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   Westchester | Oct 31, 2012 01:05pm | #1

   Bowl

   Looking good - just in time to put by the front door filled with Halloween candy -  What's the size ?

   SA

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   Willie | Oct 31, 2012 02:17pm | #2

   Thx, 8" dia x 5" high.

   Thx, 8" dia x 5" high.

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   Westchester | Oct 31, 2012 05:57pm | #3

   Bowl

   Hey Willie -

   The photo makes it look much larger - but I see your lathe probably handles about 11 inches inside ? Mine is that way except for the well which will handle about 14 in. -   I like the way the sap wood seems to have been placed in quadrants -  nice when it works out that way.  Did you turn it green ? 

   SA

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   Willie | Nov 01, 2012 09:00am | #5

   Turned the blank green about 5/8" thick and let it sit for a few months until dry, then did the final turning.

   My Grizzly G1495 is about 10 years old and 10 - 11" for bowl turning is about what it can handle. I have done an 18" bowl outboard though, it's a bit shakey but taking small cuts it's doable. If I reinforce the cabinet it will handle that better. The lathe has never missed a beat, but by today's standards it is probably a bit outdated.

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   roc | Oct 31, 2012 11:02pm | #4

   Oooooh La La !

   That is one beautiful bowl !

   Really nice shape to.  I wouldn't know where to begin to pick a shape for a given piece of wood like this so that it brings out the best in the characteristics of the particular wood.

   Obviously you got what it takes.

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   Willie | Nov 01, 2012 09:01am | #6

   Thx for the complements. I never know what a bowl is going to look like and once the turning starts I just wing it until the shape gets towards something I like.

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   RalphBarker | Nov 01, 2012 12:59pm | #7

   re: winging it

   Winging it turned out well for you, Willie. The bowl looks great.

   I've done a couple of lamps like that, back when I had a source for large cross-section (4-6") highly-figured walnut pieces in the 18" to 24" length range. Alas, I can't find a new source for similar stock now.

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   roc | Nov 02, 2012 02:00am | #8

   I used to TRY to cook like that

   Then I finally learned what a bad Idea that is, me trying to cook that way I mean.

   I suspect bowl turning might turn out the same way for ME.

   It is really cool to see YOUR bowls though.

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   surfside123 | Nov 13, 2012 04:11pm | #9

   Beautiful work!

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   johnhenry922 | Nov 29, 2012 09:07am | #10

   juniper (and yellow cedar)

   I located some juniper logs (2, pieces, 7" X 30", plus the short one next to the finished piece) dead fall and turned onerudimentary vase. I had trouble with voids, knots and bark inclusions tearing so I used a scraper to refine the outer protions

   I tried a finish I liked (nitrocellulose) but sanded it off and refined the shape. What finish did you use?

   I also wanted some advise about turning the cypress (yellow cedar) knot blanks a friend gave me. The square one has a number of fine cracks so may need work using that turners glue to hold it together

   
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   Willie | Nov 30, 2012 10:20am | #11

   I used four coats of Deft gloss lacquer, followed by a light rub using a 3M automotive compound.

   Stabilize the knots with CA glue before turning and if some start frailing during turning, stabilize them again.