First bowl!

[stewart]

Hi all
Have had my lathe set up for a week now and done some playing - love it, though it's not quite so easy as the people demonstrating their stuff at Yandles made it look!
Here's my first attempt at bowl turning - full of mistakes, which I have of course chosen to retain as they will remind me of what not to do or what to avoid in future, of course
Here it is:

I must have made the most miserly purchase of any visitor to Yandles as I spent less than £4 on bits from the bargain boxes - this was a 90p piece of oak. The end grain was a pig to cut and took lots of sanding to get it 'smoothish' - guess I'll have to learn how to make my chisels really sharp...
It's going to live on my desk at work full of paperclips that I can throw at recalcitrant pupils from tomorrow, when term starts...yippee....

 

[boysie39]

Hi Stewart, thats a fair return for your 90p .I think you made a great bowl for a first attempt if you are giving lessons put me down for starters. Well done, Boysie

 

[CHJ]

That's 'Oak Kay' Stewart for a first attempt, don't think I would have suggested going for endgrain oak for your first bowl though, guess you have learnt a great deal in a very short time though. :lol:

 

[Jenx]

Good Lad... ! I'm pretty much a beginner too ... ( Nov Last yr ), and each one is a great learning experience... I'm sure you'll love it !
Congratulations on your first one.... well done !

Alun. 8)

 

[TEP]

Mornin' Stewart, great shape for a 'mortar and pestle', just got the 'pestle' to make now. :lol: Well done on your first attempt.

 

[Blister]

Woo Hoo , well done mate

Keep it up :wink:

 

[stewart]

Thanks for the encouragement. It was good fun - this is a definite bug to catch! I think for my next effort I might try to find some wood with a closer grain than oak - I'll probably have to laminate something to make it a useful size though.

Nice pun, Chas - I'll get started on the egg cups soon so Mrs Chas can see I'm not wasting my time!

 

[PowerTool]

Well done - first step on the slope,and already sliding nicely... :wink:

Andrew

 

[Richard Findley]

Hi Stewart,

I love turning Oak, it can be a tricky one until you've mastered sharpening, tool presentation angles and a few "tricks of the trade" but it's worth it in the end!

Excellent first attempt. Keeping it to see how your skills progress is a good idea, I occasionally stumble upon one of my early "pieces" and cringe !

unfortunately it sounds like you may already be hooked though... and there's no turning back now!!! :wink: :lol:

Keep up the good work and keep us posted as to how you're getting along,

Cheers,

Richard

 

[Gordon T]

Hello all,

I also love turning oak, that is not a bad first attempt , I have turned much worse!!! keep practising

GT

 

[Woodmagnet]

Well done Stewart. :wink:

 

[Paul.J]

Very good Stewart for your first,but a difficult one to start with.End grain and Oak :shock:
Just use anything to practice on to get used to the tools and techniques.
Things will only get better from now on