Footed Cherry Bowl

That’s a sweet bowl James! I would love to see some pics on the development of those feet! I always assume these come from a tenon; yours look so natural….un-tenon like!! It’s obviously your talent shining through!!

Love it, Jim! Your forms are always so well done ... and the feet make it even more special.

A very satisfying bowl!

Beautiful bowl with the feet and I love how the color accentuates the subtle grain lines.

Thanks Russ. I do use the tenon for the feet. I have been asked before and have thought that I just get lucky to get them to look right. Thinking about it, I’d say that the way I learned to rough out bowls helps. I use David Ellsworth’s method of doing the base, by leaving an extra ‘step’ above the tenon. This allows more design options in finishing the bottom and more options for feet. I also think the curves on the sides of the feet help the appearance.

Thanks Tom, Henry, and Christine! I appreciate your comments.

In a Woodturning Jan 2010 article by Nick Arbil, he shows step by step how to make similar feet. If I knew how to post pictures from my photos and not a website in this gallery, I’d do so—only know how in threads. Michael has a workaround—using Imgur.com but that’s a lot of work.

Great job, James!

James that bowl is so beautifully symmetrical and the feet make it unique! I would like to see a tutorial on how those feet are created. I could not find anything by Nick Arbil on the subject.

Bernie Kopfer said:

James that bowl is so beautifully symmetrical and the feet make it unique! I would like to see a tutorial on how those feet are created. I could not find anything by Nick Arbil on the subject.

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Sent you the article.

Nice legs!