Bowl #8

[mreza Salav]

Title says it, 8th bowl. It's out of Maple and Jatoba, about 8.5" wide and 4.5" high, design by myself.
Let's say making the blank (and the glue-up) wasn't easy. http://forum.canadianwoodworking.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

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Thanks for looking.

[Bernie Weishapl]

Wow that is a beauty. Really cool. Glue up may not have been easy but it sure did turn out right.

[Steve Schlumpf]

Mreza - that's really different and in a very good way! Great concept, design and bowl!

[Richard Madison]

Very interesting indeed, and a very pretty piece of work!

[Robert McGowen]

That is nice. It reminds me of a sea shell.

[mreza Salav]

Thanks for the comments.

Robert, sea shell was what my wife said when she saw it first :)

[Jon Lanier]

Really pretty and a neat concept.

[Jim Becker]

Oh, how very kewel!! If this is number 8, I can only imagine what number 80 will look like! You have talent, my friend...

[Keith Burns]

Extremely nice bowl ! Great form and the seashell design really works well.

[Walt Nollan]

Very nice work. It turned out well.

Walt

[Dan Oliphant]

Great design and wood selection. Very well done.

[curtis rosche]

how did you do that glue up? that looks amazing. reminds me of a rising sun

[Paul Engle]

Mreza, what width ratio did you use on the rays? how about the angle/s for the rays? Excellent work indeed.:D

[mreza Salav]

Thanks to all for the comments.


how did you do that glue up? that looks amazing. reminds me of a rising sun

The bowl is made from a single 9"x9"x1" blank, made by cutting 10 segments of a circle from a point on its perimeter (out of Maple) with Jatoba strips (1/4") in between. Then a hole was drilled at the junction point and a big dowel (turned on the lathe) was inserted and glued. Imagine looking from the top of the bowl and compress it down, you'd get the blank. Then circles were cut at angles (some 45 and some 32 etc) and put on top of each other being careful to alight the strays of Jatoba. You'd get a rough blank to be turned.
I learned this method of "bowl from a board" from a fellow turner on another forum.


Mreza, what width ratio did you use on the rays? how about the angle/s for the rays? Excellent work indeed.:D

The angles of stray cuts were 15 degree on the blank, a total of 12 segments but the outer most two were very small and are essentially gone.

[Frank Kobilsek]

Mr Salav,

I had it all figured out until you explained it - WOW. I did something similar last year (remotely 'similar' and I am giving myself more credit than I deserve to compare mine to yours) but I started with a solid block cut some stays straight and others on a angle, planed cuts flat and glued it all back together with dis-similar wood in the joints. I think I topped out at 3 stays. Your piece is very cool. Congrats! Do it again.

Frank

How did you hold the rings to split them? How did you clean up the cut edge of the rings? Amazing

[John Shuk]

Very cool bowl. It is really two different pieces in side and out to my eye. Both very well executed.

[mreza Salav]

Mr Salav,

How did you hold the rings to split them? How did you clean up the cut edge of the rings? Amazing

Thanks Frank.
I cut the rings on a scroll-saw. The edges don't need to be cleaned as they will be glued on top of each other and then turned.