First bowls...no laughing please !!! ok a liitle Comments welcome!

[Mark Singer]

I had to try my new Jet mini....here are my first efforts. I enjoyed it and I think I know what I need to work on ...suggestions are welcome

[Bud Duffy]

Mark those sure look better than my first attempt. i realy like the walnut oneand the stepsided one is starting to grow on me to! Good job . What are the lighter colored ones oak?

[Donnie Raines]

man oh man.....I hope my first bowls look like that! I have become "good" at turning knobs on my mini...but I have not branched off to the bowls as of yet.....what finish did you go with?

DonnieR

[Stefan Antwarg]

That's great! My first attempt - a few weeks ago - was so bad I tossed it. I have a lesson scheduled with Bill G soon so I am looking forward to knowing what I am doing.

Stefan

[Tyler Howell]

Mark those are so cute.;).. Yet elegent. Very Left Coast

[Ken Salisbury]

Based on the thread title I just couldn't resist:



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Seriously though --- good start ! ! ! !

[John Miliunas]

Very nice start, Mark! If the two lighter ones are indeed Oak, my hat's off to you! I always have found turning Oak to be a royal PITA! As for the Walnut piece, it's perfect for a "box"! Chuck up another piece of Walnut and start it like turning a bowl the same size. Except this time, relief a tenon on the rim and you've got yourself a nice lid for your turned box! Keep it up and glad you're having fun with it. That is, after all, what it's all about! :cool:

[Mark Singer]

Thanks guys,
The lighter wood is Pau Amarillo and the other is walnut. The finish is Daly's Ben Matte and Min Wax Paste wax . I just rubbed it on while it was spinning.I will show you the next batch

[Michael Ballent]

Looks very nice... Cannot wait until I can start making bowls. I guess I need to start saving for that lathe :D

[Wolf Kiessling]

Hey, that looks like a very good first effort to me, Mark. Now is not the time to worry about form and finish, just concentrate on making shavings. Everything else will eventually fall into place.

It's a hell of a lot better than my first effort. Of course, mine was done with a screwdriver as I had no tools yet. :D I still have my first bowl to keep reminding me where I came from. Don't ever want to get a big head (not that I have much to get big headed about)

[Jim Becker]

Honestly, they kinda reflect a style that is not surprising from you...very modern, clean and elegant. You did a great job, Mark!

That being said, you'll probably want to cut some basic bowls that are deeper and have a relatively constant wall thickness, at least for practice.

[Chris Padilla]

That sure is a nice floor...can you take a pic w/out the eyesores in the way so I can see it better?? ;)

[Mark Singer]

Jim ,
Exactly what I was thinking...these were fairly thin..but I would like to go thinner and more delicate..
Chris,
Take it easy I am sensitive...It is actually a granite countertop.
Wolf thanks...I am listening let see what happens?

[Dale Thompson]

I'm CRYING!! How can a "newbie" turner make such nice bowls when I've spent twenty years trying to make a light pull to turn off the lights in my shop. AW HECK! My lights were turned off YEARS ago. :(

As has been said, your wall thicknesses will decrease as you get more into the bowl thing. At a point, you will get into "listening" to the wood as much as you do "watching" it. If applicable, take off your ear plugs when you start to get fairly thin in the wall. The pitch goes up and, with experience, the sound will tell you almost as much about thickness as will a caliper. NOW! If I could just listen to my own advice!? :o

Nice work, Mark!! VERY nice!!

Dale T.

[Mark Rios]

Boy those are some nice bowls. I don't do any turning (not talented enough) but I really think those turned out great. The first thing that I thought of when the pics loaded was "Where are the M&M's". :p

Good Job.

[Greg Tatum]

Nice bowls Mark....did you use the face plate that comes with the lathe or do you have a chuck? I have been using my son's Jet mini just to goof around with....I tried to use the glue and paper method on a wooden face plate and when I went to separate them I lost the bottom of my bowl! It didn't snap apart like I thought it would....oh well, lesson learned.....BTW, I really like the walnut one.
Regards,
Greg

[Ken Fitzgerald]

As usual, Mark, your artistry talent blooms .......simple, elegant lines........Nice Work!

[Mark Singer]

Greg,
I don't have a chuck. I just used the face plate and 4 1" drywall screws. If I get deeper into turning I will look for a chuck. If anyone has recomendations that would be great...it must of course fit the Jet mini.

[Bill Grumbine]

Hi Mark

I see you are off to a good start. As has been mentioned, they seem to reflect your contemporary style. One of the most valuable resources for bowl turners is Richard Raffan's book, Turned Bowl Design. If you have opportunity to obtain a copy, you will see his philosophy on form - what works, what doesn't work, and why.

Bill