First DVR Turning

[Ed Scolforo]

This is what I did to break in the DVR. It's apple burl, 8 3/4 around and 4" high. The top is 3/16" thick but then gets thicker towards the bottom and not as deep as I would have preferred. Wood was lifting up in patches as I got near the bottom and I didn't want to risk going thru, especially after making a funnel from a nice apricot bowl I took home to finish after my lesson with Bill G :( . The finish is 2 coats of Bush Oil so far. I apologize for the poor picture quality, gotta get me a photo booth like Johns! Comments, criticism welcomed. Thanks for looking.
Ed

[Keith Burns]

Great looking Bowl Ed. You've done your new DVR proud :)

[Corey Hallagan]

Nice, that wood has some great color in it. Nice job, and congrats on the awesome new lathe!

Corey

[Bernie Weishapl]

That is a nice bowl Ed. Great job. Love the wood color. Way to break that DVR in.

[Bob Noles]

Ed,

After a lesson with Bill G, how can it be anything but SPECTACULAR. This is an extremely good looking piece both from a wood and skill stand point.

Excellent job!

Thanks for sharing.

[John Hart]

Cool Ed!!! Holy cow...that's some gnarley stuff. Ya done good with it.:)

[Michael Stafford]

Pretty cool, Ed. That DVR agrees with you it seems.:D

[Glenn Clabo]

So Ed...when I get my DVR going the first turning will look like that? Ya right...in my dreams.

Nice job showing off the wood.

[Travis Stinson]

Now THAT'S the way to break in a new lathe!:D
Some wild looking wood Ed, great job with it.

[Bill Stevener]

Hi Ed, that's quite the bowl, some interesting wood. I was just out surfing and reading up on several procedures for stabilising wood. Most have been proven a failure, for larger pieces, ie. bowls and such. However one is most promising. I have several pieces of wood that are ratty and need attention, before turning. I hope to know in the near future if I was at all successful or not.

Thanks for showing your first DVR turning, looks great in my window.

Bill.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>:)

[Ernie Nyvall]

Wow Ed!! Great job. It aught to make you proud of that new lathe.

Ernie

[Mike Ramsey]

Good looking bowl Ed! Looks like you got hungry & took a bite out of it :D

[John Miliunas]

You're off to the races, Ed! Nice test drive, there. That is a nasty looking hunk 'o wood and you done good! :) :cool:

[Dick Parr]

Great looking first turning off the DVR Ed.;) Congrats...;) Looks like you worked up an appetite turning that bowl and took a bite out of the apple.:D

Great job.

[Ed Scolforo]

Thanks for the comments. Feels good to be turning again!
Ed

[Andy Hoyt]

There ya go, Ed! Looks quite nice from up here.

Gotta warn you, though. The fruit of the tree tastes better than the tree:D