An elm bowl I turned today.

[Jason Roehl]

Be kind, I'm still getting the hang of this, but this one is from a crotch of an elm tree that was still standing 9 days ago (it had been dead 3 years). It's about 7" diameter and 3½" deep with approximately &frac14" walls. I'm thinking of giving to the former owner of the tree (it's now mostly going to be my firewood).

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<img src="http://www.mintel.net/~roehl95/bowls/elmbowl3.jpg">

Didn't get a good pic of the outside shape, but the inside follows it pretty well--more or less vertical on the upper 2", then radiuses in toward the bottom. There are a few places with some tearout, and some marks and flaws in the finish, but like I said, I'm still a rookie.

[Kevin Gerstenecker]

Rookie or not Jason, that bowl is NICE! Beautiful figure and coloration in the wood too. I never knew Elm could look so good! It looks to me that you are started on the right path. Keep up the nice work, and I'll bet the Tree's owner would be very pleased with the gift. I don't turn..........YET, but if I did, I would be tickled pink with a bowl that nice. Great job, and thanks for sharing the picuture! :D

[Terry Hatfield]

Jason,

Looks like the rookie status will not fit you for much longer.:D

Great job and a beautiful piece of wood.

Terry

[Jim Baker]

Very nice, Jason. Keep up the good work amd enjoy!

[Von Bickley]

Jason,

Nice looking bowl. Thanks for showing the pictures.

[Tom Sweeney]

You've been sneaking down to Ken's place to practice right??

If not that sure is a fine effort for a beginning turner.

Looks like we lost another one to the Dark Side ;)

[Ken Salisbury]

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WAY TO GO JASON ! ! ! ! !
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[Joe Tonich]

Jason,

You caught the bug in INDY, didn't you? :D Nice bowl!

Joe

[Bill Grumbine]

Very good start Jason! We'll look forward to seeing some more of your work on the lathe, and especially in person at the 5 Barns Picnic!

Bill

[Bill Esposito]

Jason,

Looks great! I cant wait to get started myself. That elm is beautiful. Hard to find elms up here in New England where they were once plentiful.

Keep us posted (litterally) on your progress.

[Jason Roehl]

Thanks for all your kind comments, folks. I must confess, that the camera did alot of the work on those bowls.:D Maybe one of these days my turning skills will catch up with my critical eye, but probably not. I just hope I improve either way. The bottom line is that I am having alot of fun doing it.

[Anthony Yakonick]

Originally posted by Tom Sweeney

Looks like we lost another one to the Dark Side ;)

Dark side? please explain.

[Jason Roehl]

Originally posted by Anthony Yakonick
Dark side? please explain.

A light(dark?!?) reference to the world of turning. Many have gone to Badger Pond (and other) gatherings only to be awed, swayed and otherwise sucked into the realm of the lathe. There are theories floating around that turner attend these gatherings in a conspiratorial manner. Many formerly latheless woodworkers have fallen. Some have fallen hard and sold all flatwork tools that can't be somehow used with a lathe....thankfully I don't fall in the latter category...yet.

Bottom line: it's addictive.

[Anthony Yakonick]

Originally posted by Jason Roehl
A light(dark?!?) reference to the world of turning. Many have gone to Badger Pond (and other) gatherings only to be awed, swayed and otherwise sucked into the realm of the lathe. There are theories floating around that turner attend these gatherings in a conspiratorial manner. Many formerly latheless woodworkers have fallen. Some have fallen hard and sold all flatwork tools that can't be somehow used with a lathe....thankfully I don't fall in the latter category...yet.

Bottom line: it's addictive.
Yes I know well, if it wasn't for the few home projects the tablesaw would be gone to make room for one more lathe. Meanwhile it serves as a horizontal surface to set my turnings and tools on. Yes it's addictive but it isn't cheaper than drugs!

[Mike Maikowski]

Jason: Geeesh that's a real piece of art. I thought you said you never turned before? This I find hard to beleive ole buddie. Looks like you can no longer claim "Just getting started in turning". Yes be sure to give it to the guy you got it from. It will live on forever. You have got to be real proud of that work. Keep it up and you will one day soon be famous. Regards, Mike

[Jim Young]

Looks pretty good Jason. Now try one with the inside that opens up, that's where I keep getting hung up. I just made a bowl from a neighbor's crab apple tree, I'm thinking of giving it to him and letting him know that I am definitely a beginner (hence the rough look).

[Ken Wright]

and some nice figure in that wood .... shame the rest has to go to the fireplace!!

[John Miliunas]

"Be kind"??? Hah! No way. I'm jealous...That's much nicer than my initial attempts! (Let's not even go there!:D ) Guess I never figured Elm to have such nice...well...figure! Nice job and we'll be looking for more....! :cool: