Cherry Bomb

Great looking peice, I love the grain and finish.

Thanks for the post.

-- Hope Never fails

Simply beautiful!

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

It has a very nice shape. How thick are the walls?

-- Charlie in TN, looking for his tools...

The walls are about 1/4” thick, a little less on the bottom. I was fortunate not to blow through the bottom.

-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.

Trifern,

This is beautiful. I have developed a real appreciation for these type of posts. This bowl has a nice grain pattern to it and you finished it well.

Thanks for the post.

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

Another thing about Cherry. When you do as good a job as you have done, Trifern; it looks beautiful too.

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

Really gorgeous, what kind of lathe you running? That thing must be pretty good size, to handle that size bowl. Really a beautiful finish too, for just poly you must have sanded the sh__ out of it. Nice piece. mike

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

so sweet…makes me want to go sharpen my turning tools and get busy !!! Excellent finish : )

-- You know you're getting old when you know the difference between you're (you are) and your (belonging to you) AND how to use them in a sentence .

Very nice work Trifern…could you give us info on your turning equipment and do you apply your finishes on the lathe or off…you truly are talent at picking stock to work with….Blkcherry

I just bought a lathe a few months ago and haven’t really tried it out but once on a practice piece of wood just to see how it handles. Can’t wait to give it a try on something like what you’ve done. Only hope I can come close to what you have done. great job.

-- JJohn

Thanks for all the nice comments and feedback. I have been brief in my discriptions because I am new to all this. I have only been turning for about 6 weeks. Based on some of the questions, I guess it is time to write a blog about my equipment, tools, techniques and finishes. I am mostly self taught so I don’t Know if I use the proper techniques or not but they , for the most part, have worked for me. Stay tuned.

-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.

Another beautiful turning Trifern! That is really nice. Great selection of the wood too, that grain is really pretty.

Thanks for posting.

-- Martin, Kansas