A Little spalt and a lot of Fiddle

[Bob Bergstrom]

Wood is fiddle maple from the Rocklar Store. About 9" in diameter and 2 1/2" deep. Rim is beaded (3/8" gouge and undercut using a 1/2" spindle gouge with 1" swept back wings. The wings allow a sweeping action under the rim and leave a very clean cut that requires little sanding. The bowl has two coats of Fordby's danish oil and two coats of lacquer. The bowl has a slight amount of spalt on the rim.


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[Harry Robinette]

Very nice Bob as all your work. That is also a very nice piece of wood .

[Ted Calver]

That's some beautiful wood, Bob. Very nice work.

[Joe Meirhaeghe]

Great find from Rockler Bob. Nice work on the turning & finishing as well.

[Nate Davey]

Wow that is a great piece of wood. Great find. I love the undercut rim!

[Bernie Weishapl]

Beautiful wood Bob and great work on it. Really nice piece.

[John Spitters]

Great piece of wood and you've done it justice ! lovely lovely bowl.
Bob, you know that that wood was probably sourced just off my back door as a local company here "Bow River" supplies Rockler with most all of their figured Maple turning blanks.
John

[Curt Fuller]

Holy Mackerel Bob! You come up with some of the prettiest bowl wood. And then you always make it look it's best. That's such a beautiful bowl!

[Mike Cruz]

Hooooooooooooo dogie, now that's some curl, baby! Gotta love that figure, and you did a splendid job on the turning.

[Kathy Marshall]

Beautiful bowl Bob! That's some great looking wood and I really like the undercut rim.

[Michelle Rich]

very nice fiddle, and I like you left it plain & no faddle!!! :-)

[Steve Schlumpf]

That's a beauty Bob! Love all that curl!

[Bob Bergstrom]

Great piece of wood and you've done it justice ! lovely lovely bowl.
Bob, you know that that wood was probably sourced just off my back door as a local company here "Bow River" supplies Rockler with most all of their figured Maple turning blanks.
John


I always wondered where it came from. I don't know why they cut them round. I would much prefer them square blanks. It seems like an extra effort that really isn't necessary. Probably Rockler's idea I would like to turn some square ones. It does turn very well.

[Jim Burr]

Really simple with great wood...knocks the socks off!!

[Greg McClurg]

Bob,

That is a gorgeous piece of wood, and outstanding job of turning. As a new turner can you share how you do the undercut rim?

Greg

[Bob Bergstrom]

Undercutting the rim is having the rim hollow under the horizontal surface. It can be done with a number of tools. Hollowing tools, scrapers or a swept back blunt nose gouge. It is not easy with a gouge, but the swept back edge leaves a very clean cut. The blunt nose allow the turner to keep the handle close to horizontal and transition from the body of the bowl to the rim. It does require a light touch. The "blue orbit bowl" posted yesterday is undercut about 3/4"


Bob,

That is a gorgeous piece of wood, and outstanding job of turning. As a new turner can you share how you do the undercut rim?

Greg

[Greg McClurg]

Undercutting the rim is having the rim hollow under the horizontal surface. It can be done with a number of tools. Hollowing tools, scrapers or a swept back blunt nose gouge. It is not easy with a gouge, but the swept back edge leaves a very clean cut. The blunt nose allow the turner to keep the handle close to horizontal and transition from the body of the bowl to the rim. It does require a light touch. The "blue orbit bowl" posted yesterday is undercut about 3/4"

Thanks Bob. I'm going to give it a try...have to learn sometime!

[Mark Hubl]

Nice one Bob. I am a sucker for undercut rims, one of my favorite bowl forms. Well done.