Wormy cherry burl & 1st Mesquite bowl

[Chip Sutherland]

I haven't been neglecting my turning so these are submitted for your enjoyment....

I got both blocks from Mike Mastin/Curly Woods. This was my 1st turn of mesquite. Loved the smell of mesquite and cherry is always nice, too.

Yes, the cherry burl had 2 worms. Neither lived. Between stabilizing the worm tunnels and the cracks/checks in the mesquite, I used up about 3/4 a bottle of CA. Bonded myself twice.:eek: The CA bottle has a split cap and I forgot about it twice. I used the Bill G. compression chuck for finishing the bowl bottoms.

[Dick Parr]

Wow Chip, those are a couple of fantastic looking bowls. Great job.

[Bill Stevener]

Hi Chip, they are both very nice bowls, you did quite a nice job.

What are there sizes? Do you use dove tail jaws on your chuck to turn your bowls?

Thanks for showing your work,

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

[Corey Hallagan]

Great looking bowls indeed!! Nice work!

Corey

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Great looking bowls!

[Mike Forsman]

Chip, those are looking good. Looks like you got some turning time in.

[Chip Sutherland]

I knew I forgot something: Cherry bowl is 2 3/4"H x 5 7/8"W....Mesquite is 4 1/8"H x 6 3/4"W.

I have a Nova Mide and a SuperNova2 chuck and both use dovetail grips. Both of these bowls were turned using a dovetailed tenon grip that I cut to depth with my parting tool and then dovetailed the tenon with a super sharp 3/8" spindle gouge. My shop built plywood compression chuck allows me to remove all traces of of the tenon and leave a little foot (or none at all if unwanted).

[Chip Sutherland]

Yep...I sneak out on Friday night and Saturdays. I've turned a very small red oak bowl from our wood hunting trip. I left it unsealed to see if it would warp badly. It's oval shaped. For grins, I'm going to try to finish turn it sometime assuming I can be it back on the chuck.

I did start seriously on my 1st HF from Sweet gum. It's 7 1/2"H x 6 3/4"W. Took about 4hrs to hollow it out using my gooseneck Hollowmaster.

[Bernie Weishapl]

Chip those are some mighty fine looking bowls. I want to try mesquite one of these days. They say you can turn it to the final size even green and it won't move.

[John Hart]

Very nice work Chip. Both bowls are beautiful. Nice finish and form and some great wood!!:)

[Keith Burns]

Great bowls Chip, I like both of them:) :)

[Jim Dunn]

Very nice bowl's Chip. Gotta get me some of that mesquite. You need a bottle of tequila to put the little wormy's in. They make a real nice protein boost in a shot glass

[Ed Scolforo]

They both look great, Chip!
Ed

[Paul Douglass]

Both very nice, the tall one edges out the shorter one just by a hair, IMHP

Very nice, very nice, indeed

[Cecil Arnold]

Nice bowls Chip. I've got to get to Dallas and visit Mike. Bernie, it (Mesquite) still moves but not much. Jim, you buy the Tequila (mesqual) with the worm already in it, then the guy who has the last drink gets to eat the worm.

[Bruce Shiverdecker]

I love um, too!

Bruce

[Glenn Hodges]

These were made from 2 of my favorite woods. You did a nice job.

[Gregg Feldstone]

What's a Bill G compression chuck and where would I get one?

[Ben Gastfriend]

They're both awsome! I really like the cherry. The figure in that wood is great!

[Tom Sherman]

What's a Bill G compression chuck and where would I get one?

Gregg it is a chuck that you can build out of plywood. Look on Bill's website for the plans wonderfulwooddotcom.

[Glenn Hodges]

Wow 2 of my favorite woods to make such beauties. I like them.