Teak & Ash

[Mike Stephens]

I have not been posting a lot of pics because I have been turning all green wood and roughing. I have 40 bowls roughed and on the shelf drying.

Here are 2 I finished over the weekend. First is a teak bowl that was a scrap of 8/4 that was going to be thrown out. It's 2" x 9 1/2. The second is Ash and was turned green and dried then returned it measures 2 1/2 x 7".

I will be posting a lot more in the weeks and months to come. On the shelf I have Birch, Ash, Cherry and Walnut.

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If I'm not turning I am Daydreaming about turning.

Mike

[Steve Schlumpf]

Mike - very nice work on both bowls but I have to admit that the Teak really caught my eye! I believe this the first Teak bowl I have seen posted here and love the grain and rich color variations. Really nice form also!

Looking forward to seeing some more of your turnings real soon!

[David Christopher]

Mike, it looks like youve turned professional in a short amount of time.....very nice looking bowls

[Mark Hubl]

Mike,
Nice bowls. I too am drawn to the teak one. It must be the elegant outside curve. Good work.

[RL Johnson]

Mike
I do not see your name on the bottom of that nice looking bowl. Best start signing your great work and someone like me may claim it is mine.:D

[Eugene Wigley]

Mike, those are great looking bowls. The teak is also my favorite. I think it is fun to see what can be turned from material that anyone other than a woodturner would consider to be scrap.
Thanks for posting this.

[Gary Conklin]

Great set of bowls, ditto on really liking the Teak, that is some great looking wood!

[Bernie Weishapl]

Great looking bowls and have to agree the Teak caught my eye.

[Chris Rae]

Great bowls! I also love the color and grain of the Teak one. The Ash is very nice though.

[Ken Glass]

Mike,
Both bowls are really great looking. The view looking into the bottom of the teal almost seems to be an illusion of where the bottom is. I like the classic shape of both of them Well Done!

[Mike Stephens]

Mike
I do not see your name on the bottom of that nice looking bowl. Best start signing your great work and someone like me may claim it is mine.:D

RL they are signed and dated. In the pic of the teak it is hard to see, looks more like scratches. When I oiled the bowl the signature faded a little.

Thanks for all the feed back. I am really striving to produce the very best work I can. I am still just a grasshopper but have great ambition.

I will have lots more to share in the future. I would love to get into HF but am not tooled up for it right now and don't have the money at this time. There are so many things that I want/need so I most prioritize.

Daydreaming the workday away,
Mike