Further Down The Texture Trail

[MichaelMouse]

Yesterday you couldn't have knocked the smile off my face even if I had had a catch on a 16-inch burl bowl. Reason, though off-topic, is in the first picture. Got a call at 0515 from the big kid in Bamberg, not Baghdad. Second tour is officially over. Think my grandsons' shirts say how I feel. Thanks for bearing with me.

Today was a good beginning, but over a 2.5 hour power loss I had the piece in the second picture in progress. It just doesn't work. The wing bowl looks ok by itself, but the top is somehow wrong. Stuck a couple of sticks on top, and a finial won't save it. Wondering if I went to something flatter it might help. Other thought is to take a split section and leave it full texture as a top. Not sure as yet how I'd do it, but I think I probably could figure a way.

Am I squeaking at the wrong cheese? Is this attempt a trap I should avoid, or is there a way to save it?

Last in the package is a bowl I turned after the one already posted. Hard maple, and it promises to be better than the first. It will definitely get a brushed edge to keep the bright color. Thinking I'll char the first and oil him for dark.

 

[MichaelMouse]

Mod A

Flattened the lid profile, finial-less as SWMBO prefers. Little bit of a reveal provides for lifting grip. I like it better, and it may become the basis for my choice when I work up the last rough in this series. The first is a dish in bowl, made as a warp-and-go, which the spouse viewed, and then said "now make a lid." Can't given the thickness and loss of dimension, so the thicker rough is waiting dry-down to do it. Since it's about twelve, the lid will have to have a knob or finial, and I think I'll favor the flatter profile.