My First Bowl

[monkeybiter]

My point being that despite some assumptions that my earlier post was defensive, it was in fact appreciative. I actually like the bowl.
No hidden agenda, no contradictions of anyone's advice.
As Chas said;

We are all entitled to our own opinion on shape/form preferences,

I hope that's OK.

 

[Random Orbital Bob]

Positively marvellous

 

[Doris]

My point being that despite some assumptions that my earlier post was defensive, it was in fact appreciative. I actually like the bowl.
No hidden agenda, no contradictions of anyone's advice.
As Chas said;

We are all entitled to our own opinion on shape/form preferences,

I hope that's OK.

Ditto.

If I could turn bowls I would make them nice and thick like your first attempt. Then stuff it with fruit.

 

[SPSlick]

I thinned the base and walls and got a better match between the outer curve and inner. Then sanded from 60 to 600. Haven't put a finish on it yet. I got a lot of vibration on the upper part of the inside walls so didn't go as thin as I would have liked just tried to avoid grooves.

 

[Doris]

What wood is that?

 

[SPSlick]

It's Sycamore.

 

[CHJ]

...... I got a lot of vibration on the upper part of the inside walls so didn't go as thin as I would have liked just tried to avoid grooves.

Having already removed the bowl from your chuck you were lucky to get it remounted and running true enough to be able to rework it, not an easy task for someone new to turning. Both the risk of the mount not setting exactly the same and the wood moving as stresses and moisture levels change can make it extremely difficult to start a cut with a bowl gouge.

One trick on the peripheral edge to get a reference for the bowl gouge bevel is to true up a few millimetres near the front edge both on the external and internal surface with a parting tool in plunge mode. (from the front) this then gives you a true circle surface for the bowl gouge to work with.

 

[SPSlick]

I've been using a round carbide cutter but I have two bowl gouges coming next week

 

[SPSlick]

After acquiring some bowl gouges and scrapers I had another go at it and put a danish oil finish on it.

 

[CHJ]

That to me looks far better balanced in proportions and you have got a good continuous curve form and tool mark free finish.