a Manta Ray bowl

[Lionel Mercier]

Hello All
Back with another square edged bowl. It's the first time I turn such a bowl.
When I discovered on the web, in the gallery of a New Zealand turner Terry Scott (very valuable to visit) I did not understand which way he made this and I thought a lot before discovering a way to turn this curiosity.
This bowl would be better (the wings are not exactly the same thickness along) but it looks correct and I made it.
Just sanded, I've not yet choose the finish I'll apply. I intend use it for food (peanuts, pistachios...)
The bowl is wild cherry tree, 125 X 125 X 55 mm - completed 25 feb 2009
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[alex carey]

Nice square bowl. I haven't even attempted these yet. Good job for your first one.

[Dewey Torres]

Well isn't that slick...wondering how you did it:confused:

[Jeff Nicol]

Lionel, Very nice, I think I have it figured out so I will try one and see if my thoughts are correct! Let us see it after the finish.

Jeff

[Mat Ashton]

Well isn't that slick...wondering how you did it:confused:


Simple really! He just grabbed hold of one corner with a pair of vise grips and bent it down... ;)

[Skip Spaulding]

Lionel, a very nice piece! I would also be very interested how you turned it. I have a lot trouble picturing things in abstract. Guess that is why some of us find it very hard to make the jump from craft to art. Thanks for sharing.

[Dave Bureau]

I like it! it will keep me thinking for a while.

[Ron Fleice]

OK Lionel that is a very nice bowl and there seems to be a lot
of interest in how you did it:confused:...I am surely one of those interested
I am still trying to figure it out in my mind:confused: but it is so cluttered nothing comes up!!
Ron

[Wayne Bower]

That is a cool piece. Wheres the tutorial on how to? I have tried a couple of these without much success.

[David Christopher]

WOW, very nice

[Barry Richardson]

Nice! Baffling! So how did you do it?:D

[Jim Kountz]

Ok put me on the list of the baffled ones. Come clean now how's ya do that!!

[Steve Schlumpf]

Very nice work Lionel! Love working with cherry and this piece will only get better looking over time! Great job on the wings - very smooth change in the curve of the bowl to the wings! Would really like to see a photo of it once you have it finished!

[Toney Robertson]

Unique and very cool.

I too would like to see it after it is finished.

Toney