My Second Turning/First Bowl

[Scott Gibbons]

I would appreciate comments and suggestions. I still have not purchased my lathe so I have been playing with my dads mini jet.

[Pete Jordan]

Looks good!

Buy a big lathe!

[Steve Schlumpf]

Hey Scott - for your second turning/first bowl - I think you have done good! If possible list what kind of wood it is and approx size.

As far as suggestions - just keep turning. Different forms/styles will come with experimentation. Have fun with it!

[Scott Gibbons]

Honestly I am not sure what kind of Burl it is. My Father is out of town and I found it on his rack... Maybe he wont miss it. :) ze is 3" high and about 6.5" across

[Scott Gibbons]

Right now, we are living with my parents while our house is being built, so no lathe atleast for three months :( the good news... I was able to talk my wife into increasing our garage space, so I will have a 15' x 23' shop! :) :)

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Nice first bowl Scott!

[Neal Addy]

Really nice job! Nothing to suggest other than what's been said. Don't ever stop practicing. That's the fun part! :D

Good job on setting up some shop space. Can't wait to see what you do when you get a lathe of your own.

[Bernie Weishapl]

Nice first bowl. Sounds like you will have a pretty nice shop to.

[Corey Hallagan]

Looking good and congrats on the shop!

Corey

[Scott Gibbons]

Thank you all for your positive comments. Much appreciated!!!

[John Chandler]

Good job - i hope my first bowl turns out that good. I hope my 2nd turning turns out that good.

[Ernie Nyvall]

Scott, if I had a piece of wood like that, I wouldn't forget it. Good luck with that. Nice bowl.

[Jonathon Spafford]

Like the bowl... looks super cool! Really wish my first bowl turned out that nice, but since you ain't gonna see it you can't compare ;) That wood is really beautiful as well. Congratulations!

[Glenn Hodges]

Outstanding work Scott. You asked for comments so I guess you want help. A suggestion I might offer is try to make the inside curve down toward the bottom center on the next one. Your inside with the straight sides is just fine, but if you curve the inside you will find the sanding of the inside easier. I always think the inside of a bowl should match the outside. If you find a book on design most of these will suggest you make your bottom 1/3 the size of the top. Now get back to work, you are a natural.

[Scott Gibbons]

Thank you all again!

Glenn thank you for your help! I will work on this with the next bowl. Today if I can :) Can anyone suggest a good bowl book?

[John Hart]

I can hear your dad now...."Hey...has anyone seen that piece of Mallee Burl that I've been saving?" :D

Nice lookin' Bowl Scott....A gazillion more to go.;)