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"Tulip" bowl

Project by Alin Dobra posted 714 days ago 462 views 3 times favorited 17 comments Add to Favorites Watch

I made this bowl some 9 months ago but it come up a little rough (I did not know at the time how to get a smooth surface on unbalanced bowls). I was showing it to a colleague at work and she liked it a lot because of the shape. Few months latter I figured out how to sand the imperfections on my bowls (without destroying the bowl) and I borrowed the bowl for a couple of days to fix it. What you see in the pictures is the final result. The unusual shape is due to three branches that are coming out of the main trunk at the same level.

The wood is oak and the finish is buffed oil.

Enjoy,
Alin

-- -- Alin Dobra, Gainesville, Florida


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dennis mitchell

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posted 714 days ago

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Dorje

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posted 714 days ago

Wow that’s nice…

What’s the sanding technique?

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

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Alin Dobra

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posted 714 days ago

Dorje,

The sanding technique is the “new wave” sanding pads on a drill press. You cannot sand any of the natural edge end grain bowls I make on the lathe since they are not round when they dry (the bowls always twist at least a little).

Alin

-- -- Alin Dobra, Gainesville, Florida

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Napaman

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posted 714 days ago

amazing…

-- Matt, Napa, CA...fun is beautiful...just trying to have some fun...

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mike

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posted 714 days ago

Alin

Well done. I do like the shape. Good to see another turner here at Lumberjocks

Mike

-- Mike, Maryland, www.thewoodenquill.com

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rikkor

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posted 714 days ago

Wow, that’s sweet. Thanks for sharing it with us.

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DAN

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posted 714 days ago

very nice and the photos are fabulous. what kind of camera did you use ?

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever

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miles125

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posted 714 days ago

Thats a great looking bowl.

-- miles125, Alabama.."Architecture is frozen music""

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jockmike2

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posted 714 days ago

beautiful bowl, I like the shape on this one, nice finish too. mike

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

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Alin Dobra

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posted 714 days ago

Thanks to everybody for the nice comments.

Alin

-- -- Alin Dobra, Gainesville, Florida

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Grumpy

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posted 713 days ago

Very nice piece indeed.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

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Alin Dobra

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posted 713 days ago

Thanks Grumpy (for all three comments).

Alin

-- -- Alin Dobra, Gainesville, Florida

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relic

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posted 713 days ago

Absolutely terrific looking bowl.

-- Andy Stark

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Sawdust2

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posted 713 days ago

I don’t have the sense to see the bowl in the rough.

And when I turn away everything that doesn’t look like a bowl it still doesn’t look like a bowl.

A truly nice piece of work.

-- No piece is cut too short. It was meant for a smaller project.

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Blake

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posted 713 days ago

Beautiful!!! “Natural edge” is always my favorite kind of turnings. This one is SO COOL! ...favorited. Thanks!

Hey, also, great lighting for the photos… could you divulge your photography secrets?

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cajunpen

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posted 713 days ago

Another great looking bowl.

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

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Alin Dobra

316 posts in 766 days


posted 711 days ago

Blake: I posted a comment on another project on how I take pictures. The “secret” is a 50$ photo kit that Walmart sells (essentially a cloth box with lights; the trick is to disperse the light through some material to get the nice effect).

Thanks everybody else for your comments.

Alin

-- -- Alin Dobra, Gainesville, Florida

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