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weisyboy
2nd October 2007, 11:11 PM
had a go at a large bowl today.

i think the timber is tipuana or sumthing. the log was over 1m accros.

here are the pics

16" blank mounted

roughing complete

shaping begun (stray saw cut discoverd):~

cut turned away and reverse chucked

hollowing begun

Harry72
2nd October 2007, 11:53 PM
Big bowl... :)
With that pith there it will probably crack as it drys?

weisyboy
3rd October 2007, 12:09 AM
could not resize pics sorry bout that

its alredy dry or almost dry

RETIRED
3rd October 2007, 09:22 AM
The finished bowl. I had to put it here. Sorry Weissy.

lubbing5cherubs
3rd October 2007, 10:06 AM
NIce Mate but much bigger than a pen!!!! :D

rsser
3rd October 2007, 11:19 AM
Lots of sanding? erk!

How many minties does it hold Weisy? :D

OGYT
3rd October 2007, 01:17 PM
Looks like a big'un, Weisy. But then it came from a big chunk of timber.... Saw your lathe in the pics... TL1500? Didn't know Nova made one like that. Gotta be a heavy one. What's the swing on it?