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Keith Palmer
12-27-2009, 5:52 PM
Here is the first bowl I turned on the new PM 3520. It is Maple burl about 5 inches by 2.5 inches and wall thickness of 3/16". I finished it with 3 coats of Tung oil then Beall buffed it. When I brought it in to show LOML she said don't you have something bigger to turn:o you bought that lathe that can turn 20" and this is what you bring me!


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John Keeton
12-27-2009, 5:58 PM
Keith, that is some gorgeous stuff! Nice bowl, and you need to tell the wife that size doesn't matter!!:D A little bit cliche, but it may work?!?!
Steve Schlumpf
12-27-2009, 6:08 PM
Beautiful bowl Keith! Love the wood! Nice thing about your new lathe - you have options as far as how big - or small - you want to turn!
Kenneth Whiting
12-27-2009, 6:20 PM
That's a nice bowl. I really like the figure in the wood. Good job showing it off.
David E Keller
12-27-2009, 6:26 PM
Nice job... That's pretty wood. I'd tell my wife to head out and pick up a 20 inch bowl blank if that's what she wanted... Then I'd run for my life.
Bernie Weishapl
12-27-2009, 6:34 PM
Beautiful bowl out of some beautiful wood Keith. I like the finish and simple form.
Richard Madison
12-27-2009, 7:35 PM
Nice bowl Keith. Now time to find some bigger wood, or buy some lumber for segmenting.
Joe Pierce
12-27-2009, 7:45 PM
That is a beautiful bowl!! Congrats on the mustard monster.
alex carey
12-27-2009, 7:49 PM
beautiful bowl, the wife is right, but something bigger on that machine.
Mike Svoma
12-27-2009, 8:34 PM
I love the wood. Nice bowl with a nice finish.
Thomas Canfield
12-27-2009, 9:16 PM
Nice looking bowl. Now to get some larger wood and really see what the monster can do. Turning a large green piece and seeing the curls fly is addictive.
Dan Forman
12-27-2009, 10:15 PM
That's a beauty. So, do you like the new lathe?

Dan
George Guadiane
12-27-2009, 11:00 PM
NICE bowl from a beautiful piece of wood.

Just because you drive a Porsche doesn't mean you have to drive 100 miles an hour everywhere, besides this is your first time in the driver's seat, gotta get used to the steering.
gary Zimmel
12-27-2009, 11:54 PM
Beautiful maple burl that turned into one fine bowl Keith.
Congrats on the first one coming off that 3520.
Rob Cunningham
12-28-2009, 9:01 AM
Beautiful bowl Keith.
Chris Stolicky
12-28-2009, 10:45 AM
....you bought that lathe that can turn 20" and this is what you bring me!



Sounds like a challenge, and a reason to be out turning, to me. Go for it.

Congrats on the lathe. Nice bowl, too.
Keith Palmer
12-28-2009, 10:48 AM
...So, do you like the new lathe?

Dan

Absolutely!!!!:D:D:D It is incredible how much easier it is to turn something on a REAL lathe instead of the Shopsmith.


Just because you drive a Porsche doesn't mean you have to drive 100 miles an hour everywhere, besides this is your first time in the driver's seat, gotta get used to the steering.

That was my thought!! Completely different spindle height from the Shopsmith and so much more power:cool:. I needed to see how she handled before stepping up on size. That is why I didn't bother attaching the bed extension, yet. The thought of turning 20" let alone 32" makes my heart skip:eek:.