Weekend Doings

[Julie Tanner]

Turned some bowls this weekend. Working on getting better with the bowl gouge, The catches scare the poooop outta me.
Both are cherry, the logs were sitting out in the back yard for the last 2 years.

used the bowl gouge and round nose scrapper

thanks for taking a peek

[Steve Schlumpf]

Julie - those are some really nice looking bowls! The wood on each is amazing! Great color and lots going on in that grain! Be warned - turning bowls gets addicting real fast! Nice work - looking forward to your next turning!

[Jon Lanier]

Wow, the wood grain on those are great.

[Alex Elias]

What took you so long to get those great bowls out of the logs. They look great.

[Bob Hallowell]

Julie,
those look great! the wood is fantasic

Bob

[Jude Kingery]

Julie, you're doing great! Nice bowls, form, figure and finish. Takes a little bit, but the bowl gouge is my favorite tool. Just spend some time with it and you'll feel more comfortable with it. Nice work! Jude

[Christopher K. Hartley]

Julie, don't ya just love it when those old logs yield something so pretty? The wood is wonderful and you did a great job on those bowls. Something for the future...it really is nice to know the measurements along with how and what you finished the piece with. I'm looking forward to more of your work.:)

[Henry C. Gernhardt, III]

Nice looking bowls, Julie!

[John Hart]

Yep...Them's are pretty ones alright. Doesn't look like you got too scared.:) It just keeps gettin' better from here.;) Rock-n-roll.:)

[Bonnie Campbell]

Great looking bowls! :)

[robert hainstock]

Julie,
Great bowls. I bet some of the guys are moving some of their wood to the back lot right now. :)

[Bernie Weishapl]

The bowls are beauties Julie. Don't worry it gets easier with everyone you do. Keep'em coming.

[Paul Engle]

Julie, well done. My LOML gave me a roll of paper towels for such events .... she's kinda smarty pants anyway. I dont use em so much anymore and by the looks of those two bowls ... the times a commin when yu won't either :eek:. I like your bowls , nice work.:D

[Rich Stewart]

Nice looking bowls. I thought it was pretty interesting the orientation of the wood. That is the pith right in the center of the sidewall on that second bowl. So...you cut off a section of a log and mounted it bark to bark. Pretty cool. Did you round the log off on a bandsaw or anything before turning?

[Julie Tanner]

the tall one is from the crotch section. Just cut out a section and make a typical bowl blank with it. nothing special. Guess thats what happens when you don't know what your doing. :rolleyes:

[Greg Just]

beautiful bowls - isn't just great that you can make such a nice bowl from an old log :)