Mesquite bowl from a board.

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Dale Parrott

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About ten years ago, I brought home a couple pieces of Texas Mesquite firewood from Huntsville. I milled them into boards, sealed the ends, and then, like a lot of good intentions, set them aside and forgot about them.

This past week, I finally decided to do something with them. I took two of the boards, cut them into smaller pieces, and glued them back together in a new pattern. After the glue dried, I cut some rings from the board and stacked them up to form the rough shape of a bowl.

A little time on the lathe, some fine-tuning, and now I've got a finished bowl — about 7 inches wide and 7 inches tall. It was a fun, challenging project, and it's nice to see that old Mesquite finally come to life. Hope you like it!

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Well done Dale! Well done!

I struggle with making things out of hickory and the little mesquite I have because I LOVE the taste of any meats cooked/smoked with either of those two woods. My wife as a 2ft tall rooster carved out of hickory. I have threatened to use that rooster for smoking meats a couple of times, but a couple of looks from her prevented it.

The color is excellent and the shape is classic!
 
That is a work to be very proud of. Superb inspiration, and I also appreciate what artistry can result with skill with something of value that has been held for a special time. Very nice! 👍 👍
 
Have seen several ways to do this. What did you use to determine the angle of the cut and what did you use for a parting tool to make the cuts? Curious as I would like to do this. Again, thanks for posting the photo.
 
Have seen several ways to do this. What did you use to determine the angle of the cut and what did you use for a parting tool to make the cuts? Curious as I would like to do this. Again, thanks for posting the photo.
Mostly I learned from
. On this bowl I made 3 cuts, If I remember correctly the first was 60, then 55 and 45. I made my own parting tool buying the steel from Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0089XYJY8?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_5

I made the parting tool guide out of wood. Good luck, there is a learning curve.
Dale
 
My son is an ME. I'll draft him to make one a ring fixture. Have seen the wood guides, too. Parting tool from a $$$ tree chef's knife but too wide. Need to get another smaller version. Steak knife?
 
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