Fish bowl

[Michelle Rich]

:D:D Another of my passions is fishing. So I had to make a bowl to honor that. Segmented bowl, with a laminated feature band of fish. Hickory, cherry & walnut. About 10 inches in diameter. Thanks for sharing any comments.

[Richard Madden]

Beautiful work. While I have made a few staved vessels, I haven't tried segmented work yet, but it's on my list. Great job!

[Roland Martin]

Very well done Michelle:). The joinery is done well and the species used makes a great combination. Turning & fishing, LIFE IS GOOD!!

[Bill Bulloch]

Nice Job. I like the thickness of the bowl; thin segmented pieces leave me a little unsure. I like a thickness of about 3/8", anything under 1/4" makes me nervous -- especially around childern and rowdy adults.

[Michelle Rich]

Hi Bill..what thin pieces? I'm not sure what you are telling me...

[Bill Bulloch]

Hi Bill..what thin pieces? I'm not sure what you are telling me...


I'm talking about wall thickness. Some like to see how thin they can go without getting a blow out. I don't mean to imply that this is wrong -- to each his own -- just that I like my walls a little on the thick side, especially on segmented pieces.

[Bernie Weishapl]

Michelle that is a beauty. I like the design and form. I think what Bill was saying is he didn't like really thin segmented bowls like with a wall thickness of say less than 3/8".

[Michelle Rich]

rest assured Bill..she's plenty thick..the top rim is just shy of .385 I too don't see thin thin things as a great selling point. But it seems to be the craze right now..we just gotta go with the flow. A while back it was 1/4 inch diameter bottoms on vases 6 ft tall.& 2 ft wide..that too will fade away..good design is eternal..artists just have to push the envelope. (and I'm glad about it)

[Michelle Rich]

thanks Bernie

[Mark Hubl]

Very nice bowl. I really like segmented pieces with a theme. Nicely done.

[Baxter Smith]

Nice bowl and good to have a theme that means something to you!

[Roger Chandler]

Michelle,

Now that is just way too nifty! What a nice segmentation, and because you evidently have angling in your blood, then a special commemoration of that as well...... that is really a neat project and well executed.

I have not tried segmenting as of yet, but it is definitely on my "to do" list of turning projects.

[Tom Sherman]

A very nice bowl Michelle, love the combo of woods. Great worksman/woman too.

[John Keeton]

Nice joinery, good alignment, and a nice choice of woods! Having a personal investment in the feature ring makes the piece all that much more special. Great job, Michelle.

I haven't had the segmenting urge, but I sure admire those that can do it!

[Josh Bowman]

Combining 2 passions! I hope you fish as well as you turn.:D

[Harvey Ghesser]

Very nice, Michelle!:D If only I could get past solid bowls (sigh...):(

[Michael James]

Michelle, you are quite the artist. Nice piece, and I like the "band" with the pattern. When I get to segmenting, I will attempt something like that with a SW geometric band in it. As a newbie, thats not on the front burner for me at this time.
Thanks for the post:).
mj

[Allen Neighbors]

I like the bowl!! You did very well!
I have neither the patience, nor the talent, to do that segmenting work. But I love to see it!!

[Michelle Rich]

Thanks all..the easy paart was the segmenting..the hard part was figuring out the lamination process to come up with something that resembled a fish!