Second Bowl

Can’t say much more than that it looks great!

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

Rikkor,

Since you asked for an honest critique of your work I have to be honest with you it doesn’t look like you are making satisfactory progress with your turnings.

You really should consider giving this technique up as I would hate to see your frustration levels get any higher.

You really need to quit cold turkey and, since I do not have anything to do this weekend, I will be more than happy to drive up and take your lathe off your hands. Since this is being done for health reasons I wouldn’t feel right charging you for it either.

Seriously for those of us who are “lathe challenged” this is an inspiration. If I thought I could produce a bowl like this I would have a lathe on order today (provided THE BOSS let me of course).

Thanks for the post. I have really got to put a lathe in my shop.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

:-) I thought Scott was serious at first! Good one…

I think the bowl looks great, what type of wood is that? I’d love to try turning some bowls soon, need to get a chuck for my lathe so I can give it a go.

-- Tim D. - Woodstock, GA

Geez, so did I! I am paranoid enough without that kind of encouragement.

-- Maplewood, MN

Rikkor
Looks nice from Ohio.

If it is green wood and thick walled, try wrapping it up to prevent cracking during the drying process.

Looking forward to the next one !

Regards

DAN

-- I made a cool back scratcher !!

Great looking bowl! If your wood was really green the bowl may go oblong as it dries. I would recommend the same as Dan—leave a tenon on the bowl and wrap it up or stick it in wood shavings until it dries out some more. You can then rechuck it up and finish turning it.

-- Genius is immediate, but talent takes time.

nice!!
keep on turning

-- tn hillbilly

Thanks for the input everyone.

-- Maplewood, MN

Getting better, keep up the good work.

Scott B: when I get my new lathe I may just have to ship you my midi, lol.

Rikkor,
Nicely shaped bowl. I like the foot especially.

You might want to look over Bob#2's latest bowl project. There is a wealth of information on reverse chucking and a trick or two involving gluing on a waste block at the bottom of the bowl to aid mounting. As a newbie bowl turner, I found it very informative. And the segmented turning and finishing tips were something to aspire to.

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

so far, so good. as has been mentioned, set this one aside in some shavings for a couple months. when you come back to it after having more experience under your belt it’ll look great when you are done.
keep posting!

-- ~ www.darrylmasterson.com ~ www.woodworkingdungeon.blogspot.com ~

phew.. I thought Scott was serious as well—sure made the compliment even sweeter!

Congratulations on an excellent bowl, especially since it is a 2nd.

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

A very nice turning job indeed.
Sharad

-- patanjali

Thick or thin, its a beautiful bowl. Looking forward to many more. mike

-- Mike. Profisher50@yahoo.com

It has already gone oval, so it is drying. A few more weeks and I should be able to re-round it and make it a bit thinner.

-- Maplewood, MN

Wow. I need to eat salad out of this bowl. It looks so great to hold in your hands! Very nice shape. There is nothing like a big salad in a handmade wooden bowl! Beautiful.

Thank you Karen, you are very kind.

-- Maplewood, MN