Two sides to a sweetgum log....N.E.

[doug webb]

Encouraged by the results of my first try at n.e.'s { 'fish mouth bowl' }, I decided to be a bit more ambitious........These are from opposing sides of a sweetgum log.......Final measurements around 9 inches by 5 on one and 10 x 6 on the other one. Still a bit of hand sanding to do .........They are coated in blo..... so here are n.e. numbers two and three......thanks for looking.....doug


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[Dick Parr]

Wow Doug, you did move up on the NE bowl scale.. Those are some wonderful looking bowls, I love the shapes.

Did you use wax on top of BLO? That is what I use when I am finishing it on the lathe. After putting the BLO on, rub a piece of either bee's wax or carnuba wax right over the BLO and then use a paper towel and rub it in while it is spinning on the lathe. The heat from the paper towel will melt the wax and give it a real nice finish. Be careful as you get to the NE and don't press to hard.

Again those look great.

[Corey Hallagan]

Very nice Doug, those are great looking bowls. Finish looks great too!

Corey

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Excellent Doug! I'm working up the courage to do one of those!

[Curt Fuller]

Man, those those are both beauties.

[Ernie Nyvall]

Doug... WOW... those look great! You certainly took a huge leap.

Ernie

[Henry C. Gernhardt, III]

Really nice looking bowls, Doug! Quick question: How hard is it to get BLO to that high of a gloss?

[Michael Stafford]

Doug, you been holding out on us? You are a professional turner aren't you?
Man, those are beautiful. Sweetgum ends up as sweet natural edge bowls with a killer finish. Excellent!

[doug webb]

Thanks for the kind words......I'm just a broken down old plumber having fun turning. Seeing all the beautiful work shown on the creek keeps me very aware of what I still have to learn. BTW.....these bowls are not "finished........I still have a bit of hand sanding on them to do after I cut the tenon off.....The shine of the finish is wet blo...My back quit on me b4 I could get any further....The sweetgum started splitting and cracking while the chainsaw was still running....The blo is to slow this down till I get back to them....Sorry about the confusion.....doug

[Terry Quiram]

You wouldn't dare look at those in the sunlight. You would go blind. Doug nice bowls and terrific finish.

Terry

[Glenn Hodges]

Excellent job Doug, they look great.

[Christopher K. Hartley]

Way to go on that sweetgum Doug. You are flying!! Great looking NEs. I'm going to have to run hard to keep up with you!

[Bernie Weishapl]

Wow Doug. Those are awesome bowls. Excellent job.

[Doug Thompson]

Good job Doug. Sweetgum... I wonder if a hat could be made out of it.

[Mark Cothren]

Nice work on the Gum NEs, Doug!