First Bowl - Figured Maple

[Joe Adams]

My brother and I finished our first bowl today. Team turning!

It is a 5 x 2 1/2" bowl sanded to 600 then finished with EEE-Ultra Shine and Shellawax Cream.

The figured maple blank was purchased at Rockler.

Our lathe is a Jet 1236 with a OneWay Talon chuck and #2 jaws.

Comments, critiques, and constructive advice are welcomed!

[Rick Hutcheson]

That looks like a nice one. Now since it was a joint effort, who gets to keep the bowl?

[Bernie Weishapl]

Nice looking bowl and nice wood.

[Joe Adams]

Now since it was a joint effort, who gets to keep the bowl?

We're partners in a construction company so we'll either put it in the office and share it like good siblings or give it to our Mom and eventually fight over the inheritance!

[Steve Mawson]

Looks pretty functional. Nice piece of maple. This time of year perhaps full of Christmas Candy or cookies would be even better.

[Steve Schlumpf]

Pretty wood! Interesting form - sort of a double ogee. Be sure to place this where lots of folks can appreciate it! Looking forward to seeing bowl #2!

[Tom Giacomo]

Looks realy good, very nice job.

[Jarrod McGehee]

Nice work my friend, especially for the first one!

[Joe Adams]

If truth be told, this was the first thing I have ever turned. My brother turned a Freedom pen at Rockler a couple of years ago.