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Segmented bowl with 2 waves. Constructed of hard maple, red paint air-brushed, and finished with 5 coats of wipe-on polyurethane. Measures about 11 inches in diameter, and 6 inches high. Inspired by the Wave Bowl technique created by John Beaver.

I built the bowl over-sized to account for the waves, then cut the waves from the over-sized bowl on the band-saw using a special jig patterned after one designed by John Beaver. Once the waves were cut, I re-assembled the bowl on the lathe (with MDF spacers in place of the waves) and turned the bowl's outside profile to final dimension. I painted the waves, then glued them in place using a set of registration dowels. Doing it this way, I get a near-perfect match in the brickwork and glue lines between the segments.

The MDF spacers were 'kerfed' to allow them to bend without getting them wet or heating in the microwave.

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Very unique bowl.

I like it well too.
 

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Very cool. those waves are so unique…they realy pop up.
 

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Wow, this is really eye catching.
The maple is so white and clean that the red really jumps out at you.
Outstanding….....Very well done.
 

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Interesting technique Gerry. Looks good.
 

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Amazing work. Those waves really set it off.
 

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That is gorgeous, love how you did this.

Thanks for sharing.

Bob
 

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Very COOL… Beautiful…

Keep up the good work!
 

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Looks down right smart. I was planning to make one of those jigs but had forgot about it, thanks for the reminder.
 

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You went from making furniture back in 2008 to making art. Beautiful piece.
I also like the color of your blue bowl.
 

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Very Nice & Well Done!
 

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Very unique! I don't think I've ever seen a bowl done like this, it's very attractive. I'm not sure how you did it, but I really like it. Congrats on your DT3.
 

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That is a really cool bowl. Do you have any process shots of how you cut and formed the rings?

cheers, Jim
 

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Do you have any process shots of how you cut and formed the rings?
Not for this piece, but I did a bunch of pictures for the first wave bowl that I did a few months prior to this one. I built a Powerpoint show with pix of that bowl that I used for a club demo … when I get time, maybe I'll record that Powerpoint and post it on my Youtube channel (no promises!).
 
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