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  1. 02-15-2010, 7:34 PM #1
    Alan Zenreich
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    From the vortex: first bowl

    My first completed bowl.

    It's ambrosia maple about 6" wide, 3" high.

    This is all good practice... trying out new toys and techniques.

    I'll make better photos later. I'm may fuss with the finish a bit.



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  3. 02-15-2010, 7:37 PM #2
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    Looks pretty good... great first bowl and a nice piece of wood too!
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  4. 02-15-2010, 7:41 PM #3
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    Nice job! My first bowl was a piece of spalted maple about like that. Great start! Life hasn't been the same since.
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  5. 02-15-2010, 7:53 PM #4
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    Alan, great piece of wood, and great result!! I like the bowl, and don't see much wrong with the finish, either. What have you used on it at this point?
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  6. 02-15-2010, 7:54 PM #5
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    Nice first bowl Alan!
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  7. 02-15-2010, 8:04 PM #6
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    That is a very cool little bowl and some really nice wood. I'll be waiting for #2!
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  8. 02-15-2010, 8:11 PM #7
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    Very impressive first bowl! Be sure to sign and date it cause there is only one first! You will be amazed at how your style of turning changes with a little time!

    Nice work! Looking forward to number 2!
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  9. 02-15-2010, 8:49 PM #8
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    very nice, for first or second or third etc. etc. I like the simple shapes .....good job
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    Great piece of wood, nice shape, awesome first bowl.
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  11. 02-15-2010, 9:13 PM #10
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    Nice bowl and nice spalting... especially for a first.

    And I like the background for the photo... much more realistic than those photo boxes.
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  12. 02-15-2010, 9:23 PM #11
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    Really nice first bowl.
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  13. 02-15-2010, 10:05 PM #12
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    Nice bowl. And I wouldn't call it practice - it's a success.
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  14. 02-16-2010, 12:03 PM #13
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    John,

    Currently the bowl is finished with some eee Ultra-Shine followed by some beeswax, then some Johnsons paste wax.

    I generally like the bowl... there are things I would do differently. For example, I'd likely make the base smaller which would make for a curvier profile.

    I like the markings on the wood, but the maple has a bit of pink cast to it that I'm not thrilled about... I'm looking forward to seeing if this cast fades as the wood matures.

    For me, these projects are low stress... purely learning techniques, developing new skills and generally seeing how far I can push things until I screw them up ... and then figuring out ways to recover (errrr, redesign) to accomodate the "new" features <vbg>
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  15. 02-16-2010, 12:09 PM #14
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    Nice job and question?

    Alan, Great bowl! You're on your way to being sucked into the vortex. What kind of lathe is that?
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  16. 02-16-2010, 12:18 PM #15
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    Looks great! I like the pink cast.
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