Thanks Ted, trying to get my inventory of finished bowls stocked back up so I can get back on hollow forms. I have four HF’s completed just trying to decided how I want to finish them.
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What’s on your lathe?
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@David Wyke , I LOVE the shape of your rim, inside and out. I wonder why... Although I don't turn many bowls I've used similar shapes a time or two. One reason I do some rims like this is I think undercut rim and the outer flare make the piece easier to pick up and hold securely.
I made this one about three years ago just to make sure I could still turn a bowl. A friend wanted to turn his first bowl and it had been years since I turned one so I did three in a row with various shapes, both to show him some options but more importantly, so I'd be able to explain the steps to him without saying something really stupid. (Well, that's never stopped me from saying dumb things before but it sometimes helps.
I used a sloped flat on the top of the rim for this one. I liked the walnut. Gave it to a guy in the club.
This was the second turning of a dry roughed out blank. I always say if either coring or shaping a green blank for twice turning make the wall plenty thick to give lots of design options after the wood shrinks and warps while drying.
JKJ
I like large sloped rims with an undercut rim, just need to do more of them. This one actually had a wider rim and curved down slightly on the outside. While turning the inside I had to remove more material than I wanted to because of warp and clean up so ended up trimming it down. I actually like this better.@David Wyke , I LOVE the shape of your rim, inside and out. I wonder why... Although I don't turn many bowls I've used similar shapes a time or two. One reason I do some rims like this is I think undercut rim and the outer flare make the piece easier to pick up and hold securely.
I made this one about three years ago just to make sure I could still turn a bowl. A friend wanted to turn his first bowl and it had been years since I turned one so I did three in a row with various shapes, both to show him some options but more importantly, so I'd be able to explain the steps to him without saying something really stupid. (Well, that's never stopped me from saying dumb things before but it sometimes helps.
I used a sloped flat on the top of the rim for this one. I liked the walnut. Gave it to a guy in the club.
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This was the second turning of a dry roughed out blank. I always say if either coring or shaping a green blank for twice turning make the wall plenty thick to give lots of design options after the wood shrinks and warps while drying.
JKJ
Given the season, I thought I would try a thin wall egg shaped box. I had only done one before and that was two years ago, so it was time. I rarely use any patterns for my turning projects, but this is an eggception. Once it was completed, I figured the pattern size I chose was big for a chicken egg so according to a posting from Mr. Jordan, let's call this a Peacock egg. No finish on it yet, but the figure on this maple is pretty nice even before I use some wipe-on Poly on it. I was very pleased with the even wall thickness of about 1/8" all the way around I was able to achieve with the help of my patterns.
Once it was completed, I figured the pattern size I chose was big for a chicken egg so according to a posting from Mr. Jordan, let's call this a Peacock egg. No finish on it yet, but the figure on this maple is pretty nice even before I use some wipe-on Poly on it. I was very pleased with the even wall thickness of about 1/8" all the way around I was able to achieve with the help of my patterns.
