"Spiked" bowl

That is a beautiful bowl, Alin! I am sure your son will love it and treasure it forever!

Great job! It is a beautiful piece. What is even better is that it is appreciated by your son. Inspiring him at that age is something he will greatly benefit from his whole life.

-- Richard http://www.LearnFineCrafts.com

Wow, that is wonderful. I really like your work, Alin.

-- Maplewood, MN

This is a really cool piece. I like the spike legs. Did you carve the whole thing or do some lathe work?

-- Dust collectors suck.

fantastic, that’s a beautiful bowl.
love the feet, the hard work paid off!

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Thanks Guys for the comments.

Blake: only the bottom is carved. The trick is to do as much on the lathe and than start carving. The most difficult part is to seamlessly integrate the carved with the turned part.

Alin

-- -- Alin Dobra, Gainesville, Florida

very well done Alin. I like the way it sits on those spikes.

-- JJohn

Great bowl, Alin. The legs really add to it. For some reason, this one reminds me of a conch shell.

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

Thanks JJohn and Charlie.

Alin

-- -- Alin Dobra, Gainesville, Florida

Very cool looking feet! Fantascic job.

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

Thanks Gary.

Alin

-- -- Alin Dobra, Gainesville, Florida

Outstanding form and design. Your feet remind me of hawthorn. They are very naturalistic and realistic. I also like the natural edge. Thank you for sharing.

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

Trifern,

I mostly do natural edge, end grain bowls. They are a lot more fun since you cannot always rub the bevel and rely on “tried and true” turning techniques. Even more, each type of wood behaves somewhat differently so you have to discover how to turn it.

Alin

-- -- Alin Dobra, Gainesville, Florida

Alin,

This is simply a beautiful bowl. I greatly admire those to whom the gift of carving has been given.

Well done and it was nice to give it to your son. This is something that you created and, as such, was a gift from the heart. That is priceless.

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

this is certainly beautiful…love the feet !!!

-- Dusty56@comcast.net

really beautiful piece.

how long will a bowl, with that thin of walls, hang together ? will it eventually crack or something else ?

regards

dan

-- ..... art for lifes sake

Dan: thin bowls are so flexible, they virtually never crack unless you drop them. The bowl might change shape but not crack. All the cracking happens at the first drying.

Dusty56: thanks for the comment.

Alin

-- -- Alin Dobra, Gainesville, Florida

Excellent piece Alin. We use camphor down under quite a lot, it has some great grain.

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

Great looking bowl!

Thanks for the post

Callum

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