waratah bowl with naturaledge

[smiife]

hi guys,
found this piece on the ''side of the road''
size is about 300mm x 100mm,i took a big chunk out
of the bottom when finishing:~ [don't yah just hate that when it
happens] so i tried to carve a ''wavey foot'' ,i thought the bark
looked a bit like waves to me !
any comments and advice welcome
cheers smiife:2tsup:

[bassmansimon]

Well done on a good save. I looked at the pics before I read your post, and I thought it was an intentional design choice that I thought was very nice. It wasn't until I read your post that I knew the reason for the waves. So yes I think it is beautiful. Love the natural edge and missing side in the top of the bowl

[francè]

.... i love the natural edge ... and this piece... " is a great piece " .. !! .. many compliments Smiife .. :)

[dr4g0nfly]

That's an impressive undercut for a natural edge. And I like the additional work done on the foot to reduce it's appearance.

Looks good.

[Dalboy]

Very nice a great shape and that foot sets it off nicely.:2tsup::2tsup::2tsup:

[smiife]

hi guys,
thanks to all for your comments ,very much appreciated :U
cheers smiife:2tsup:

[corbs]

I love pieces like this :2tsup:... I was always told to do three points of contact with feet so that the piece won't rock as the wood moves. I still really like this one though :)

[smiife]

hi corbs,
yeah, i see what you are saying,but this was a foot firstly
so it was level and didn't rock,a chip came out the side so
i just carved/sanded the ''feet'' in ,it is quite solid and doesn't
rock,,,,well not at the moment:o time will tell i guess:U
thanks for your comments:2tsup:
cheers smiife:2tsup:

[Paul39]

hi corbs,
yeah, i see what you are saying,but this was a foot firstly
so it was level and didn't rock,a chip came out the side so
i just carved/sanded the ''feet'' in ,it is quite solid and doesn't
rock,,,,well not at the moment:o time will tell i guess:U
thanks for your comments:2tsup:
cheers smiife:2tsup:

I will sometimes sand the foot off with a 50mm disk on a drill, making a slight dish or depression, then set it down on a piece of sandpaper stuck to a piece of plywood and rub it around in circles until I get a little rim that sits flat.

You can just barely see the little flat rim on the photo below.

Very nice piece. I like the contrast of the smooth inside to the rough edge.

[smiife]

hi paul,
thanks for the tip ,at the moment i like the foot
but if it rocks,i will certainly try your idea:cool:
cheers smiife:2tsup:

[chuck1]

right there! that is impressive! how are your fingers after sanding?

[smiife]

right there! that is impressive! how are your fingers after sanding?

hi chuck,
it is a bit intimidating at first to shove your hand in there when
it's spinning around your wrist :obut i guess it's gets easier when
you have done it a few times,
thanks for your comments
all fingers are present and correct:roll:
cheers smiife:2tsup:

[NeilS]

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