Couch Bowl

[Donny Lawson]

This turned out to be interesting from where it came. Two weeks ago while at work(since we pick up items and brush that the city citizens throw away) we picked up an old couch and while it was being put in the truck to be hauled away the foot fell off the bottom of it. I picked it up and thought (what would this look like on the lathe?) Here is the result. I just wish I had the other 3 of them. I will be looking for more in the future. It is Maple and about 5 1/2 wide and 2" tall. I added a little decoration at the top and on the bottom. There is not much that I will not try to turn. It has 5 coats of WOP.
Donny

[Brian Effinger]

Reduce, Recycle, Reuse :D

Good job with the bowl, and a creative re-use of a discarded item that would have ended up in the landfill. Did you burn the line, or was it colored?

[Donny Lawson]

Both lines were burned after a small groove was added about 1/16 deep.

[Steve Vaughan]

Very cool! I love recycling wood and you did a great job with it.

[David E Keller]

That's cool, Donny! You've definitely got the turning bug when every waking thought is about mounting something on the lathe.

[Baxter Smith]

I wonder if this would qualify as your first segmented turning?:)

[Dan Forman]

That's a really nice recycling effort!

Dan

[Michael James]

That stuff is interesting, eh in that they laminate all sorts of "whatever dunno" wood and then use lacquer toners to mimic any type wood. Nice job - don't let that lathe rest!
mj

[John Keeton]

Nice "pickup" piece, Donny!! I agree with MJ on the wood - probably not maple, but looks fine here for sure.

[Michelle Rich]

GREAT RECYCLING!! You get 2 thumbs up!

[Jim Burr]

One mans trash is another man turning stock. Cool bowl Donny!

[Roland Martin]

I wonder if this would qualify as your first segmented turning?:)

Funny, that's what I was thinking when looking at the pics:D. Nice tight joinery, nice M&M bowl to set by the couch.

[bob svoboda]

Nice bowl and a great story behind it.