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This bowl is made from clack oak I picked up locally (There is no shortage of oak trees locally). When I put a piece of wood on the lathe I try to have a basic shape in mind of what I would like the bowl to look like. It doesn’t always work out the way I want (it should but…..). As I started cutting the log there was a section of wood once the bark that was cracked. It was not visible from the outside of the log until the bark was taken off. I hate wasting wood so I let the wood dictate what the shape should be and this is what I came up with. Any feedback or comments are welcome.
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lew
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#1 posted 1396 days ago
Interesting Shape!
I really like your thoughts of allowing the wood to dictate the end results. Who are we to try and outguess Mother Nature!
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#2 posted 1396 days ago
I agree Lew mother nature has laid out that tree in all of her beauty, who are we to try to change it.
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#3 posted 1396 days ago
nice finish, very smooth inside and out. I also like the crisp corner on the o.d.
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#4 posted 1396 days ago
Very nice bowl. Great job. I also like to have a patern to start with. My problem is I am better at recovery then at execution. ( I make mistakes and change design mid way through) haha
Mother nature allway knows what is best. This turned out very nice.
Keep it up.
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#5 posted 1392 days ago
Thanks guys for the feedback.
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#6 posted 1391 days ago
different shape
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#7 posted 1391 days ago
Yes Jim it is different, surely not what I intended on when I started out.
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