And it didn't hit me in the chest!

[Pete Jordan]

The last two pieces that I worked with inclusions exploded and hit me in the chest. This one stayed together which made me most happy! No cussin!

Oak 5X3
Shellawax

Critiques and comments welcome.

[Steve Schlumpf]

Wow Pete - that sure is some beautiful wood! Great looking bowl - wonderful finish! Glad you were able to save this one!

[Tom Sherman]

pete looks like your persistence paid off. Great figure in that Oak.

[Glenn Hodges]

That oak has some kind of beautiful figure in it, thanks for letting us see it.

[John Hart]

Glad you gave this piece a whirl after two strikes! Great looking piece.:)

[John Bartley]

Very nice Pete !! I wouldn't have had any luck with that at all ... I think I'll practise a lot longer before I try anything like that.

cheers eh?

[William Bachtel]

Great, get back on the horse. Remember if it looks like it will fly apart, it most likely will.

[George Guadiane]

Great looking bowl Pete!
If I might make a suggestion... If you had made a tenon as a place to clamp, you would be clamping the bark inclusion together instead of stressing it apart (just a thought).

[Dale Gregory]

Very Cool, love the bark inclusion!

Dale

[Christopher K. Hartley]

Beautiful Pete, it didn't hit you so you could beat on your chest like Tarzan the Bowl Man!!:D

[Allen Neighbors]

Nice work... congratulations for getting it finished without the calamity.
Hint: Duct tape works wonders. :D

[Curt Fuller]

Man that's some nice oak. Glad it stayed together because it sure looks nice.

[Troy Cleckler]

Very nice Pete! The inclusion makes a beautiful accent and that's what I like to capture in my turnings. Question. Did you use CA or anything in it as you went along? You'll be suprised how strong it makes weak areas in wood. Just a thought. Also have used lots of packing tape (the kind that has nylon string in it) on pieces that I thought might come apart.

[Bernie Weishapl]

Pete that is a great looking piece. I'll bet of the ones that hit you in the chest you said, Darn, shoot and son-of-a-gun. Huh????

[Mike Golka]

Awsome piece!! I can only imagine the two that got away:rolleyes:

[Dan Forman]

Looks like a relative to that other pretty one with the foot. Personally, I'd be nervous as a blind pig in a tree turning that one, particularly in light of the the other two explosions. Glad it worked out.

Dan

[Tony Wheeler]

real nice piece there

[Ed Scolforo]

That's some crazy grain there, Pete. Nice work.

[robert hainstock]

Now thats some kinda tricky turnin.
beautiful piece of work Pete. :)

[Henry C. Gernhardt, III]

Nice looking bowl, Pete, and I'm glad that one didn't blow up on you!