Some New Bowls

[Brian Brown]

I actually made these two bowls about 6 weeks ago, but havn't had time to post them. I needed a project I could do in one day, just to get my sawdust fix, and forget about a client who was driving me nuts. My dad gave me a piece of 10/4 Honduran mahogany left over from making a keel for his boat, and it wasn't wide enough to make a very large bowl, so a little lamination with some hard maple, and now they are about 6" dia. and 2" tall. I found it is really hard to make two items exactly alike. Good thing I don't want to do production work. Not my best or most creative work, but still fun.

Brian

[Bob Hallowell]

Brian,
those turned out very nice, I like'em

Bob

[Dean Matthews]

I really like how you did the foot for the bowl.

One thing that I have really worked hard on is trying to find different ways to do the bottom of the bowls. Seems like it is the last thing a lot of people thing about.

Your bowls aren't all "fancy" but they sure do look good. Nice and clean looking.

[Paul Engle]

Brian,
Nice choice for the lam's , racing stripes off to the side , already for next years NASCAR season. Good work for sure!!! START YOUR ENGINES ... oh not till feb ..... shoot:D

[Steve Schlumpf]

Nice work Brian! I like the simple form - gives them a 'clean' look. Good looking wood color combination and finish. Production work or not - they make a great set!

[David Fried]

I'm with Bob - I like 'em, too!

The strip is interesting and they sure look like a matched pair.

I bet they would look right at home on top of a piece of modern Danish furniture.

[Bernie Weishapl]

Brian those are great looking bowls. I like the strip as it really sets them off. Well done.

[Jon Lanier]

I think they look great. Nice choice of laminate.

[Tom Sherman]

I agree Brian, these are nice bowls, great job.

[Alex Elias]

I like them as well. They look good to eat chinese food with chopsitcks, and you do have a nice set to invite friends over. It would make a nice conversation during dinner.
Thanks for sharing

[TYLER WOOD]

Very simple, elegant, sturdy with finesse. What a splendid job!!!! I love em. Send me a pm ad I'll tell you where to ship them to. Shipping courtesy of you of course!!:D

[Henry C. Gernhardt, III]

Those are some really great looking bowls, Brian. IMHO, it's better to have a little bit of variation in pieces that are supposed to be ``identical''---After all, the handmade woodturning is made by an artisan, not a computer.

[Jim Becker]

Brian, those are great!

[Brian McInturff]

Brian, those must be great bowls. People named Brian only turn GREAT pieces:D
Really, I like the offset of the laminant and the dimensions . Really nice.
Brian