what do you think...?

[miles_hot]

in keeping with a comment on an earlier thread please find below some pictures of a bowl which I turned for a friend to raffle off to help her get some physio to get over a back op (silver medalist at the para Olympics) which I rather liked at the time.

To be truthful I thought it would be many years before I'd post anything here - I've missed the "this is my first bowl - be nice" type window as it is about the 6th I've turned and rather too soon for the "I just knocked this masterpiece out between frostbite moment" type post

Any comments gratefully received

Miles
Edit: As per one comment below the wood could well have been sycamore and pictures re-sized to thumbs (I hope!).

Spalted beach (I think) and about 30cm across (from memory)

 

[wizer]

that's really quite nice, I'm not normally a fan of spalted wood, but this seems to be a bit more subtle.

What is the thickness of the walls and bottom?

 

[miles_hot]

that's really quite nice, I'm not normally a fan of spalted wood, but this seems to be a bit more subtle.

What is the thickness of the walls and bottom?

Not as thin as I'd have liked frankly - I was pushing the time envelope that I had and didn't dare start again. From memory about 15mm maybe a little more and the base a little more to allow for the dovetail chuck (but pretty consistent, I do remember that).

Miles

 

[Anonymous]

looks well finished Miles, design unfortunately doesn't appeal to me ... but then I do like the sound of bagpipes :wink:

(May I suggest a smaller pic so that the text stays within the screen?)

 

[Bodrighy]

Reminds me a bit of Chas's work, simple shape, practical and well done. Only difference is that yours is shinier. Keep posting M.

Pete

 

[miles_hot]

looks well finished Miles, design unfortunately doesn't appeal to me ... but then I do like the sound of bagpipes :wink:

(May I suggest a smaller pic so that the text stays within the screen?)

ummm....if I knew how - I just put it into photobucket! any suggestions welcomed!

 

[Bodrighy]

If you are running Windows you should be able to open the picture in the picture manager. Look on the menu for a 'Edit Picture' and then for resize button and click. You can then choose a size. Something in the region of 640 x 480 should be OK.

pete

 

[colin macdiarmid]

nice work a nice clean finish

 

[CHJ]

Miles if you look in the Safety & How to sticky at the top of this forum there is a link on posting clickable small pic, from your photobucket account.

Nice clean shape, can see it already full of apples etc. on someones sideboard.

Good flat finish to inner base and clean transition to sides, and as oldsoke says, well finished.

 

[miles_hot]

If you are running Windows you should be able to open the picture in the picture manager. Look on the menu for a 'Edit Picture' and then for resize button and click. You can then choose a size. Something in the region of 640 x 480 should be OK.

pete

Do I do this when I'm editing the entry or at some other time?

 

[richburrow]

I like it
Nice clean shape
Nice rim
Nice piece of wood

 

[Bodrighy]

Do it prior to posting. Save the edited file and then upload it to Photobucket ior whatever you use.

Pete.

P.S. Give me 10 minutes and I'll upload a pictorial turial for you

 

[Paul.J]

Very nice Miles
I like the rim and overall shape,but would like to have seen it slightly thinner walled,and more out of the inside.
Nice looking piece of wood,and well finished.
Take a look at CHJs how to's on the front page for your piccy posting.

 

[Bodrighy]

Resizing images using Picture Manager



Same basic principle applies in other programmes as well

Pete

 

[PowerTool]

Nice piece of work,the chamfer on the rim works well.
Grain pattern looks more like sycamore than beech ?
And for resizing pictures,there's also windows image resizer - free download,easy to use.

Andrew

 

[Vulthoom]

Love it!

Unlike many paper-thin enthusiasts, I like em slightly thicker like this.

 

[johnny.t.]

Good stuff there my only thoughts for improving it would be to make less straight sides. Good looking finish though and the rim is nice
JT

 

[Jenx]

Nice one Miles :wink: 8)
As mentioned ( by Chas ).. a crackin' fruit bowl !
Well done !
Love it !

 

[miles_hot]

many thanks for all your comments. On the wall thickness, whilst it was not as thin as I would have liked it did have a nice "heft" and the walls were a pretty consistent thickness (which was nice!)

One of the problems that I have at the moment is that my technique is just not good enough and I end up with far too many tooling marks on the wood which need to be sanded out - I'm spending at least as much time sanding as cutting which is wrong! I think this all comes from:
1) I have no real idea how the gouge actually cuts (it's only recently by watching a whole lot of video that I've worked out what is mean by allowing the bevel to rub on the wood!)
2) my sharpening technique is so poor that I end up with a different tool each time it seems and it takes so long that I end up not sharpening as much as I should (hence all my recent interest in which jig / system to use)

I'm going to attack 1) by training and practice - to this end I've acquired a lathe and will set it up within the next 2 months so that I can turn more than 2-3 times a year when I visit my in laws and actually have family time to spare making a bowl!

 

[John. B]

If it's for use and not just to look at it's just right.
Sensible size, sensible shape (No bits to dig into the fruit when they're put in).
Middle of the table on a lace doyly it will look just fine.