Michelle Rich
07-24-2011, 7:52 AM
Since my retirement from woodworking & stained glass making, I have had time to do things I have wanted to do for quite some time. I have made tons of Bowls from Boards over the years. they all have the same straight sided look. Sell well, but I tired of the shape.
So I racked my brain & did some drawings & math and came up with this curvy vase from a board. walls: .085 thick. It ain't awesome or shocking,or a super vase, but I wanted to conquer this beast.
Old minds can come up with new tricks!:D
For those of you unfamiliar with bowls/vases made from boards, it is not what it appears. it looks like I stacked layers of wood then turned it all out. These are made with a bandsaw, scrollsaw or a lathe. I made this from a 10 inch square 3/4 inch thick board. I used my 1/2 bolt gizmo I use to make the neg space designs ( old post) and used a parting tool to cut out rings. I've seen many 45 degree bowls, but never a vase with curves. To get the rings cut at the angles necessary to stack & have enough to get curves turned in was the trick.
So I racked my brain & did some drawings & math and came up with this curvy vase from a board. walls: .085 thick. It ain't awesome or shocking,or a super vase, but I wanted to conquer this beast.
Old minds can come up with new tricks!:D
For those of you unfamiliar with bowls/vases made from boards, it is not what it appears. it looks like I stacked layers of wood then turned it all out. These are made with a bandsaw, scrollsaw or a lathe. I made this from a 10 inch square 3/4 inch thick board. I used my 1/2 bolt gizmo I use to make the neg space designs ( old post) and used a parting tool to cut out rings. I've seen many 45 degree bowls, but never a vase with curves. To get the rings cut at the angles necessary to stack & have enough to get curves turned in was the trick.