First bowl

[terryf]

Never tried turning a bowl and thought I'd give it a bash. A lot of learning as I went along. Got the dove tail wrong first and second time but eventually got it turned round and off we went. Looking at it now, its bloody awful workmanship!
Still, its the first one and it will serve nicely as a small money bowl. Finished in teak oil. Thanks for looking and suggestions/comments welcome

 

[edstreet]

What type of wood is this? Also since you mentioned dovetail cut wrong I am assuming you are using a chuck. Most of my cuts are not dovetail but in fact more straight and I do use a skew chisel to clean them up and slant them slightly. with the chuck that I have it's not that super critical it be perfect angle as the wood fibers will compress some when clamped and when turning.

 

[terryf]

Thanks Ed, yes turning with a chuck. I know the fibre will compress but wanted as little damage as possible. I used a skew for most of the work and a scraper for the finishing inside.
I have absolutely no idea what type of wood this is. Your guess is as good as mine
Thanks for the comments.

 

[skiprat]

Nice to see you post anything again Terry. It's been a while hasn't it?
That little money / car key dish is worth a lot more than the 3 Rand odd in it. :biggrin:

Lekker Mooi!!:biggrin:

 

[bastallard]

Nice bowl, the grain and wood color look good.

 

[terryf]

Nice to see you post anything again Terry. It's been a while hasn't it?
That little money / car key dish is worth a lot more than the 3 Rand odd in it. :biggrin:

Lekker Mooi!!:biggrin:

LOL, ya Steven, its been a while! Between the sciatic nerve and the office I haven't had much time to turn altho I did turn a cigar this morning for a friend from down south. In his pocket so quick I couldnt get a pic...

Whilst I appreciate your vote of confidence, Im not sure I'd pay 3 bucks for it :biggrin:

 

[terryf]

Nice bowl, the grain and wood color look good.

Thank you

 

[W.Y.]

You did well for a first one and it is a beautiful piece of wood.

 

[Wright]

Hey Terry, looks better than mine! I haven't even tried to turn a bowl yet. Good job for your first bowl.

 

[terryf]

You did well for a first one and it is a beautiful piece of wood.

Hey Terry, looks better than mine! I haven't even tried to turn a bowl yet. Good job for your first bowl.

Thanks for the kind words

 

[joefrog]

Grand work, I think. I'm hoping to try my first bowl tonight. We'll see how it goes!

 

[terryf]

Grand work, I think. I'm hoping to try my first bowl tonight. We'll see how it goes!

Thanks Joe, good luck with the first one!

 

[Gilrock]

Congrats on the first bowl. I've only done about 4 bowls so far. I ended up really liking the oil finish. It always appeared to look dryed out and I kept having to re-oil them. For a couple of them I got Minwax Polyurethane and applied it very thin with a cloth and did several coats. After applying each coat I would let it spin for a minute or two to try to make sure it stays on even. It takes a couple days to get enough on since you need drying time between coats but I was much happier with the final shine.

 

[Phil Hansen]

Congrats on your first bowl.
Nice work.
Still have to do my first one.
Phil

 

[Fishinbo]

For a first try, thumbs up!

 

[EBorraga]

Glad to see that you've put the chuck to use!! Looks good for the first one.

 

[terryf]

Thanks lads

Yip Ernie, thanks for sending it my way - dont know how I got by without it