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I have 2 shells left. Think I will play with some Walnut leftovers.
Yesterday didn't go as nice as planned. Walnut pieces I grabbed kept blowing apart as I was just about finished turning. Laying on the ground untouched has filled all the pieces with cracks! Glad I only paid 10 bucks for the whole truck load. This final piece started out as a 4x4 chunk and ended up around 1 1/2 around. Looks ok but has a few chunks missing in spots. Was good practice. Need to refine the shape more.
Changed the shape of the base. Tried a couple different finial shapes.
New heart in the works. More elongated than the previous ones. Playing with proportions. White Oak, once again.
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More Maple and Walnut. I'm getting a strange urge to buy something!
I actually did buy another chuck! That makes 3 Nova 2's.
I actually did buy another chuck! That makes 3 Nova 2's.
I’ve come into a few nice pieces of a walnut tree. Too good to turn completely into shavings, I used the McNaughton to core out a few bowls- 12 1/2”, 8” and 5” from this one. I’ve got another two 13” blanks to work on which should provide the same number of bowls. If I had a better sense of how much this walnut will shrink, I might have been able to opt for thinnner walls and get one or two more bowls from each piece, but for now I’m sticking with the 10% wall thickness rule. Better safe than sorry.
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Finished off an 11" maple burl last evening:
Quick question for anyone who cares to give an opinion: ^^^^^ This bowl has a rounded edge where the interior meets the exterior. Below is another bowl with a squared off intersection between the interior and exterior. Just wondering if anyone has preferences, or does one look any more appealing to the eye than the other......or, does it make any difference? I find the rounded edge to be a little more time consuming than the squared edge is.....that's my only feeling about it, otherwise, I like them both......
Below is the squared edge:
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Quick question for anyone who cares to give an opinion: ^^^^^ This bowl has a rounded edge where the interior meets the exterior. Below is another bowl with a squared off intersection between the interior and exterior. Just wondering if anyone has preferences, or does one look any more appealing to the eye than the other......or, does it make any difference? I find the rounded edge to be a little more time consuming than the squared edge is.....that's my only feeling about it, otherwise, I like them both......
Below is the squared edge:
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Hi! I agree that they both look great. I think the squared edge works better than the rounded edge, mostly because it's more aligned with your other design choices: sharp features, angular transitions, and even the crisp and precise line embellishments. You know what they say about opinions though: they're worth however much you paid
I like both too. If I just had to choose one I would probably lean towards the squared edge.
I don’t care for the rounded edge. It’s vague, and to me seems imprecise, unlike the rest of the piece.
Square edge for me too. Looks more refined and finished.
Tom Gall
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I agree with Michael. The reason may be that the bowl with the rounded edges also has some flat/square details - design incompatibility? Maybe all round details and/or all square details. Re opinions, another saying - Opinions are like a$$#oles ... everyone has one!Hi! I agree that they both look great. I think the squared edge works better than the rounded edge, mostly because it's more aligned with your other design choices: sharp features, angular transitions, and even the crisp and precise line embellishments. You know what they say about opinions though: they're worth however much you paid
@Michael Anderson
@Gabriel Hoff
@Marc Banka
@Phil Hamel
@Tom Gall
Thank you very much for your opinions gentlemen.
A little background: I've been doing the squared edge for quite a few years now, and I can't think of ever doing the rounded edge until recently.....as there have been a few in the past couple months. I had seen some bowls and platters done by some noted turners that had the rounded edge, and thought I might try to do that, too.
I am leaning towards the majority opinion here that there might be a conflict of design by my using the rounded edge with my usual "squarish" design components. These components have taken me many years to evolve to what they are now. Nevertheless, I may occasionally use the rounded edge.....just to add something different from time to time.....but, continue using the squared edge as my more often used shape. I'm betting, since I seem to be getting some amount of approval on the rounded edge, there will be others who might favor it.....we'll see.....but, as yet, I don't have a single rounded edge bowl in the marketplace.....yet!
Again, thanks......and, I appreciate your taking the time to give your thoughts here.......
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@Gabriel Hoff
@Marc Banka
@Phil Hamel
@Tom Gall
Thank you very much for your opinions gentlemen.
A little background: I've been doing the squared edge for quite a few years now, and I can't think of ever doing the rounded edge until recently.....as there have been a few in the past couple months. I had seen some bowls and platters done by some noted turners that had the rounded edge, and thought I might try to do that, too.
I am leaning towards the majority opinion here that there might be a conflict of design by my using the rounded edge with my usual "squarish" design components. These components have taken me many years to evolve to what they are now. Nevertheless, I may occasionally use the rounded edge.....just to add something different from time to time.....but, continue using the squared edge as my more often used shape. I'm betting, since I seem to be getting some amount of approval on the rounded edge, there will be others who might favor it.....we'll see.....but, as yet, I don't have a single rounded edge bowl in the marketplace.....yet!
Again, thanks......and, I appreciate your taking the time to give your thoughts here.......
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These are two different bowls. The cove on the second bowl creates a corner of sorts, which the square treatment mirrors along with the square outer rim. The first bowl has a bead instead of a cove. A slightly more feminine look, which goes well with the rounded rim. Perhaps softening the corners on the outer rim would make it more cohesive?
Finishing a platter from a piece of chestnut cut down in Blue Ridge Ga. quite a few years ago. I think the grain is quite nice though its quite open in the summer wood. Spraying with Deft lacquer and sanding back to smooth it down a bit.
I'm not sure what kind of wood this is, other than spalted.
I quoted that comment about rear ends and every one has one, and my dad, not losing a second said, "yea, and some of them stink!". I am fashionably unconscious, but do like the square/flat rimmed bowl better.
Gary, that is an interesting detail in the transition area of your bowl. Skew chisel?
robo hippy
Gary, that is an interesting detail in the transition area of your bowl. Skew chisel?
robo hippy
Odie-I agree with the others that the squared edge is a more precise transition, and is more in keeping with your other sylistic elements. I am not in your league, but I have been making some sort of "flying saucer" bowls lately like this one in curly ambrosia maple, and thought to define my curved rim on both sides with a bead that is flat on the side that recurves a bit inward.
Actually did it with my 40/40 grind gouge. I cut the outer profile while it was still on the faceplate, before it was turned around on the chuck. Then I finished up the hollowing on the chuck and flattened the inside bottom. Kinda accidental defined detail.
Roughed out some pear today. It's almost 9 inches across.
the turner I bought my lathe from gave me 30 or so years of Woodturning magazine. Don’t know if they are available online but there’s a great article from Jan 2010 by Michael O’Donnell called “Around the rim” that looks at a wide range of rims and their aesthetics. I’d be happy to photocopy and mail it to anyone interested.
Attached is one page—don’t want to infringe on any copyrights by picturing entire article.
Spindle work today. 7/8x7/8 maple I believe. So far I turned 6 tops and four bottoms.(no pic of tops) Going to be finials for the sea shell ornaments. Forgot to shut off the lathe on the last pick.
Updated finial pic. Still playing with design.
A little pewa practice.
Gorgeous hunk of wood @John Snow !
Made a display and finished up the ornaments, Wipe on poly is drying.
Made a display and finished up the ornaments, Wipe on poly is drying.
A picture is worth a thousand words. Thanks for posting them.
First one blew up when I got wall too thin. Finally figured out how to get that starburst pattern. First time I’ve ever turned the inside before the outside. This one is for a cancer charity auction. Crazy tear out in this end grain piece—sanded forever. 13 inch diameter, Norfolk Island pine, one coat Tung oil. 
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Maple and Birch today. Trying another go at a ballerina.
Olivewood last evening.
Couple 90° inside corners. Can be done with super sharp tools, and the right technique.
This one has my typical squared surface separating the interior from the exterior.
Small, but nice figure:
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Couple 90° inside corners. Can be done with super sharp tools, and the right technique.
This one has my typical squared surface separating the interior from the exterior.
Small, but nice figure:
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Beautiful Odie!!
Spalted sugarberry (hackberry variant).
Sorry, interested in.
That does look like Horse Chestnut, (aka Buckeye) I only turned that a couple times, plain wood without the coloration of the defects in it.
Dries easily and is quite nice but plain wood.
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Cuts like butter Leo. Creates beautiful shavings, what a difference after cutting Hickory for the past year. Hope to get the Black Walnut next week.
Was out doing other stuff today so didn't get to do much. Decided I would break out the broom and clean up. Found this chunk of walnut in the chip pile and decided to try to make it something instead of a burn pile item. It does still have a crack in it.
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