Continuing my journey

[Peter Blair]

Here are a few shots of my continued journey along the path or at least sort of in the same direction Mr. Harvey Fein.
This is a maple bowl about 14" in dia. and 2" deep. Finished with Walnut oil.
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Thanks for looking and as usual C & C welcome!

[Brian Kent]

I love things that are clearly impossible with the tools & skills I know about.

[Steve Schlumpf]

Beautiful work Peter! Very clean!!

[charlie knighton]

very nice, Peter

[Thom Sturgill]

Very nice! Meticulous work on those slots!

[Greg Just]

Very nice work. Is the "ring" on the back a bead or is it a separate piece of wood?

[Peter Blair]

Hey Greg. I am certainly not skilled enough to put a ring on the back, he .... he.
Nope, this sort of piece is made from one chunk of wood. The theory is that the slots are cut first. THEN the back side is finished leaving whatever rings are required to support the sections. Sort of backwards to what we usually do for bowls etc.

[Joe Meirhaeghe]

Looks like your off to a good start Pete, this is a nice piece. Keep on your path & enjoy the journey.

[Michelle Rich]

enjoy the journey..looks like you are having fun!

[John W Dixon]

Wow that is really cool. Very nicely done.

[Bernie Weishapl]

Beautiful Peter.

[Brian Kent]

How do you make the cuts, if that is not giving away a trade secret?

[Prashun Patel]

That's beautiful. In addition to the obvious, I really like the little bead on the inside where the bowl meets the rim. If you're feeling generous, I second Brian's question: how'd you make the cuts???

[Justin Stephen]

Gorgeous. I also second Prashun on the bowl lip bead. That's an especially nice touch.

[jwjerry w kowalski]

I really like it, got me scratching my head how you managed it.

[Brian Kent]

I really like it, got me scratching my head how you managed it.

My guesses:
He is really good with a chisel.
Dremel and a steady hand
Router jig with about 50 indexed stops.

[Peter Blair]

Thanks everyone for your comments and interest. It appears that there are more questions than C & C but of course that is just fine by me.

i could take a few paragraphs or pages to detail the process I use but it is definitely not my process. I was just a humble turner trying to find myself until I discovered Mr. Harvey Fein.

He explains the process much better than I ever could.

Check out these links
http://www.harveyfein.net
http://incising.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Read-me-first.pdf

Now if I can only expand on what I have learned. Every step along the journey is fun and interesting. Many mis-steps but at each turn a chance to learn!

Please don't hesitate to pm me if there is anything more I can provide.

[Baxter Smith]

Very nicely done. I was fascinated by his bowls and setup when I saw it for the first time. Looks like you have got a good handle on it!