First bowl turning

Looks nice! Wouldn’t never have known that was a first attempt… what’s with the egg?

-- --Bob http://www.areddy.net/wood

Outstanding bowl. Sure that this is your first time? Some very nice grained wood also. Stay away from the pens, it is contagious!

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that’s a perfect cereal bowl, for me it needs to be bigger though! LOL ;)

-- Ike, Big Daddies Woodshop, http://[email protected]

Thanks bob, the egg is just for size comparison, and I thought it made for a better still photo as well. I did a couple with bananas as well but didn’t like the end results.

Hacksaw, too late on the pens, I’ve done over a hundred already and love them. Maybe that and reading Tauntons Complete Illustrated Guide To Turning prior to trying my luck on the bowl gave me a leg up for the first attempt. It DID provide me with some ammo for turning and avoiding catches. I only had a couple and they were early on. Once I got the angle of attack down for the various surfaces it went along much better than I figured it would. I kept repeatedly telling myself “Let the wood come to the gouge…”, don’t get in a hurry.

bigike, my younger son is with you on using for a cereal bowl. I out-voted him thought and dubbed it a good salad bowl. :)

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The first bowl and its so nice, looks perfect to me – smooth curve & contour. and finish.
Really outstanding work, err…76winger.

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.

Very nice bowl. And what a shine.

Very good.

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Actually most the shine was knocked off of it following the final rub-down with 0000 steel wool, but it sure feels smooth!

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