A loss that didn't happen

[Tom Sherman]

I haven't been getting a lot of time in the shop lately, and haven't posted much. I did have the opportunity to turn a few things in the past two weeks and thought I'ld post some. This is my first NE soon after I began to turn it I noticed some ugly cracks and figured it would explode on me so I just continued to turn it hoping to get some much needed practice. Go figure it didn't explode and I got the walls down to about 1/4" kept the bark on too.

[Bernie Weishapl]

Beautiful piece Tom. You did a nice job on it. Yep sometimes you just say go figure when you think one is a goner.

[Mike Vickery]

Beautiful piece sorry to hear about the cracks. I do the same thing, I figure I need the practive more than the pieces.

[Pete Jordan]

Way to go Tom!

Mine always crack.

[Jonathon Spafford]

Nice! NE are some of my favorite pieces... this one is beautiful! Great looking bowl... what finish did you use?

[Steve Schlumpf]

Beautiful NE Tom! Cracks or not - you couldn't ask for a better looking piece! Nice work!

[Keith Burns]

Tom, I never would have thought this was your first NE ! Great job !!!

[Ken LaSota]

Nice job Tom I like the way the grain is centered in the bottom.
Ken

[Glenn Hodges]

Hard to believe that is your first one, Tom. Cracks happen all the time, great job, beautiful.

[Tom Sherman]

I appreciate the compliments, it has two coats of Watco natural, and three coats of Deft lacquer then rubbed out with 0000 steel wool. LOML claimed it as soon as she saw it