OK, guys, here goes!!

[Nancy Laird]

OK, this is for Ken, Keith, Travis, Dennis, Chris, Bernie, Neil, and anyone else interested.

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This is me, standing at the lathe, roughing out a chunk of maple. It really is spinning. You guys have prodded me long enough--and David convinced me tonight to put my money where my mouth is.;) We'll see how this goes.

Nancy

[Christopher K. Hartley]

I'm proud of you and looking forward to the final result.:)

[Mark Pruitt]

Ah, yes......it really pays to give someone such grief.:D

Glad we picked on you long enough Nancy.:D :D

Go ahead, admit it......we know you love it.:D :D :D

Bowl turning, that is.:D :D :D :D

Just don't let Hartley talk you into one of those rust colored things.

[Bernie Weishapl]

Well I'll be. Can you believe that? She is really doing it.:D:cool:;):rolleyes: Nancy I am proud of you. Can't wait to see it finished.

[Mark Cothren]

Way to go, Ms. Nancy!!!! Ah, the strength of the vortex...

[Steve Schlumpf]

Congrats Nancy! If you thought you were hooked before... watch out!! Looking forward to seeing the finished bowl!

[Keith Burns]

It's about time !:D :D

[Nancy Laird]

Just don't let Hartley talk you into one of those rust colored things.

Not in a million, Mark. My colors are bright green and yellow (WoodTek).

Nancy

[Ken LaSota]

Nancy glad to see you make the leap there is no turning back now.
Ken

[Dennis Peacock]

Well.....I'll be!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

She does have a lathe and it CAN hold a piece of bowl stock. :p :p

Congrats Nancy!!!!!!!!! You'll fing this part of turning very satisfying and frustrating. :D

Can't wait to see the end results.

[Rick Levine]

What did Dave have to do to convince you to try bowl turning. I need a good strategy for the LOL? On second thought, I only have one lathe.

[Nancy Laird]

Rick, it wasn't David. It was all these guys here on this forum. They just won't let me rest. Don't know if you saw my interview, but there are about 6-8 turners here who have been prodding me for a while to get to a bowl, and I made the mistake of committing to a finished bowl by the end of June.:eek: So when we came back from dinner last night, David took me by the hand and dragged me into the shop and, essentially, said "show 'em." So I'm gonna show 'em. I have no clue as to how this will turn out, but I'm giving it my best shot. You know the old story--nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Nancy

[Scott Donley]

Nancy, you sure thats you in the pic ? Could be a stand in for all I can tell ;) Good luck !

[Nancy Laird]

Nancy, you sure thats you in the pic ? Could be a stand in for all I can tell ;) Good luck !

Yep, Scott, it was really me. I had curlies and chips all over me by the time I was done. That piece of maple you sent me is still sitting on the lathe stand--it sort of took a back seat when I opened my mouth and stuck my foot it in!! But never fear, it will be used soon.

Nancy

[Don Orr]

Way to go Nancy, you're in deep now!:D Looking forward to the final product.

[Bernie Weishapl]

Yep Nancy chances of getting out of making a bowl were "Slim and None" and Slim left town on vacation.:eek: ;) :rolleyes:

[Rick Levine]

Nancy,

Don't let those guys intimidate you. I know you'll do a great job on the bowl. At least you're ahead of me on the lathe. All I've managed to turn are a couple of dowels for some repair work. Soon though, once the shop is complete, at least the DC.

[Mark Pruitt]

At least you're ahead of me on the lathe. All I've managed to turn are a couple of dowels for some repair work.
I see another victim.......:cool:

[Joyce Baldauf]

Way to go, Nancy. I've been turning for a year and a half now, and am just now going to make a serious attempt at a bowl. Good luck.:D

Joyce

[Tom Sherman]

Way to go Nancy, you'll find bowls addicting too.

[Dennis Peacock]

Way to go, Nancy. I've been turning for a year and a half now, and am just now going to make a serious attempt at a bowl. Good luck.:D

Joyce

OK Joyce.....you're next in line for a post of a "finished bowl" that you made on your lathe. :D

[Jim Becker]

"You will be assimilated...." :D :D :D

[Joyce Baldauf]

OK Joyce.....you're next in line for a post of a "finished bowl" that you made on your lathe. :D

Okay, I guess I asked for that one. I have one roughed out and dried in the microwave. Just waiting to be finished. The wood is from my neighbor's Heartnut tree. Has anybody ever heard of this kind of wood. They told me it is supposed to be a cross between an English walnut and black walnut. It is really stringy when wet and really a soft wood.

Please don't anybody hold your breath waiting for the finished product, the grass needs to be cut first. I know my priorities are screwed up, but what can I do? My dogs (West Highland Terriers) are getting lost in the grass!:eek:

[Nancy Laird]

OK, here are tonight's pictures:

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It's getting there...slowly but surely. Look at all those curlies!! :D

This is fun!:D

But who's gonna sweep up??:eek: :eek:

Nancy

[Jonathon Spafford]

FINALLY!!!!!!!! :D Congrats... that is really a Kodak moment! ;) Looking forward to the finished pix!

[Chris Barton]

Great pictures Nancy! But, were you using a roughing gouge to do the outside of that bowl? (in my best Elmer Fudd impersonation voice) Be very carefull...

[Nancy Laird]

But, were you using a roughing gouge to do the outside of that bowl?

Chris, I was using a 50s-era 1" Atlas bowl gouge--inherited from the FIL. It's a monster. From my research, no one even makes a bowl gouge this large any more.

Nancy

[Keith Burns]

Chris, I was using a 50s-era 1" Atlas bowl gouge--inherited from the FIL. It's a monster. From my research, no one even makes a bowl gouge this large any more.

Nancy

Nancy, Crown makes one but I cant find anyone who carries it. A couple of weeks ago I was at a friends shop and we mounted a 30" dia. x 18" thick (about 200#) hunk of box elder on his oneway. He had a 1" gouge that he had bought at a AAW Symposium. I fell in love with it and want to get one but the demand for this size must not be very popular.

[Frank Kobilsek]

Nancy
Nice relaxed overhand grip with your left hand. Thats good. It won't be long and you'll be able to drink coffee with your left hand and turn the inside of a bowl one handed.
Frank

[Nancy Laird]

Nancy, Crown makes one but I cant find anyone who carries it. A couple of weeks ago I was at a friends shop and we mounted a 30" dia. x 18" thick (about 200#) hunk of box elder on his oneway. He had a 1" gouge that he had bought at a AAW Symposium. I fell in love with it and want to get one but the demand for this size must not be very popular.

When I was at the store today, I checked and the largest they carry is a 1/2"; checked the CSUSA site and they carry Crown, and they don't have a 1" either. I sure am glad I have my old Atlas.


Nancy
Nice relaxed overhand grip with your left hand. Thats good. It won't be long and you'll be able to drink coffee with your left hand and turn the inside of a bowl one handed.
Frank
Frank, if you were here, you wouldn't think that left hand is so relaxed! I put a groove across my palm last night with that thing, but you're right, from the first cuts to when I stopped, it got easier. But I can't imagine trying to do it one-handed! :eek:

Nancy

[Bruce Shiverdecker]

WELCOME to the Vortex! From what I see, so far, That is going to be LOVELY!

Bruce