Calabash bowl

[Rusty Nesmith]

May be a stupid question but why the round bottom? How do you secure it to turn the inside?
Pat

Not stupid at all. I don’t know why the round bottom but I turn mine with a tenon on the bottom. I get the outside and inside done and then put it on a vacuum Chuck to get rid of the tenon and round the bottom.

 

[Aaron Cheateaux]

If anyone is interested in learning more about tradition calabash bowls, I would encourage you to read the following article, written by Sharon Doughtie.

https://www.coeartscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/OC0069_document-article1.pdf

It covers everything umeke. I’m sure many of you are familiar with it, but if not give it a read. The writing is fantastic, the history is rich, and the Pat Kramer bowls are superb.

@Emiliano Achaval you mentioned the Jenkins book. Gosh, I would LOVE to get my hands on a copy. With a 1 year old baby and another on the way, the price tag is a bit high right now though. Maybe I’ll get lucky and find an inexpensive copy, or maybe I can ask for it for Christmas.

That was a fantastic article. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Charlie Knighton]

There are other round bottoms and pointie bottoms in sw....lot of sand in living areas

 

[Michael Anderson]

That was a fantasy article. Thanks for sharing.

Right? It is such a good read!

 

[Nathan Roper]

I was just looking for some more details on the calabash and came across this Antiques Roadshow segment on a big one. It wasn't until the end that I realized that Irving Jenkins was the expert doing the review which I thought was interesting. Link

 

[Michael Anderson]

I was just looking for some more details on the calabash and came across this Antiques Roadshow segment on a big one. It wasn't until the end that I realized that Irving Jenkins was the expert doing the review which I thought was interesting. Link

Oh that’s so interesting! I’ve seen that video a couple of times, but never looked up the name of the appraiser. Thanks for sharing Nathan!