Purpleheart Bowl

[Earl Reid]

Here's a bowl I turned yesterday. It's 6" x 2" with same finish I use on the pens, Hut. sides are about 3/16 thick.
Earl

[Glenn Hodges]

Earl, good looking bowl. I like that purple heart.

[Michael Stafford]

Earl, you do nice work. I have never turned any purpleheart except as a pen. How does it turn? Pretty hard, dense wood?

[Jim Becker]

Brave man...I've turned one purple heart bowl and am unlikely to do it on a whim again! very hard wood and you really have to be careful of splinters. But it does look oh-so-nice when you finish it up as yours does. Nice job.

[Earl Reid]

Thanks for the kind remarks. I had some problems with th end grain, I was going to cut it up for pen blanks, but I decided to use it for a house warming gift.
Earl :)

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Beautiful bowl Earl!

[John Miliunas]

Earl, agreed with Jim B.; You ceratainly ARE one brave soul! :) Sure turned out beautiful, though! Question: Did you *ever* turn off your grinder while doing that bowl?! :eek: Heck, even doing a Purpleheart pen, I find myself going to the grinder more often! Anyhow, looks GREAT! :cool:

[Jim Ketron]

Great Job Earl !
Nice shape and I like the rim also.
I have made some pens out of purple heart try not to do many at one time! I made 9 pens in a row and it gave me a little rash on my arms did it bother you?
Jim

[Alan Ryalls]

hi earl,again nice work .you mentioned end grain,did you have to tackle it in any special way due to the denseness of purple heart?
alan.

[Earl Reid]

I had no reactions to the wood, the only wood that bothered me was 15 yrs ago with Padauk, I was laid up about a week, no more of that. I had to go very light while turning the outside, no problems on inside,and I had to touch up the tools more than normal.
Thanks for looking
Earl