Thread: burl bowl with lid

Wonderful piece!!

I have a cricked neck from admiring it!!

Hi artme,
Thanks for that, sorry about the neck,
not too sure what is happening, the photos
are ok untill downloading!!!??
Cheers smiife

I love the bowl,
red mallee burl is one of my favorite timbers to turn,

but as a personal preference I don't like finials so any comment I make on it wouldn't be be objective at all ,

but it looks ok

cheers Ben

Nice one Michael.

It looks pretty good to me, but I'm not qualified to comment on the finial either.
I like the contrasting insert surrounding the lip.

What did you use to blacken the lid and finial?

Hi Smiife. The bowl looks great!. As does the lid. The finial is fine if you like that sort of...well, handle. I would be worried around here that one of my drunken mates might fall over and land "eye first" on it. It could be lethal. Have noticed a lot of American turners use the finial on their lids, maybe their mates are not very nice when drunk and its a cunning plan to dispatch them?
What have you finished the lid with? Or is it some really black sort of timber.

Beedeeay1744076]I love the bow,
red mallee burl is one of my favorite timbers to turn,

but as a personal preference I don't like finials so any comment I make on it wouldn't be be objective at all ,

but it looks ok

cheers Ben

Hi ben,
Yes I like the red mallee burls too,
Not a regular "finial maker", but I thought
I would give It a crack

Originally Posted by Hermit

Nice one Michael.

It looks pretty good to me, but I'm not qualified to comment on the finial either.
I like the contrasting insert surrounding the lip.

What did you use to blacken the lid and finial?

Hi hermit
thanks for your comments
the black finial and gold rim were just painted
with a spray can, I have used spirit stain with
some pieces I have made, but sometimes
reacts with some timbers

Originally Posted by artful bodger

Hi Smiife. The bowl looks great!. As does the lid. The finial is fine if you like that sort of...well, handle. I would be worried around here that one of my drunken mates might fall over and land "eye first" on it. It could be lethal. Have noticed a lot of American turners use the ,finial on their lids, maybe their mates are not very nice when drunk and its a cunning plan to dispatch them?
What have you finished the lid with? Or is it some really black sort of timber.

Hi A.B
We can hold our liquor up here mate, these days I just
go to sleep after a few beers,
Thanks for your comments, much appreciated
I think I should have maybe called It a box and
not a bowl,
It Is only small 150mm wide x 50mm high and 140 mm
with the finial (sorry "handle")

Thanks again to all,
Cheers smiife

Not bad i like it, but if you want an honest answer regarding shape i feel the finial could be a little better. The main/long part of the finial seems to dip a little in the middle and the tip needs a bit more shape. But im fussy when it comes to shape, im an ex trade turner.

looks good! maybe a touch thinner on the top of the finial, still a great result!

Nice wood,good box/bowl. I agree that the tip of the finial/handle could be more concave/lethal Phil2014-02-01 14.56.45.jpg

=Mr Unknown;1744675]Not bad i like it, but if you want an honest answer regarding shape i feel the finial could be a little better. The main/long part of the finial seems to dip a little in the middle and the tip needs a bit more shape. But im fussy when it comes to shape, im an ex trade turner.

hi mr u
I appreciate your comments, coming from a professional
Is excactly what I wanted, I havn, t made many finials
and was still trying differant shapes, so thanks for your
input

Originally Posted by chuck1

looks good! maybe a touch thinner on the top of the finial, still a great result!

Thanks chuckie,
Always appreciate your comments and advice
thanks very much

Originally Posted by pommyphil

Nice wood,good box/bowl. I agree that the tip of the finial/handle could be more concave/lethal Phil2014-02-01 14.56.45.jpg

Hi phil,
Thanks for straightening the photo up, not sure
what happened there, the next one i will make
and sharpen with a pencil sharpener and make
it more lethal,
thanks
Cheers smiife

Lovely turning

Great box and the colours match well, as for the finial I personally think it is a little to thick. But then I like the thinner finials like this one.

Sorry nothing under the finial I just turned this to show someone that you can produce these from a rough blank to completion just using a skew, Maybe I will make the rest to go with it.

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Dalboy1745306]Great box and the colours match well, as for the finial I personally think it is a little to thick. But then I like the thinner finials like this one.

Sorry nothing under the finial I just turned this to show someone that you can produce these from a rough blank to completion just using a skew, Maybe I will make the rest to go with it.

DSCF2705.jpg

Hi dalboy
Thanks for your comments very much appreciated
I think that Is a good finial too, but not much shape
to it ,,, I was trying to get some flow thru the whole
bowl, lid, finial contour, how can you make a finial then
the bowl/box, just seems round the wrong way to me
maybe It, s just the way i do it,, but i would rather make the
base then the top to match,,,, thanks for your comments
and advise ....
Cheers smiife
P.s i used a skew to make mine too!!!

Nice one.