27 Natural Edged Bowls

[Don Geiger]

Here's a photo of 27 natural edged bowls I turned in the past couple of months. Most of these were sold in November. I'm working now to build my inventory up again. I never tire from turning this style of bowl.


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[Jim Burr]

Wow Don!! I won't be alone in wanting to see more of each bowl!! Super job and hope they do well!

[Bernie Weishapl]

Holy cow you have been busy Don. That is a great looking bunch of bowls.

[Ed Morgano]

Don,
That is fantastic! Where are you selling these and is this all you make? I've made a few NE bowls and I agree with you that I really like making them. Mine aren't as good as yours yet but I'll get better. If they sell that good, I might make more of them. Thanks for sharing.

[John Keeton]

Really nice bunch of bowls, Don. I admire your ability to turn a similar style over and over - something I have been unable to do. I suspect one could achieve a much higher level of skill were one so inclined. Food for thought I will need to consider!

[Bob Bergstrom]

Now that's what I call honing in on your technique. They look great and they sold so a lot of others agreed.

[Steve Kennedy]

27?? I would be happy to do one! Nice work. Where are you in Florida?

[Roger Chandler]

Thanks for showing these Don!

[Russell Eaton]

Don those are nice. I would like to see closeups of a couple. Nice job.

[Mark Levitski]

Nice work, Don. Since most of what sells for me is the NE stuff or burls and especially the combo, I no longer make much else nowadays. Some of our galleries won't even accept anything but NE, and that tells you something. For me, it is more work due to harvesting at the right time to preserve the bark and also extra care and CA glue to make it stay on for the customer. Whatever one does, it seems like you have to throw a percentage in the woodstove (WI not FL) for cracking too much or for losing bark.

Besides maybe HF's, doing NE's over and over again truly hones one's tool techniques for sure. A testament, and thanks for sharing.

Mark

[robert raess]

Do any have feet or just a smooth bottom?

[Alan Trout]

Don, That is a lot of work. Well done.

Alan

[Baxter Smith]

Impressive picture Don! Your technique is obviously a whole lot better than mine. The first thing I thought about was all the sanding that must have taken.;):)

[Mark Cothren]

Some great looking bowls, Don. I see at least a couple of crotch NEs in there. Very cool.

[Michelle Rich]

Impressive..I don't think I've made 27 of one style, (at one time,) of bowl in my entire career! Astounding.

[Steve Schlumpf]

Don - this explains your lack of posting! You've been busy! Looking forward to seeing the next batch! Good luck with your sales!!

[Don Geiger]

Newberry. It is west of Gainesville.


27?? I would be happy to do one! Nice work. Where are you in Florida?

[Don Geiger]

I enjoy posting if there is something of interest going on, but it doesn't pay the bills and being in the shop is more fun than just about anything.


Don


Don - this explains your lack of posting! You've been busy! Looking forward to seeing the next batch! Good luck with your sales!!

[Faust M. Ruggiero]

Don,
Florida??? I didn't know you had wood there. If those are cement bowls I'm really impressed. If you cut down all the orange groves, shame on you. You're a busy guy.
faust

[Don Geiger]

Someone asked about the design of the bottoms of the bowls. Here's is a photo of 15 bowls positioned upside down while they were in process. All 15 of these went to one customer and they specifically stated what they wanted written on the bottom of each bowl. To make room for everything that needed to be written, I made the foot of each bowl a little larger than I normally would.


Someone else also asked about whether any were turned from crotches and "yes" there were about 8 from crotches.


The variety of woods used were: Live Oak, Camphor, Tung, Sweet Gum and Red Maple all from trees recovered after they were cut down for other purposes.

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[Scott Hackler]

Looks good Don. You got your worn out Robust loaded up for a trip to Kansas yet! :)

[Rob Cunningham]

Great looking batch of bowls. I too would love to see some close up pictures

[Don Geiger]

Hi Steve:

Sorry it took me so long to reply to your question. I haven't been on SMC much lately. I've been busy turning, demonstrating and teaching.

I live just west of Gainesville, FL. I will be doing a sharpening demo at the Southern States Symposium in Gainesville, GA this spring. If you make it to the symposium, look me up and introduce yourself.

Don Geiger




27?? I would be happy to do one! Nice work. Where are you in Florida?

[Thomas Heck]

Nice bowls! Do you turn these out of green wood or dry wood? I have done a few from slightly green wood and they warp some, mostly around the bark.

[Jon McElwain]

Herd, gaggle, pod, litter, pack, flock, cast, drove, brood, troop, rookery, congregation, bevy, brace, shoal, harem, colony....

Whatever you call a whole bunch of NE bowls - there's a bunch there! Good looking bowls.

[Don Geiger]

They are all turned from freshly cut recovered wood. I turn a ton of these ranging from 10" up to 24" and have a tremendous success rate. To keep them from cracking involves properley selecting and cutting the blanks, and positioning on the lathe, turning to final and even thickness and careful and controlled drying. Since they are natrual edged bowls, warpage is not of any concern it just adds to the character. I'll usually have to re-flatten the foot by sanding but the rest will not require anything.


Nice bowls! Do you turn these out of green wood or dry wood? I have done a few from slightly green wood and they warp some, mostly around the bark.

[Don Geiger]

Green- sometimes, but not always, they are slinging water out.




Nice bowls! Do you turn these out of green wood or dry wood? I have done a few from slightly green wood and they warp some, mostly around the bark.

[Steve Kennedy]

Don, I will do that. Thanks SK

[BILL DONAHUE]

Wow! Now I know why you give demos at symposiums on sharpening. I, too, would like to know more about how you sell/market them.

[David DeCristoforo]

What? Only 27??? Taking it easy on yourself this week are you?

[Thomas Heck]

Thanks for the info.