Walnut 'worktop' bowl

[pete honeyman]

Hi

This was turned from an offcut from my kitchen worktop - American Black Walnut. OK, not exactly free, but next best thing!

 

[shedhead]

Pete a great looking bowl, i love the grain inside the actual bowl. Looks like it is quite deep. Bet there was quite a bit of ghosting turning that piece. Well done.

 

[CHJ]

Crisply turned and well finished Pete.

 

[pete honeyman]

Thanks folks - looking at the pictures I see the square rim has got a bit thin in the centre - I'll try again tomorrow.

I do like the way the pattern in the bowl suggests the opposite direction to the grain.

 

[Bodrighy]

IMHO one of the hardest things to turn is a flat surface. You have done well with this. How's your knuckles? :lol:

Pete

 

[cornucopia]

well done-its extremley hard to 1.- do a flat surface and 2. keep and even edge- you've done great how thick is your worktop and what finish are you/they gonna apply on it?

 

[pete honeyman]

As it was finished worktop, I only had to clean up the top surface with the gouge, then I used a horizontal belt sander after the turning was done. The worktop is 1 1/2" thick, made from 5" planks biscuit jointed. It looks terrific but is probably not the most practical worktop you could have. Comes from a chap called Stephen in Barnsley, who I see is now selling offcuts on ebay - SP woodworking I think - very nice chap.

Pete

 

[PowerTool]

Very nice piece
If the worktop is 1.5" deep,how long is the piece? Guessing about 7" ? (Somehow,the pictures seem to make it look a lot bigger)

Andrew

 

[cornucopia]

Very nice piece
If the worktop is 1.5" deep,how long is the piece? Guessing about 7" ? (Somehow,the pictures seem to make it look a lot bigger)

Andrew

i agree- it looks allot bigger- i would have guessed 3" deep!! but its 1 1/2" !! its all in the perspective i assume :roll:

 

[johnny.t.]

Thats a really nice piece Pete,the pattern inside is lovely.

JT

 

[Paul.J]

Stunning piece Peter
Nice shape and very nice finish.
And yes it does look a lot deeper to me too :?

 

[big soft moose]

nice wood - and nicely done though i'm not a fan of square edged bowls - in my opinion it would look nice just as a round bowl - but thats just my prejudice.

Doesnt swmbo have problems with you hacking lumps off the kitchen worksurface to turn tho