Bill Grumbine
11-12-2004, 9:40 PM
Greetings all
It has been some time since I posted a picture on the forum here, and this is my first since the new turning forum opened up. This bowl is also the first thing I did once I got back in the shop after injuring my hand on the drill press a few weeks ago.
<img src="http://www.enter.net/~ultradad/cherrypropeller01.jpg">
This trumpet shaped bowl was turned from a piece of cherry burl given to me by Alan Turner, who oddly enough, is not a turner. ;) I was visiting him some time ago, and after a very nice dinner, he took me out to his wood stash and handed me this large cherry burl, asking me what I would do with it. I immediately saw two winged bowls. Since he also has a very nice bandsaw, he proceeded to cut the thing right down the middle for me, making life a little easier. This bowl is the first effort from the smaller half.
<img src="http://www.enter.net/~ultradad/cherrypropeller02.jpg">
Turning this piece was exciting to put it mildly. It is 17" from tip to tip, and only about 6" wide. I spun it at about 1000 rpm or so to keep the open space in front of the gouge to a minumum. If it had gone any faster, I think Big Blue would have taken off down the runway! It is 3/16" thick throughout. It is finished with Watco Danish Oil, and if you look closely, you will see that it don't hold soup. There was, of course, a lot of hand sanding involved on this piece.
Thanks for taking a look.
Bill
It has been some time since I posted a picture on the forum here, and this is my first since the new turning forum opened up. This bowl is also the first thing I did once I got back in the shop after injuring my hand on the drill press a few weeks ago.
<img src="http://www.enter.net/~ultradad/cherrypropeller01.jpg">
This trumpet shaped bowl was turned from a piece of cherry burl given to me by Alan Turner, who oddly enough, is not a turner. ;) I was visiting him some time ago, and after a very nice dinner, he took me out to his wood stash and handed me this large cherry burl, asking me what I would do with it. I immediately saw two winged bowls. Since he also has a very nice bandsaw, he proceeded to cut the thing right down the middle for me, making life a little easier. This bowl is the first effort from the smaller half.
<img src="http://www.enter.net/~ultradad/cherrypropeller02.jpg">
Turning this piece was exciting to put it mildly. It is 17" from tip to tip, and only about 6" wide. I spun it at about 1000 rpm or so to keep the open space in front of the gouge to a minumum. If it had gone any faster, I think Big Blue would have taken off down the runway! It is 3/16" thick throughout. It is finished with Watco Danish Oil, and if you look closely, you will see that it don't hold soup. There was, of course, a lot of hand sanding involved on this piece.
Thanks for taking a look.
Bill