tell its to look at. Or throw your car keys in it. But it is ART. jockmike

-- Mike. Profisher50@yahoo.com

I think it is a meditation tool

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

I know how to use a metal lathe. I got to get a wood lathe.
Is it fun turning wood!
Nice Job.

-- Normite Lou

It has great color…Did you ever finish it? At least rub some oil on it and post it again so I can see how that yellow comes out.

I was in the SF Farmers Market this last Sat. A small garden shop had a set of 7 bowls, all progressively larger (cut from the same blank). The largest bowl was about 18-20” in diameter, turned from green spalted maple…$700 for the set.

-- Steffen

By the way…Yes I got the number for their buyer…

-- Steffen

Steffen – you gonna try to sell some bowls?

re: the bowl – nope – no finish to date…I’ll see what I can do on the oil-and-post!

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

Dorje

I don’t know…I need to do something to earn extra money to get additional tools for my shop so I can start building furniture. I like turning them but I’ve never really sold any in large quantities yet.

-- Steffen