Bill Grumbine
05-24-2003, 4:49 PM
Greetings all
Just in case some of you might have thought I gave up the lathe or something, I thought I'd post a couple of recent efforts. As usual, nothing spectacular, just simple functional pieces.
http://www.enter.net/~ultradad/cherry01052403.jpg
This is a small cherry bowl turned from a log I harvested with Dominic Greco last year. This stuff has very pretty grain. If you could see inside, you would see some curly grain along the bottom.
http://www.enter.net/~ultradad/cherry02052403.jpg
Here's a shot looking down inside, but you still can't see the curl. You'll have to take my word for it.;) This bowl is seriously chunky, with a wall thickness of approximately 1/2". Overall dimensions are 9 1/2" x 3 1/2".
http://www.enter.net/~ultradad/maple01052403.jpg
This one here is maple, and is the antithesis of the last one. The shape is inverted, and it is thin - so thin one may see light through the side when held up to the light. It is approximately 10" in diameter and 2 3/8" high, with a wall thickness of approximately 1/16".:eek:
http://www.enter.net/~ultradad/maple02052403.jpg
Here's a shot at the inside. There ain't a whole lot going on with the grain, so this one is dependent on form alone.
I turned both of these to serve in my demo at Syracuse last week, when I discussed different styles and different uses (or tried to, anyway). I have some furniture to build, and then I need to get back to a) turning some bigger bowls, and b) building a better light tent. The one I slapped together for these pics is just a bit too small for these bowls, and I have some biggies coming up.
Thanks for taking a look.
Bill
Just in case some of you might have thought I gave up the lathe or something, I thought I'd post a couple of recent efforts. As usual, nothing spectacular, just simple functional pieces.
http://www.enter.net/~ultradad/cherry01052403.jpg
This is a small cherry bowl turned from a log I harvested with Dominic Greco last year. This stuff has very pretty grain. If you could see inside, you would see some curly grain along the bottom.
http://www.enter.net/~ultradad/cherry02052403.jpg
Here's a shot looking down inside, but you still can't see the curl. You'll have to take my word for it.;) This bowl is seriously chunky, with a wall thickness of approximately 1/2". Overall dimensions are 9 1/2" x 3 1/2".
http://www.enter.net/~ultradad/maple01052403.jpg
This one here is maple, and is the antithesis of the last one. The shape is inverted, and it is thin - so thin one may see light through the side when held up to the light. It is approximately 10" in diameter and 2 3/8" high, with a wall thickness of approximately 1/16".:eek:
http://www.enter.net/~ultradad/maple02052403.jpg
Here's a shot at the inside. There ain't a whole lot going on with the grain, so this one is dependent on form alone.
I turned both of these to serve in my demo at Syracuse last week, when I discussed different styles and different uses (or tried to, anyway). I have some furniture to build, and then I need to get back to a) turning some bigger bowls, and b) building a better light tent. The one I slapped together for these pics is just a bit too small for these bowls, and I have some biggies coming up.
Thanks for taking a look.
Bill