Lidded bi-species bowl

I finally managed to complete another "bi-species" bowl without going through the bottom of the inner bowl. Smile

This one is padauk and cherry, which will probably be a really bad wood combination once they both age. The bowl is 4 3/4" across the flats of the octagon. The inner bowl remains a suprise until the lid is removed.

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Bob Hamilton

Registered: October 2005
Location: Forest, Ontario, Canada
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Date: Wed February 22, 2006
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Keywords: lidded bispecies bowl

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Rev. Doug Miller

Rev. Doug Miller

You probably went over this before, but are the bowls turned as two separate pieces and one placed into the other?

#1 Wed February 22, 2006 7:27am

Yvon Morin

Well done, is the inner bowl removeble and size of walls ????

#2 Wed February 22, 2006 1:24pm

jprosise

Nice technique and beautiful work.

#3 Wed February 22, 2006 1:49pm

Larry Charlot

Colors are striking, I think it is great, looks thin, very impressive

#4 Wed February 22, 2006 2:43pm

Bob Hamilton

The outer bowl is turned basically to completion except the interior is not sanded. The inner bowl is rough formed on the outside and then chalk line chalk is sprinkled inside the outer bowl and I start to test fit. I keep removing the chalk marks that show where the two bowls rub and repeating the test fit until I get it as close to a perfect nesting fit as I can. I then epoxy the two together and once the glue has dried I re-mount using the same tenon or recess as I used to originally turn the outer bowl in order to hollow the inside of the inner bowl.

I had screwed up two attempts since my original one last summer so I was pretty cautious on this one to ensure I wouldn't go through the inner bowl anywhere, so the walls are a bit on the thick side. The side walls and bottom centre are about 1/4" thick and the "foot" area where it rests on a table is about 3/8".

Thanks, all.
Bob

#5 Wed February 22, 2006 4:10pm

Rick Prevett

Bob, I really like this effect. The surprise of another type wood when you lift the lid and see the inside is striking. Well done.

#6 Wed February 22, 2006 7:21pm

Chris Wright

Nice work Bob, I really like the octagonal points too Smile

#7 Wed February 22, 2006 7:37pm

Rev. Doug Miller

Rev. Doug Miller

Even the lid looks like a nice bowl, sand the handle. Very nice work indeed. 8)

#8 Wed February 22, 2006 10:46pm