Black Walnut bowl

I have been experimenting with egg-shaped bowls (shallow ellipse shape). But this blank had a flair on the top, which I kept in the final turning. I think it helps "lift" the bowl off the table -- so, more experimenting needed. It never seems to stop (which is why it is fun to turn). The bowl is 16" wide by 5.5" deep.

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BNeddow

Registered: November 2004
Location: Ottawa, Canada
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Date: Sun November 14, 2004
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Chris Wright

Great form Bill. Your bowls continue to get better and better. I actually like the flair at the top and wouldn't change a thing.

#1 Mon November 15, 2004 12:31am

BNeddow

Thanks, Chris. I really appreciate a favorable comment from you. I have another bowl on the lathe right now following the same general shape, but it is much shallower. The shape still works, I think. The bowl is about a quarter of an inch thick and 18 inches in diameter and thus is quite delicate. Normally I hate scrapers. But I shear scraped the whole bowl, inside and out, with a new tool (new to me) that Joaz Hill describes on his site at www.maine-web.com/woodturning/shapeshifter/scaper.html It is a shallow roughing gouged, specially sharpened and used upside down. I was able to start sanding at 220 grit. Boy, when I think of the time and sandpaper I could have saved if I had made this tool when I first discovered it over a year ago! My bowl is made from Ash, and this tool almost totally eliminated the problem of sanding out the soft wood in the growth rings and leaving ribs.

#2 Mon November 15, 2004 2:45am

Chris Wright

Funny you should mention new tools, in the last week I have tested 2 new tools for bowl turning. The new Dave Hout Bowl Skews and the new Eli Avisera 3/8" bowl gouge. I made my comments in the message boards about the bowl skew and tonight will be posting pictures of my Avisera gouge review...you may want to check both bits of info out. Would you be interested in sharing some photos of the new tool you found?

#3 Mon November 15, 2004 5:24am

Chris Wright

Nominated by Chris Wright

#4 Fri October 28, 2005 5:32am