Lacewood/Wenge Bowl

[Lee DeRaud]

Seemed like a good idea at the time, but not much fun in retrospect: this stuff just hammered me with birdshot-sized chips no matter what I did.:eek: Live and learn.:p
6"x1-3/4"
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[Bernie Weishapl]

Lee that is a good looking bowl. I like the form and finish on it. There are some woods that just do that when they are dry. Great work.

[Jeff Horton]

Wear riot gear next time?? :D
I said next time I rough fresh cut sweetgum I was wearing my wet suit!

Bowl turned out nice!

[John Hart]

Lee....that is a wonderful piece!!!!! A real pleasing form and great colors!

For me....it was well worth you getting peppered with little hot chips just so I could see it. For me anyway!:D

[Lee DeRaud]

For me....it was well worth you getting peppered with little hot chips just so I could see it. For me anyway!:DIf I ever open a woodturning school, I'll get Dick Cheney as a guest instructor.
And you can be the very first student.:D

[Jim Becker]

Lee, nice job! That's a really yummy bowl.

[Keith Burns]

Lee, that is totally EXCELLENT !!! First class all the way:) :) :)

[Corey Hallagan]

Wow, I know it must of been a paint but the result was worth it. A great looking combination of not so aften turned woods together. Nice job Lee!

corey

[Ernie Nyvall]

That's real nice Lee. I like what you've been doing with the different woods io your bowls.

Ernie

[Ed Scolforo]

Lee: Sweet!!!

[Jim Ketron]

Nice Job Lee!
Great looking bowl!

[Vaughn McMillan]

I like it a lot, Lee. Nice contrast, and excellent placement of that contrast. Regarding the birdshot hammering, just remember...if it was easy, everyone would want to do it. ;)

- Vaughn

[Lee DeRaud]

...just remember...if it was easy, everyone would want to do it. ;)Yeah, and these days they'll sell a lathe to just about anybody.:D

[Lee DeRaud]

...not so often turned woods...Hmmm...ya know, there may actually be a good reason for that.:eek:

Thanks for the kind words, guys!

[Pete Jordan]

Time to go for the Kevlar apron.

[Wes Bischel]

Lee,
I like the bowl a lot - even if it was a pain to turn, it was well worth it.

Wes

[Curt Fuller]

That's really a pretty bowl Lee. To keep from getting peppered with shavings try standing on the other side of the lathe next time;) .

[Mark Singer]

Lee,
Excellent! I like the woods together and beautiful work!

[Dick Parr]

Great job Lee, I have a piece of Lacewood sitting on the shelf and want to use it in a turning but I remember all the little slivers I got just making the Guitar Stand.:eek: So it is still sitting there:D

But looking at your bowl I would say what you went through was worth it. Nice job:)

[John Miliunas]

Well, maybe you got hammered by the chips but, you nailed this one, Lee! :D Great combo on the woods and great form. Bet that'll hold plenty of your favorite ice-cream! :) :cool:

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Nice bowl Lee! I like the form and the contrasting woods! Maybe Travis could make you an armored turning carrier?:D