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Nate Davey
07-02-2011, 9:12 PM
The man I get my lumber from gave me two 7/4 x 8" x 6' planks of cherry that had been drying in his stacks for 15 years. One of the thing I do for him is give him the first project that comes out of the wood he gives me. I wanted to try something a little different for the bowl and will use this as a prototype for some of the other projects I have in mind. The bowl portion is finished with WOP and the rest with Tung Oil then three wheel buffed. For the 1/2 tool gloat, I sold some dive gear I didn't use anymore and bought the Woodcraft 8" low speed grinder, a Sorby 1.5" HD bowl scraper and a Crown 1" Skew ( neither one pictured). The reason I'm calling this half a tool gloat is because my CBN 180 grit wheel is on order. Once it gets here it will be a full tool gloat. Sorry about the poor pics of the bowl, grabbed a couple snaps as I was on my way over to his place to look at a nice Bradford Pear crotch we're going to cut tomorrow.
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Greg Just
07-02-2011, 9:30 PM
I really like this bowl, especially the way you finished the bottom.
Steve Schlumpf
07-02-2011, 9:41 PM
Real good looking bowl! Has a modern style to it! Congrats on your new tools! You are going to love using the CBN wheel!
Greg Bender
07-02-2011, 9:45 PM
Nate,
real nice job on that cherry. I also like the bottom treatment, the wide lip on the top works for me also. How deep is the bowl.I really like the dimensions on that .Excellent
Greg
Nate Davey
07-02-2011, 10:08 PM
Greg, the bowl portion is probably about an inch deep. I tried to match the inside curve of the bowl to the outside curve.

Steve, you and John K. are totally to blame for the CBN wheel order.......Thanks:D
John Keeton
07-02-2011, 10:16 PM
Nate, congrats on the grinder and other tools, and that CBN is going to look great on there! Nice work on the bowl - really has a nice character to it, and the cherry has that aged look already.
David E Keller
07-02-2011, 11:37 PM
That's a really nice bowl, Nate! I love the form and the thickness... This shape is screaming for a number of wooden spheres and a spot where it can be displayed.
charlie knighton
07-03-2011, 2:38 AM
very nice, Nate, you do not find 15 year old cherry every day, should be dry now
Jim Burr
07-03-2011, 6:02 AM
What a great bowl Nate! The foot drew me in, haven't seen that approach before!
Nate Davey
07-03-2011, 9:05 AM
John, once I final sanded I set it in the sun for a half hour per side, darkened it up nicely
Bernie Weishapl
07-03-2011, 9:39 AM
Congrats on the grinder and the bowl really looks good. I do like the form.
Harvey Ghesser
07-03-2011, 10:17 AM
Nate,

That's beautiful wood and you did it justice with your idea of thickness. Well done!:D
Marc Himes
07-03-2011, 10:26 AM
Very nice bowl, Nate, simple but elegant. Good choices with the tools, the grinder and the new wheel. I also upgraded my grinder from a 3500 rpm 6' to a variable speed Delta 8", but it has 60 and 30 grit wheels. I don't see much use for the 30 grit wheel and from yours and other discussions the CBN 180 would be a great addition to consider.

Marc