Thread: small bowl

Hi rod,

Looks like a nice bowl, the first two photos are ok!
but the next ones are a bit hard to view, out of focus
I think,, nice little bowl though i like the contrasting
colours, well done

Looks good there Rod, I like it.

Rod,
That's a very nice bowl, I particularly like the thinness and the flowing shape !!

Regards,
Cam

Rod your bowl looks pretty special. I like your reverse turning jig, does the job well. Nicely fitted to the bowl rim. Interesting seeing your lathe speeds written on the headstock. 675 then 1200 rpm does not give you much choice for doing larger bowls.

Thanks for the replies sorry about the photo's they are poor didn't notice till I posted as rushing out the door. Yes Mobyturns my range of speeds does limit what can be done thinking about setting up a counter shaft to reduce the gearing have done this before on a previous lathe. The bowl fitted the jam chuck well but added the tabs to make sure I didn't throw it out while finishing the bottom.
Regards Rod.

Lovely work Rod...the Blackwood looks stunning mate...MM

Cheers Chris,
I only just got rid of the bark this was one of the thinnest slices I got from you just to see what the color was like and how it turned it went quite well I think. Looking forward to getting into some more soon.
Regards Rod.

Nice work.
That Blackwood (Acacia melanoxylon) is sure a remarkable tree. The different climates it can handle must make it special.
It'll grow in the really cold rain forests down here in Tas and grow quite happily way north of Brisbane'
A lot of local woodworkers refuse to work with it cause they reckon it's carconogenic.
Apparently if you look under a microscope at the dust it's made up of tiny hooks. Which will lodge in your lungs and kill you for sure.
I don't have a microscope so I cant confirm that. Plus I always use a good mask.

I am playing around on the lathe with some more of the timber that I picked up from MM just fiddling with shapes on some of the smaller pieces to see how they cut. This one is Forest red gum it cut very well of the chisel what do you think.

Originally Posted by Rod Gilbert

I am playing around on the lathe with some more of the timber that I picked up from MM just fiddling with shapes on some of the smaller pieces to see how they cut. This one is Forest red gum it cut very well of the chisel what do you think.

More nice work Rod ...looks fine grained too...MM

Hi Rod.
Quote: "What do you think"
For a completely honest and brutal answer, lets call it constructive criticism. I am afraid I would give this one the thumbs down compared to the first blackwood bowl.
The reason for this is the design of the 2nd bowl. To my eyes it is chunky, does not have a relatively even wall thickness and is lacking the free flowing lines of the first one. Particularly on the inside.
On the upside when you look at the profile of the outside you do have a nice crisp transition between the top and bottom curves but to me it is unbalanced and that transition should take place much closer to the top.
Not wanting to cruicify you here mate but you did ask the question. And when someone asks that question I go back in time to the "punishing critiques" we went through while studying design at art school/uni.

Hi rod,
Sorry but I have to agree with A.B
It looks like there are 2 bowls,, look at the side
view and the form/shape seems to go in different
directions! Hope you don, t mind my opinion for what
it, s worth

Hi Guy's,
Comments welcome I agree about the top curve coming down to far, the wall thickness is as with the previous bowl thin wall thickness parallel with the exterior of the bowl heavy undercut to the top and reverse curve to the bottom.
Regards Rod.

Hi Rod, Lots to like about the bowl. Helpful critique from the other guys - and my 2 bobs worth concerns the inside bottom of the bowl. My personal preference is for a nice graceful curved bottom, rather than the 'corner' and flat bottom.
Jeff