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Prashun Patel
01-25-2012, 11:02 PM
9", finished with WOP. Still trying to figure out how to take pix. It's a personal victory bkz it's one of the first I was able to turn fairly thin, without tearout, and with no cracks; most of the oak I turn green cracks during the drying.
Baxter Smith
01-25-2012, 11:08 PM
Very nice Prashun! That is a beautiful bowl! Did you twice turn this one? Looks to round to be onceturned.
Kathy Marshall
01-25-2012, 11:35 PM
Beautiful bowl Prashun! You really got it thin! I like band around the middle and it looks like you got a really nice finish on it. Great job.
David E Keller
01-26-2012, 12:15 AM
Very nice! 'Simple' is one of the hardest things to do well, but you've made it look easy!
Prashun Patel
01-26-2012, 6:09 AM
Thanks. Baxter, yes, it is twice turned. I misspoke when I said 'turned green'. I meant rough turned from green, dried for a couple months, then re-turned.
Roland Martin
01-26-2012, 6:27 AM
Very well done, simple, yet elegant.
Donny Lawson
01-26-2012, 6:32 AM
Very nice touch with the band. That's a good looking bowl.
Fred Belknap
01-26-2012, 7:12 AM
Very nice.
John Keeton
01-26-2012, 7:24 AM
Excellent work, Prashun!! I like the form and detailing on this one, and the wood is very "clean". Looks like white oak??
On the pic - couple of suggestions - it is cropped a little close and the depth of field is not great. Perhaps use a smaller aperture setting and leave a little more background in cropping?
Michelle Rich
01-26-2012, 7:48 AM
love the shape..you got that oak smooth!
Mike Null
01-26-2012, 7:48 AM
Prashun
Somebody else used the word----elegant!
Prashun Patel
01-26-2012, 8:06 AM
Thanks, All. John, this oak fell in my neighbor's yard. I believe it's white oak, but I never could tell the diff that easily between red oak, white oak, poison oak.
I am still working out big kinks in my photography. Is aperture the same as F-stop? I'm having trouble getting close enough to show detail but far enough to allow better depth of field.
I'm using a Cowboy Studio, which is a little small. When you photograph how do you place your lights?
The biggest a-ha I had wrt taking photos is to use a tripod (you suggested that, JK), and to use the timer. It really changed the focus.
Faust M. Ruggiero
01-26-2012, 8:14 AM
Prashun,
Great oak bowl. There are lots of oaks and I believe you are correct about this one being white. Your shape is very nice and the workmanship clean. As far a photography, I am also working to learn more then I currently know. As far as depth of field is concerned, may I suggest setting your f stop to 22 and use whatever shutter speed is required to get good exposure. Being used to hand held cameras, we never think about shutter speeds over a small portion of a second but with a tripod and using the self timer to shoot the picture, you can hold the shutter open forever. Give it a try. That will solve depth of field for sure.
faust
Dennis Ford
01-26-2012, 8:16 AM
Very good bowl.
Roger Chandler
01-26-2012, 8:23 AM
Great bowl Prashun........good curve, the band is a nice feature and your finish is nice as well........with the thin-ness you achieved I would guess it is light to the feel for oak. Good job!
John Keeton
01-26-2012, 8:33 AM
Faust is correct on the f-stop - same as aperture. The higher the setting, the smaller the aperture and deeper the field of view. Of course, that means a need for more light - thus the longer shutter speed. You should be able to set your camera on aperture priority, and then let it pick the shutter speed for a proper exposure.
I have gotten away from using side lights, and I try to take pics when I have good ambient light through the shop windows and using my shop lights. Seems to work fairly well, but I still need to correct for white balance a little.
On telling the difference in oak (poison oak is a vine), you cannot use color. The end grain is the key - red oak will have very open pores, and one can actually blow through a short section of it. White oak also tends to have some grain characteristics that are consistent with your bowl.
It is not an exact science by any means, and I still have difficulty if I can't see the leaves. There are several species in each of the two groupings - white/red.
White oak is a much preferred wood for almost any use IMO.
Richard Jones
01-26-2012, 8:33 AM
Nice, classy bowl, Mr. P.
I would certainly recommend that you invest the $15 that a Phrugal Photo set up would cost, as the Cowboy way is a bit small.
Link here: http://www.jamiedonaldsonwoodturner.com/techniques.html
John Lucas also has some good info here: http://cumberlandwoodturners.com/htm/tips.htm
Hope this helps, and thanks for sharing.
Rich
Tom Winship
01-26-2012, 8:46 AM
Very nice, Prashun. I, like others, like the simple band. It really sets it off.
Mark Patoka
01-26-2012, 8:51 AM
Very nice. I really like the simple form and the lines to this one. Has a simple elegance.
charlie knighton
01-26-2012, 9:39 AM
very nice.....
Allan Ferguson
01-26-2012, 10:07 AM
Like that bowl and know that thin is hard to do, most bowls get out of round before I can get there. White Oak tends to crack. Congratulations on this one.
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