My first named piece...

[Woodnknots]

Iapetus...
This happened completely by accident. I was roughing out the bowl, and I had to do it in portions, due to lathe and tool rest size limitations. Anyway, halfway through, there was a bulge, and I liked it, so I figured I'd see where it went. After a few mutations and changes, this came out of this beautiful log of Cherry I got from doghouse. Iapetus is a moon of saturn that has a bulging ridge right around the equator...

 

[alamocdc]

Very nice, Dave. I think I like it. [^]

 

[woodbutcher]

Nice work! I like cherry. []

 

[rtjw]

Cool looking bowl. Great job.

 

[Ron Mc]

Dave,
Great looking bowl. I really like the name as well and may borrow it.

 

[Woodnknots]

Originally posted by Ron Mc
<br />Dave,
Great looking bowl. I really like the name as well and may borrow it.

Be my guest!!

 

[swm6500]

Very nice bowl Dave.

 

[Travlr7]

Just LOVE Cherry.

Very interesting design, too.

Bruce[]

 

[BigRob777]

Dave,
One of these days, I will get around to turning my first bowl. I have enough blanks to last me a year. Good work. I have never seen a bowl with a mid-life bulge. Have you seen those turnings that have the ring turned completely and it hangs on, unable to move off of either end? That's a little of what this reminds me of. What finish is that? It is nice. How does hickory turn? I have some huge bowl blanks from hickory (14" dia. and 5" high, rough split. I cut my teeth on cherry (turning it). Lots of free stuff from our new church building project.
Rob

 

[Woodnknots]

Originally posted by BigRob777
<br />Dave,
One of these days, I will get around to turning my first bowl. I have enough blanks to last me a year. Good work. I have never seen a bowl with a mid-life bulge. Have you seen those turnings that have the ring turned completely and it hangs on, unable to move off of either end? That's a little of what this reminds me of. What finish is that? It is nice. How does hickory turn? I have some huge bowl blanks from hickory (14" dia. and 5" high, rough split. I cut my teeth on cherry (turning it). Lots of free stuff from our new church building project.
Rob

It's funny you mention the mid-life bulge, because the first name that went through my mind was "spare-tire", then "middle age". My wife thought that neither of them were fitting for it, so I came up with Iapetus. As far as the finish, I used Nelsonite to stabilize it, then wipe-on poly.
I've turned a little hickory, and so far, and it's not bad for turning. Never turned anything bigger than about 5" square, though.
Thanks for the nice comments!!

 

[Rifleman1776]

That's what makes turning wood unique. Each piece is individual. As for me and bowls, I haven't conquered that technique yet. Have four bowl gouges and all they do (for me) is catch. Nice job.

 

[Woodnknots]

Originally posted by Rifleman
<br />That's what makes turning wood unique. Each piece is individual. As for me and bowls, I haven't conquered that technique yet. Have four bowl gouges and all they do (for me) is catch. Nice job.

I learned a lesson about bowl gouges from doghouse. He puts a sort of rounded point on the end of his deep flute bowl gouges. He ground my bevel for me, and I've been able to maintain it so far. Before the new grind, mine always seemed to catch as well. I only have one bowl gouge, wish I had four. I need a bigger one.