Now i'm itching for spring

[Ken Hill]

All the salad bowl posts as of late have me wanting fresh spinach from my garden.....

When the green stuff is ready, I will have a bowl ready to hold it all. 12 x 4 and will be around 1/2 inch thick. This maple was pretty dry but I sealed the lip anyway and will return it in a few months.

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[Steve Schlumpf]

Looks like it will make a great salad bowl! Hope it dries without any problems!

[David E Keller]

Good thinking! Today's rough outs will be ready just in time!

[Ken Hill]

I cut this Maple about 2 years ago, shy a month or so. It was sanding well but I stopped and sealed it, no real rush. Its practice for that big piece of Ambrosia Maple sitting here taunting me LOL!

[Allan Ferguson]

Did I see a paint chip off that new lath? Good looking bowl.

[Faust M. Ruggiero]

Maple is such nice wood to turn. That bowl will hold lots of spring greens. Don't stop with the spinach. Throw in some water cress and a bit if blue cheese and invite me over. Nice clean interior. If it's sugar maple, two years in the log should have released a lot of moisture. I hope you use that doesn't darken it. Maple is most appealing to me when it is light in color.
Have a great Christmas.
faust

[John Keeton]

Ken, that is going to be one very nice bowl!!! BTW, I saw the paint chip, as well, and some fingerprints. I expect that all to be taken care of promptly!:D

[Ken Hill]

God gave his only son so that we may be saved.......



Jet gave me the 1642 EVS so that I may turn:D

[Paul Singer]

I was going to make a comment about you still having your guard still on your lathe but then I thought back to a couple of deaths and many injuries this year and now I am thinking I should put mine back on. I have never even tried turning with it on. Never put it on from day one. Sure seems like it could be of help when the bowls decide to launch themselves.

[Ken Hill]

Tried the guard, wasnt crazy about working with it on. It catches shavings pretty well. I figure if I get a piece on there that is likely to go kaboom...I will lower it in place.

No ,issng powdercoat, just a piece of bark. Plenty of tanin though:mad:

[Jim Burr]

It's funny Ken, I have a 10" birch bowl on my 1642 as we speak! The guard is on and is great for holding the key, spur center, knock out bar...so on. I see your 1014 in the back there...just like mine! Since I always wear my Trend, The guard makes a great holder! I'll discuss the dust mask with you later!