Bowl or hollow form? You decide...

[Lee DeRaud]

Remember that discussion we had awhile back about the dividing line between bowl and HF? Well, if there is such a line, I think this thing straddles it. Walnut, 5-1/4"x2":
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Walls aren't particularly thin, especially out at the edges: I don't have a hollowing tool, just a slightly reground round scraper from the Harbor Freight set. And I'm open to suggestions about the finish for the inside: there's no way a buffer fits through that hole.:eek:

[Michael Stafford]

I don't know diddly about hollow forms but it is a pretty piece of work. And the way you laser engraved your name on the bottom is too cool. My only suggestion would be to include the wood species as well for posterity. Looks nice Lee!

[Keith Burns]

Lee, thats a fine Hollow Form !! :) :) :)

They do make 2" buffing balls that might fit. If not you might try friction polish.

[Henry C. Gernhardt, III]

Ya know, I don't have any measurements, evidence, or publications to back me up here, but I'd say that it's a hollow form---and a very nice one at that. Great job, Lee!

[Bernie Weishapl]

Yep Lee I would call that a hollow form and a beautiful job to. They have 2 inch buffing balls that you put in a drill that would work for that real well. I have a 3 from Packard Woodworks for Tripoli, Diamondtine, plus one for wax and they work great.

[John Timberlake]

I'd call it a hollow bowl. And it looks really nice. How did you get the bottom so flat on the inside?

[Jim Becker]

I'd have to lean to hollow form on this one, Lee. I have a similar one on my shelf (including size) and that's what I call it! Nice job.

[Lee DeRaud]

How did you get the bottom so flat on the inside?Square scraper. The transition wasn't intended to be that sharp, but when I was scraping the sides, I simultaneously ran out of thickness on the bottom and room to maneuver the round scraper.

[Tom Sherman]

That Hollow form looks great to me, real nice.

[Vaughn McMillan]

I'd call it a hollow form, Lee...maybe a bollow howl? And your penmanship in the signature on the bottom is flawless. Looks almost machine-drawn. ;)

Seriously, it's a great-looking HF, Lee. I see I've got a lot of catching up to do.

- Vaughn

[Christopher K. Hartley]

Lee, I have the same dilemma, but who cares you did a great job on this one!

[Andy Hoyt]

I like "tweeners" like this because they defy the accepted norm from both courts. Good job, Lee.

[Ernie Nyvall]

Well, you couldn't sip the last bit of soup from it so I'd say a HF.

Real smooth curves Lee. Nice job.

Ernie

[Lee DeRaud]

Thanks for the kind words, guys. Something tells me there's a hollowing tool moving up my priority list.:p

A note on the wood: the hardwood place I go to had a shelf full of these 2-1/4"x5-1/2"x16" walnut "turning blanks", $4 each with some 4"-wide pieces at $3 each. They appeared to be cut-offs from some kind of seriously fussy job, maybe a big conference table glue-up: they had all sorts of chalk marks indicating grain direction changes and nearly-invisible knots. I grabbed a couple on my way to the checkout "just because"...think I'm going back tomorrow to load up.:cool:

[Tom Stover]

Call it whatever you like. but its a very pretty one.:D :D

[Corey Hallagan]

I don't know either, but it is plenty cool!!

corey

[Barry Stratton]

Cool HF/bowl/squished ort and some REAL nice looking walnut! Definitely load up on that stuff and keep those impressive pics coming.

[Ernie Nyvall]

Thanks for the kind words, guys. Something tells me there's a hollowing tool moving up my priority list.:p

A note on the wood: the hardwood place I go to had a shelf full of these 2-1/4"x5-1/2"x16" walnut "turning blanks", $4 each with some 4"-wide pieces at $3 each. They appeared to be cut-offs from some kind of seriously fussy job, maybe a big conference table glue-up: they had all sorts of chalk marks indicating grain direction changes and nearly-invisible knots. I grabbed a couple on my way to the checkout "just because"...think I'm going back tomorrow to load up.:cool:

Yep, I'd go get them. There are a couple of places around here that would charge 25 bucks for those.

Ernie

[Don Baer]

See comment in thhe other thread..:D


http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?p=377132&posted=1#post377132

[Dick Parr]

Great job Lee and I vote for hollow form on this one.:)

[Mark Cothren]

Great looking hollow form, Lee!

Great looking bowl, Lee!

(Am I covered now?) :cool:

I'd call it a hollow form - and a fine lookin' chunk of Walnut it is!

[Dave Wimmer]

I recently turned what I thought was a hollow form and was told "if the hole is larger than 1" it's a bowl!"

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Lee........Your turning skills have grown so quickly! HF or bowl.....I'm not qualified to make that decision but.......It sure is a good job! Excellent!

[Mark Cothren]

I recently turned what I thought was a hollow form and was told "if the hole is larger than 1" it's a bowl!"

Oh really? Never heard that one before... so if someone turns a 20" diameter "thing" that has a 1-1/2" opening/hole then it's a bowl...:confused:

Interesting...:)

[Rich Stewart]

<HR style="COLOR: #d1d1e1" SIZE=1><!-- / icon and title --><!-- message -->Bowl = Rim open to largest diameter as someone else said

Dish = very shallow bowl, small

Platter is a very shallow bowl, big

Openform = Opening larger than the base but smaller than the maxiumum diameter.

Hollowform = opening equal or smaller than the base and significantly less than the max diameter

Pot = Height equals diameter and opening is equal or close to max diameter, just kind of square in porportion

Vase = significantly taller than the max diameter and opening is equal or close to the diameter of the top of the vessel.

Urn = Vase like in hieght or porportion but fits hollowform defintion

Box = has lid that fits fairly tightly, small

Lidded vessel = openform, pot or vase with a lid, bigger than a box, lid fits rather loosely

Art = A woodturned item priced proudly

Craft = A woodturned item priced modestly

Junk = a turning currently in flight accross the shop, ie. 'Houston we have a problem'

I saw this somewhere and liked it. By a man named Frank Kobilsek.

[Lee DeRaud]

Openform = Opening larger than the base but smaller than the maxiumum diameter.(whips out measuring tape) Yup, that's what it is.:D :cool:

(Serves me right for indenting the bottom, otherwise it would be a "hollowform". :p )