Pieces from the shed

[Stiggy]

I made myself a jig for sharpening my bowl gouge recently and I have been able to almost get the perfect grind for me.

Here is my first proper bowl, using just the 3/8" gouge.

Mimosa blank from Rob and is approx 8.1/4" X 3", sanded to 600 and finished with wax22.

C+Cs welcome!

 

[Woodchips2]

Looks very nice and no visible means of turning. Well done Stiggy =D> =D> =D>

Regards Keith

 

[stewart]

Nicely done, Stiggy - great gouge work....

 

[Stiggy]

Cheers guys!

I'm so unbelievably pleased with how it turned out!

 

[ColeyS1]

That looks superb !!! I love it.

Coley

 

[lastminute]

..hi Stiggy what does your jig look like..if you don't mind me asking!

Gerry

 

[Random Orbital Bob]

Nice work Stiggy

 

[gregmcateer]

Nice one, Stiggy.

Your first ever bowl!?! Chr**t on a bicycle, you've got some talent

 

[Stiggy]

Cheers guys!

Greg, this is the first PROPER bowl I've made using just a bowl gouge - I've made a few smaller ones using different tools.

Gerry, I think I posted it somewhere - I'll try to find the link - it's not pretty but it works for me which is the most important thing!

 

[DaWoodster]

https://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/forums/make-your-own-jigs-t98163.html

 

[Stiggy]

I haven't posted much work on here, so I've made a video of most of my work and put it on my YouTube channel - if you have a spare 5 minutes, please check it out!

I hope you enjoy some of my pieces!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEC4EU- ... ture=share

 

[beganasatree]

Hi Stiggy,Well done ,what is the wood???

Peter.

 

[Stiggy]

Silly me Peter, it was a blank of Mimosa that Random Bob gave me when I went down to see him.

I edited the post to reflect the size.

 

[Dalboy]

Hi Stiggy I keep coming back and looking at your bowl and have to say that they are well turned and finished except where you transit from the side wall to the base it looks like you have rubbed the bevel a bit hard to get around the corner which bruised the wood.
The other thing is I feel it would have been better if you had a gentler curve so it did not look like a dog bowl shape.
You certainly have improved with your turning since joining here

 

[Stiggy]

Cheers Derek, yes I agree, the shape leaves something to be desired. It is meant to be a utility bowl for the house though - so maybe that lets me off a bit!? (one can hope!).

When I considered this bowl I wasn't sure how the outside of the bottom would turn out - because I wanted to try something I thought looked incredibly difficult...actually, like most things, it wasn't!

Concerning the inside of the bowl - I agree again (curse you!). I use a medium length fingernail grind, but am having a bit of trouble with that transition area. I did try using a scraper but guess what - my sharpening jig broke so was unable to use it. I am considering getting a standard grind bowl gouge to use for tight curves like that.

I'm more of a practical person rather than arty, but after meeting Ed Oliver today and chatting about forms I shall be looking into more generally classical shapes. My wife stopped me buying a book with 500 shapes in for 43p recently, but I'll google images instead and see what I come up with.

Now I feel confident in using my bowl gouge and can get a repeatable grind, watch out for more bowls - hopefully with a better flow.

Thanks mate!

 

[Dalboy]

So that is why he took so long to answer the phone :lol: :lol: :lol: I will have to have words tomorrow night at the club meet. :twisted: he does some great pieces and he likes turning larger bits

I use both finger nail and standard grind on my bowl gauges. I also use google a lot to get ideas and inspiration.

 

[Stiggy]

Next time I'm up that way I could pop in and see you maybe?

I visited Rob TWICE and he's still reasonably ok!!

 

[Stiggy]

This was from a blank given to me by Ed as I was walking out after paying for my goodies - I was looking at it while he was finishing what he was doing before taking me up stairs to his shop area.

It's a piece of spalted beech that was 7"x2.5" ish.

Ed talked to me about shape and form and flowing lines - I showed it on Facebook and he seemed pleased by the result.

This was INCREDIBLY punky - the surface was a maze of larvae tunnels and holes and the spalting was soft enough to dent just by holding it, so I filled with epoxy on the outside which filled the holes and stabilised the wood - I wish I'd have used gold powder with the epoxy, but there you go - maybe next time!

Sanded to 600, sanding sealer and wax22.

The full project will be available on my YouTube channel probably Monday/Tuesday.

 

[ColeyS1]

Nice shaped bowl, nice grain, good job all round [WINKING FACE]

Coley

 

[Dalboy]

Now that is a much more pleasing shape compared to the first one in this post. You manage to get what looks like a good finish with no tool marks. You should be pleased with this one