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Thread: Silky Oak Bowl
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1st November 2013, 11:44 AM #1
Silky Oak Bowl
Yep another bowl but this time not from the stock of bowl blanks but from a friend that had a tree cut down some time ago. There were a lot of thin pieces from this tree and you are not going to get any big bowls. I was using this to practice in making a bowl. It does have a lot of figure when you move the bowl but I also think I could have cut and shaped it a little bit different. I guess next time.
The wall thickness starts from 7mm and goes to 15mm towards the bottom curve. I was not as consistent as I should have been another next time.
Feel free to comment and offer suggestions.
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1st November 2013, 12:54 PM #2
Christos, we all start there. More practice you get the more confident you are.
Pat
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1st November 2013, 04:54 PM #3GOLD MEMBER
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Some nice Silkyoak there.
A suggestion.Try to get a rounder,more gradual transion from the wall to the base of your bowl.With the sharp change of direction from wall to base you are just making hard work for youself. Try to resist the urge to to try and get the maximum volume bowl possible from your blank . Form is more important than size.
Ted
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nothing like a successful pratice!
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2nd November 2013, 03:52 AM #5Senior Member
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Your bowl looks good mate..
Mick!!!
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2nd November 2013, 05:53 AM #6
Christos, here's a little Camphor bowl with a smooth transition.
Pat
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2nd November 2013, 08:39 AM #7
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2nd November 2013, 09:00 AM #8SENIOR MEMBER
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so bowl
Christos,
The important point here is that you are hooked on turning. The more you do
the better you get, me thinks. So I encourage you to keep at it. You will learn
from good pointers on this Forum and I always say a woodturning club is a must
after you have had the mandatory lessons. I dont think that there is a turner in creation
who has stopped learning. At least this one has not. Drillit.
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2nd November 2013, 10:37 AM #9
Nice bit of wood - lovely grain
and I agree with Ted on form but sometimes we need the deep bowls like you've maderegards
Nick
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2nd November 2013, 06:40 PM #10
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2nd November 2013, 07:24 PM #11
Christos, I beg your pardon, today I was busy turning spinning tops <30mm diameter. That Camphor bowl is only around the 200mm x 50mm mark.
You are more than welcome to wander down the coast for some practice.
The main thing is to enjoy what you are doing.Pat
Work is a necessary evil to be avoided. Mark Twain
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2nd November 2013, 07:39 PM #12
I do enjoy this hobby. I also know I have to start
getting rid of themgiving them away as I have limited space.
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3rd November 2013, 09:38 AM #13
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