Mamma mia!

[Sergio Villa]

http://www.ernst-vielsmaier.de/galleries/Weltrekord_in_Gurtis/slideshow.htm

 

[Odie]

Anyone have any idea of the size, rpm, and tools used?

ooc

 

[Sergio Villa]

Here are the measures. I understand only diameter 4 meters, depth 1.08 meter, perimeter 12.6 meters.

http://www.ernst-vielsmaier.de/galleries/Weltrekord_in_Gurtis/imagepage7.html

 

[Sergio Villa]

Weight 1,600 kilograms = 51,441 oz

 

[Andy Chen]

This has been around for several years now. It is a spruce segmented bowl.

 

[Mark Mandell]

Anyone have any idea of the size, rpm, and tools used?

ooc

IIRC, the "lathe" was a large farm tractor (you can see part of the cab in the photo) and they were using 1" bowl gouges, possibly Jerry Glazer V-15's. This was done in 2005 for the Guinness record

http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/records-1/largest-turned-wooden-bowl/

 

[Sergio Villa]

I guess I'm lathe with the internet...

 

[Mark Mandell]

I guess I'm lathe with the internet...

Better lathe than never