Cocobolo bowl

[Jason Slutsky]

I just finished this cocobolo bowl. It's the second bowl that I've ever made and is about 8" x 4". Finished with 5 coats of tung oil and then beale buffed. It has it's flaws but I'm happy with it. I invite your comments.
Jason

[Bernie Weishapl]

Hey Jason I like it. The form and finish are great. Keep'em coming.

[Neal Addy]

Nice! I like the rounded rim. Beautiful piece of wood, too.

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Beautiful second bowl Jason! Cocobolo is a pretty wood. I enjoy turning it! I really like the form and finish on your bowl!

[Glenn Hodges]

Jason, for the second bowl you have turned it is a super example of woodturning. You went whole hog and jumped in with both feet buying that nice piece of wood, talk about commitment. It sure paid off because that is a beauty. Try and make one with sloping sides on the inside next, and see if the sanding isn't a little easier. Thanks for sharring this picture with us.

[Tom Sherman]

Excellent bowl Jason, Cocobolo is a nice wood to work with turns nice and takes a finish well.

[Steve Schlumpf]

Man that is a beautiful bowl Jason! Great finish and I really like the rim detail! Looking forward to bowl #3!

[Jim Ketron]

Nice Job Jason!
Beautiful piece of wood, Glenn has giving you some good advise it will make this easier!

[Jason Slutsky]

Thank you all for the compliments.

Glenn, thanks for the tip. I can see where it would have helped in this case to have more of a curved shape. This stuff, as you know, is very hard and took a lot of effort to sand...luckily my final passes were pretty clean.


I rough turned this to about 1/2" about three weeks ago. Gave it a 24hr DNA bath then bagged it around the outside until a couple days ago. The sides moved in about 1/16th-1/8th".

[Bruce Shiverdecker]

Lovely, Glenn.

Bruce

[John Chandler]

Very nice looking. About the only flaw I can see is that it is at your place and not mine. Good job on it.