John Spitters
02-03-2013, 1:23 PM
I started this piece yesterday afternoon and finished turning it by about 7:00pm with a few breaks in between for a late lunch, Dinner and even a 1hr walk after dinner., honestly the breaks were needed as the stress level when turning a piece like this can be pretty intense at times and the breaks from turning can help to relax some of the muscle tension that builds while turning.
So 13" across from tip to tip, and 1 3/4"h.
Originally the intention was to turn a winged plate, no bowl. But as I got into the turning I felt that it would be such a waste to turn away all of that nice burl. So I started to try to add a bowl to the inside of the plate (this is with the wings turned up) but as I cut further in to the blank a large bark inclusion appeared which put a stop to that idea, now what to do? After some thought I decided to flip the piece over the wings would now be pointed down rather than up. Turned a new dovetail recess on what would now be the bottom so I could remount. and began to make what you now see.
C & C Welcome
P.S. I should add, I purposely made the bowl so that it would rest on it's bottom rather than on the wing tips, thought was that the wood would probably warp and if it was to rest on the wing tips it may not be stable.
John
So 13" across from tip to tip, and 1 3/4"h.
Originally the intention was to turn a winged plate, no bowl. But as I got into the turning I felt that it would be such a waste to turn away all of that nice burl. So I started to try to add a bowl to the inside of the plate (this is with the wings turned up) but as I cut further in to the blank a large bark inclusion appeared which put a stop to that idea, now what to do? After some thought I decided to flip the piece over the wings would now be pointed down rather than up. Turned a new dovetail recess on what would now be the bottom so I could remount. and began to make what you now see.
C & C Welcome
P.S. I should add, I purposely made the bowl so that it would rest on it's bottom rather than on the wing tips, thought was that the wood would probably warp and if it was to rest on the wing tips it may not be stable.
John