The one that didn't get away

[Gary Herrmann]

This is the cherry bowl I bounced awhile back when the tenon snapped - thanks all for advice on salvaging it. I think I'm going to have to turn more cherry. My wife really likes it. This is my 2nd bowl.

A couple firsts for me on this one. I used the Talon chuck Santa brought me (which I really like). I used General Finishes salad bowl finish since this is a snack bowl (chips, popcorn etc) for my son. 5 coats. 8" diameter, 2 3/4" deep.

I don't get to turn as often as I'd like, but it sure is fun. Hopefully my technique will improve over time. I think the next thing will be a pencil pot for my wife at work. Then I want to get into that plum wood I picked up a few weeks ago...

[Mark Cothren]

Nice bowl, Gary! Cherry is one of my favorite woods.

[Travis Stinson]

2nd bowl? Outstanding job Gary!:D

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Very nice bowl Gary! It certainly was worth saving! Well done!

[Keith Burns]

Excellent bowl Gary:) :)

[Steve Schlumpf]

Wow!! Second bowl? Beautiful job! Great form, good looking cherry grain and a really nice finish - what more could you ask for?

Seriously, really nice work!

[Mark Pruitt]

Nice save Gary! Way to hang with it.

[Jim Ketron]

Awesome Bowl Gary!
Great job on the sanding and finish!

[Rich Stewart]

What Jim said. That's what I was going to say.

[Tom Sherman]

Great save Gary, I like your bowl good work all around

[George Tokarev]

I used General Finishes salad bowl finish since this is a snack bowl (chips, popcorn etc) for my son. 5 coats. 8" diameter, 2 3/4" deep.



Hoping you mean second-hand popcorn. Old maids fresh from the popper or micro can dimple up a surface finish pretty easily. I keep mine free of film finish for that reason.

[Glenn Hodges]

What a bowl Gary, that finish really makes it a show piece.

[John Hart]

Nicely done Gary....nicely done.:)

[Christopher K. Hartley]

Gary, beautiful looking bowl. I really like the way the grain rings swirl on the inside of the bowl. Keep up the good work.:)

[Jim Dunn]

Nice bowl Gary. Now put a handle on it and I can use it for my coffee:)

[Jim Becker]

Very nice classic bowl, Gary!

[Bernie Weishapl]

Great save Gary. Beautiful sanding and finish on it. That is a beauty.

[Gary Herrmann]

Hoping you mean second-hand popcorn. Old maids fresh from the popper or micro can dimple up a surface finish pretty easily. I keep mine free of film finish for that reason.

Oh, well this one has salad bowl (oil) finish on it. I wonder how that will stand up...

[Gary DeWitt]

Great save. Your finish will hold up fine if you don't leave water on it. Once in a while you'll need to add more oil, but that's the great thing about oil finishes, you can easily refresh them.

[George Tokarev]

Sadly, the "salad bowl finish" from Behlen's and such are actually wiping varnishes. If you use more than a couple of coats on most domestics, you're laying down a film of varnish, vulnerable to the heat from the contents. The reason people want a wooden salad bowl is because the heat through a metal or even pottery bowl can be a bit tough on the lap.

Curing oils like tung, walnut, or linseed are extremely flexible, and with a bit of thinning on the first couple applications, you won't get a blisterable film. They will, however, slow the absorbtion and possible rancidy from non-curing oils used to prepare the corn.

[Pat Doble]

Nice looking bowl Gary. Finish looks great. Keep up the good work.

[Tom Sontag]

All wrong. Something here is all wrong Gary. You actually tell us that this here specimen is your SECOND EVER turned bowl? What do you take us for?

Now I know who is going to give me all the bowl tips; that is an awesome effort for a hall of famer, much less a rookie. Tom likes it.

[Bruce Shiverdecker]

Lovely Bowll, Gary.

Bruce