A few bowls

[bmac]

Took a break from the candle holders to turn a few bowls, something I don't normally do, I am not a bowl turner. I think there is just too much emphasis on perfect shape, form, wall too thin, wall too thick, foot, no foot, lift, no lift. I much rather spend my time putting a piece of wood on the lathe, turn it round, hollow it out and it become just a bowl, nothing more, nothing less. So, with that being said, these are exactly that, just some bowls. The spalted Oak are 5 to 5 1/4" in dia. and 2 to 2/12" in height. The Walnut bowls are about the same and the larger bowl is 9 x 3". That wood was labeled Elm, but I had a couple of small pieces that looks the same that was labeled Box Elder, so not sure which it is, but I like the red flame in it. The finish is just friction finish using some of Ron's sanding paste.

Bobby
Louisiana

 

[1080Wayne]

My love for bowl making sounds similar to yours .!Like your crack support technique on the box elder . Done before you started turning , or half way through the process ?

 

[Mortalis]

I like them all. I have a soft spot in my heart for the saved bowls with the bowties and the colored epoxy.
I've tried to get the sides "very" thin but I end going the way of your feelings. When I think it's thin enough I'm done.
Well done!

 

[TellicoTurning]

I'm no expert, but I think your Elm bowl is actually Box Elder.... I found a whole tree some years back that Ten DOT cut in preparation to build a new bridge over a creek that had flame from the base all the way to the top... wonderful wood to work with and wish I still had some of it.

Your bowls are fine just as you turned them... I turn a bowl until I like the way it looks, sometimes with a foot, sometimes without, walls a little thicker and sometimes walls a little thinner.. when I like the bowl, I stop cutting and start sanding... if someone else likes the bowl, they buy it, if not it will wait for another buyer that likes it.

Great work on your bowls.

 

[bmac]

Thanks for the comments, they are appreciated. I am inclined to agree with you Chuck, although the wood was labeled Elm, I believe it to be Box Elder based on some research on the internet from several wood sources.

Bobby
Louisiana