Staved Bowl, Purpleheart and Maple

That is beautiful work.

-- ShawnH "In matters of style, swim with the current. In matters of principle, stand like a rock." Thomas Jefferson

Jeez thats cool, I would have not have the required patience to even attempt something like that, great work!

what makes you think ,
we believe you are a beginner ?
with work like this ,
you got to be a pro !

i think you are on the lamb ,
hiding behind scrappy’s profile !

-- david - only thru kindness can this world be whole . If we don't succeed we run the risk of failure. Dan Quayle

Whoa, that’s a beauty! Great design and workmanship!! Super!

-- mtnwild (Jack), It's not what you see, it's how you see it.

i agree with David, you are an impostor. must be.

I admire your nerves…. after all this work cutting and gluing, to start turning… my current ratio is about 1:3 (firewood:bowls)

-- The woods are lovely, dark and deep, but I have promises to keep...

Scrappy, You lost me somewhere around “Staved Bowl” . All I know is it turned out great. I really like the design of your lay-up and the shape is really nice. I think you’ve found your niche. Thanks for sharing.

-- John @ http://www.thehuffordfurnituregroup.com

Very cool. Turnings like this always impress me. Great job!

-- Dennis, http://www.maplegrovewoodworks.com/ http://twitter.com/#!/MpleGrvWoodwrks

One of these days…......... I know, I keep saying that. But, one of these days I wll get back in my home workshop and do one of these stave bowls. Scrappy, You outdone yourself again. That is a fantastic looking bowl.

-- Jerry--A man can never have enough tools or clamps

Scrappy, it came out great.

Purpleheart and maple are my favorite combo of wood.

What is the size of the bowl?

Another noce job
Rob

-- Whether You Think You Can or You Think You Can't, YOU ARE RIGHT!!!

She’s a beauty, Scrappy!! I’m not a turner, but I know what I like, and this one has a lot of grace. Don’t be so harsh on yourself! I don’t think anybody is sitting, with magnifying glass in hand, examining the widths of the maple, to see if they’re all exactly equal. At least I hope they’re not… :)
It looks fantastic!! Great Job! And as a Good Man says around here frequently, “Keep it up!!” :)

-- Mike in Concord, NH---Unpleasant tasks are simply worthy challenges to improve skills.

You done did good, even if it was a lot of trouble.

-- "some old things are lovely, warm still with life ... of the forgotten men who made them." - D.H. Lawrence Wake Up America!! Please read; http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/01/26-0

That came out just beautiful!

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

Scrappy..your turnings are getting better and better…That bowl turned out very cool…Its got great shape and the staves and the contrasts are excellent. You cant go wrong with Purple Heart and Maple …They make the most interesting contrasts. I have a staved vessel I just finished of that same material….right now I am sanding it up for the finish.

I like the bowl idea. You might be able to use the jig that I use for the staved vessels…you would just need to add a piece to support the bowl lip (I would just add a extra level of MDF cut at a mitre). Here is a link if you are interested. http://www.woodturner.org/products/aw/articles/StavedJig.pdf

I also use this area to make the calculations (it also has the formula for calculating the Diameter and radius…these make the other calcs – for the complex mitre a bit easier).... http://www.woodmagazine.com/woodworking-tips/techniques/intermediate/staves-and-segments/

Its great watching all the turners here on LJ’s…there is a lot of great talent…great ideas….and good execution. It gives me great inspiration….now I just need to get the time to brew up some nice turning material. I just ordered some cocobolo and can’t wait till it gets here….hopefully lots of nice turning material…

-- Woodworking.....My small slice of heaven!

Wow! That is Beautiful. Great work!

Thank You everyone for all the great comments.

Patron, Yes it is really me….I have only worked on a lathe a couple of times before back in high school.(30 yrs ago) Only had this lathe for 2 months now and have really taken to it. Working on it just seems natural.

Moshel, When this first got started spinning, I was as far away as I could be and still flip the switch. haha I was REAL worried it was going to explode. Got lucky, but I am sure with doing as much as I am that it will happen.

Huff, “Staved” is just “segmented” with long pieces. (sort of) The staves are the long pieces running top to bottom like a barrel sides. Segmented is smaller pieces layered all the way. This is a little of both as the sides are staved and the top is segmented.

Cabinetmaster, Never be afraid to try new things. I did not think I was up to this until I made a comment on another persons project. A couple of LJ’s PMed me and gave me tips on how to get it done. The rest was just wanting to do something new, and here we are.

Innovator, Sorry forgot to put in dim. The bowl is 5 1/4 tall and 6 1/4 wide at top. 33 pieces total.

Littlecope, Everyone here tells me the same thing. I know I am too criticle on myself, but if I plan on selling some of this stuff some day, (hopeing to hit a craft fair around christmass) I don’t want anyone as picky as me to not be satisfied with the quality.

ReggieK, Thanks a lot for the links. They will be very usefull. I agree with the purpleheart and maple combo. Just the best at contrast, both color and grain. Looking forward to seeing your completed project. Cocobolo is also a very nice wood to work with. Only used a small amount so far (lid for my last turned box) But it turned very smooth and finished nicely.

I am very honored to be a part of this great woodworking comunity. It is the fantastic comments and help from all of you that keep me pushing the limits and enjoying woodworking soo much. I don’t want to “work for money” but I would like to make enough to buy more wood and tools. Actually sold my last turned box today to my neighbor. (zebrawood with cocbolo lid, made up for what I spent at Rockler yesterday)

Thank you again for all the great comments and help.

Scrappy

-- Scrap Wood's the best...the projects are smaller, and so is the mess!