Rock Bottom

Nice job! Do you like the Red Elm for turning?

-- Chris

Very interesting design! Nice job.

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

This is a gorgeous bowl, as usual. I like the grain and color of this one.

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.

Very cool especially looking straight down into it. But again, a gorgeous bowl trifern. mike

-- Mike. Profisher50@yahoo.com

Another fine job! And since no one else asked, what is at the bottom of the bowl (3rd pic)?

-- I'm a wood magician... I can turn fine lumber into firewood before your very eyes! - http://www.woodworkersguide.com

I like this design Trifern. Excellent Job!

Let’s see chili powder in the last bowl…could this be a jelly filled center?

I think I’m getting hungry.

-- Martin, Kansas

Okay, what’s in the center?

Artistic answer: When you think you have hit rock bottom, you look through the layers and discover that you have not lost all your marbles.

Technical answer: I have not been pleased with the uniform thickness of some of my bowls, especially on the bottom. So in my efforts to get a bottom thickness of 1/4” or less, I forgot I made an extra deep foot. The extra foot depth was required because of the narrow base in comparison to the wide mouth, and the clamping pressure required to keep it from flying off the lathe. Hence, I went too deep and blew out the bottom. I put a marble in the bottom to hide the hole and liked the look and the title “rock bottom.”

Maybe I should have filled it full of jelly and called it “krispy cream.”

Anyway, I hope I don’t bore you all with the multitude of bowl postings. I find it useful for me to go back and view my gallery and see how my techniques and shapes are progressing.

Once again, thank you for all the kind remarks.

-- Depend on the rabbit's foot if you will, but remember it didn't work for the rabbit.

Great design Trifern & beaut example of turning.

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