Goint To Be A Biggy

[W.Y.]

As I have mentioned before, big bowls do not sell near as good as smaller ones in my area but I do like to keep one or two big ones on hand at all times .

The laminated board for this one was 12" x 12"

Here it is with the rings right off the RM and glued up and in the press .




Then I got to wondering if my Rikon lathe that is advertised as a twelve inch one is indeed a full 12 " so I mounted it on the lathe and low and behold I was able to slip a piece of 1/16 " thick slat of wood between the bowl and the bed of the lathe .

I think with this big boy I will let the glue cure at least overnight before I start sanding it . I have been known to start sanding after only a few hours of glue up but not this time .

 

[Charlie_W]

That is going to be a sharp lookin bowl!

 

[Jim15]

That's great.

 

[Tom T]

You did good again. Very nice work. Keep sending them our way. Really like to see what you are up to.

 

[TellicoTurning]

I don't have a ringmaster and don't plan on getting one, but I do like the results of yours... I think you can do something similar on a band saw, then turn on the lathe... need to try that one day soon... I really like the patterns you get with your segmented boards. Definitely a :good: :good::good:

 

[W.Y.]

This is the big 12" one that was shown earlier with the rings only cut and glued together but not sanded yet.

Now it is all sanded down to 400 grit followed by 0000 steel wool and four coats of wipe on poly applied .