Bowl #2

Very nice bowl. Great trade for a tool rest!

Looks good Ron. I have an idea, before you turn the inside out it on a faceplate or glue the bowl to a waste block. Don't know if that would help you out or not but just an idea.

That is a great looking bowl, Ron! You did a great job and I am sure that your friend will appreciate it for a loooong time. That wood is simply beautiful.

The grain on the bowl makes it really appealing. Sometimes it is tough to turn without a chuck, I am glad that your fellow club member could help you out.

Looks great, also nice grain in the wood. Thanks for the post.

Nice job on the bowl. Nice shape and wood.

Thanks to everyone for the comments. ADAM, I'm one step ahead of you. I got a book from the club that shows how to turn a bowl using a face plate and a donut chuck for the bottom. That's my next project whenever I get some "me" time. LOL

Nice bowl!

I turn large, 10"-15" bowls on the outside of my headstock (i.e. I can only use a faceplate as there is no tailstock). I mount the bowls topside on my 8" faceplate, turn a relatively deep (~1.5") tenon on the bottom, and shape the outside of the bowl. Then I turn the bowl around and mount it on the faceplate such that the bolts are as close together as possible so that I can remove as much of the tenon as possible, and finish the bowl. I then carefully chisel off the tenon and sand the bottom smooth. You could do something similar.

Or you could ask Santa for a chuck… That's what I'd do!

Love it! A chuck is a huge time saver. Keep an eye on ebay.