Small Footed Bowl

[Steve Schlumpf]

Just something a little different for me as I usually don’t do a foot on my bowls or hollow forms. A little color and curl in this bowl and figure it is just the right size for wild blue berries, which we have a ton of in back of my house.

Small maple bowl, 7 ½” diameter x 2 ½” high x ¼” thick. Sanded to 400 grit and has 4 coats of Minwax Wipe-On Gloss Poly. It will get buffed once the finish has a chance to cure a little longer.

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As always, your comments, critiques and opinions are welcome and encouraged!

Thanks for looking!

[Brian Brown]

Very nice Steve! Smooth graceful lines, and an elegant simple form. Also. I'm a fan of footed bowls.

[robert hainstock]

Boy have we got Berries this year. LOML has already picked enough for a pie and some muffins and hasn't got into the rough yet. By the way, I like this bowl too. You get better with time. :):):)
Bob

[Bernie Weishapl]

Steve that is another beauty. The foot looks good. Yep that will hold a couple of pints of ice cream.:D:D

[Mike Vickery]

Very nice.

I think your work is starting to look like mine though.

[Mike Minto]

Steve, wonderful bowl. Nothing wrong with a little variation - I like footed bowls. BTW, my wife loves blueberries - you know, I have some wood - wanna trade?..... Mike :p (I'm looking for some Morels!)

[Curt Fuller]

Steve I like the bowl, it has your signature nice curve and beautiful workmanship. But to my eyes the foot might look better if it weren't straight up and down. I wonder what a little dovetail taper or even a bead shape would look like. Even an inward taper like some of the late Bob Stocksdale bowls http://www.mintmuseum.org/mason/masonsite/stocksdale.html.

The I look at some of the the Stocksdale bowls and the foot is straight on them. So maybe I'm just seeing things goofy tonight.

[Samuel Brooks]

Very nice. Now if I can just get up the nerve to try a bowl.

Sam

[Steve Schlumpf]

Thanks everyone for all the kind words - I do appreciate it!

Curt - when taking the photos I noticed that when I arranged the bwo to get the perspective I wanted - the position tended to hide the foot area a little. This is a blown up area of the foot and hopefully you can notice that it does indeed have a dovetail shape to it. Sorry the original photos didn't highlight that feature.

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[Toney Robertson]

Very nice. Now if I can just get up the nerve to try a bowl.

Sam


Samuel,

Go for it.

Get Bill's DVD's, watch them more than once, grab some wood and tools and have at it.

The bad news is once you start you can't stop.

Toney

[lynn smith]

Steve,
Dovetail shaped foot looks great.
How is the balance?

[Steve Schlumpf]

Thanks Lynn! As far balance - the bowl is solid and you would never know it has a small foot. Never been into footed bowls but I do kinda like this one as it lifts the bowl off the table just enough to highlight the curve.