First ever Turning Challenge and Trade

[croessler]

That's an outstanding idea there Hybrid! I think I'll be making one of those myself....

[TimV]

Here's my completed bowl for someone. Don't know if it against the rules by posting a pic ( I did PM Roger btw ) but I'm doing it anyway, haha. It is a 7" diameter, 1/4" wall thickness, 3" tall walnut bowl with a little character. I'm ready to submit to the drawing..... Let's get it on turners!

[Hybrid-woodworker]

I finished mine tonight and should have pics to Roger tomorrow night. Mine is only about 3" tall but I like the shape. Looking forward to adding someone's bowl to my collection. Need something to set next to my Dick Sing calculator. :-D

BRuce

[duckkisser]

Here's my completed bowl for someone. Don't know if it against the rules by posting a pic ( I did PM Roger btw ) but I'm doing it anyway, haha. It is a 7" diameter, 1/4" wall thickness, 3" tall walnut bowl with a little character. I'm ready to submit to the drawing..... Let's get it on turners!

looks good tim cant wait to see everyones. mine is very small only a few inches across but i put alot of time in geting it just right.

[croessler]

Really nice grain in that Walnut Tim... Nice bowl!

[croessler]

To be Honest I can't wait to see what everyone comes up with.. Then of course there will have to be another challenge.

Take bowls off the list and start all over maybe??

[Indy Cindy]

Here is mine. It is 4" diameter, 3" tall, birch.

[croessler]

Cindy,

Nice bowl.... Is that Birch spalted? I have never turned birch; how did it behave?

[Indy Cindy]

Cindy,

Nice bowl.... Is that Birch spalted? I have never turned birch; how did it behave?

Thanks! Yes, it is spalted. It behaved well, predictably with no tearout.

[duckkisser]

Here is mine. It is 4" diameter, 3" tall, birch.

looks nice good first bowl.

try glueing a another peice across the top of a some wood and when you turn it it will have a rim. so you can put cherry or walnut or something on the top. realy easy segmented bowl and it looks nice. fancy it up with little extra work just make shure your faces are flat or else you will have a gap and a possible catch or tearout.

[jwatson]

the picture is terrible but here is mine

edit: better picture

[Hybrid-woodworker]

I think it looks fine. How did you do the fluting on the white part ;-)

BRuce

[duckkisser]

ha i think you should send the paper plate with the bowl:)

[jwatson]

I think it looks fine. How did you do the fluting on the white part ;-)

BRuce

the paper plate is steam bent and hand carved

[duckkisser]

ok guys i waited till the last min to see what everyone made but here is my bowl. its made of hickory for the bowl, the rim is red oak, and walnut. my insert is made of red oak and maple. its made of 23 individual pieces.

[Texfire]

I'm that guy. I have some cedar blanks that I'm going to attempt to turn into natural edge bowls when I get home tomorrow morning. They'll either be terrible triumphs or glorious failures, we shall see. Can't believe I let the time slip away, there was always something cropping up that had to be done first. Wish me luck.

[duckkisser]

for shame tex i was looking forward to seeing your bowl tisk tisk

[Indy Cindy]

ok guys i waited till the last min to see what everyone made but here is my bowl. its made of hickory for the bowl, the rim is red oak, and walnut. my insert is made of red oak and maple. its made of 23 individual pieces.

LOVE it!

[croessler]

Ok Folks here's my entry. It is Silver Leaf Maple Burl with a African Mahogany The African Mahogany was scrap from a different project so I used what I had on hand.

[croessler]

Sorry for the phone pics.. I will get better ones tomorrow

[duckkisser]

nice croessler looks good.

[Texfire]

for shame tex i was looking forward to seeing your bowl tisk tisk

It kinda exploded. So much for my first natural edge bowl. I suspect it was the nature of the cedar I was using that doomed it. but I liked the grain. Looks like I need more practice.

[Hybrid-woodworker]

Ok, done and submitted took a weekend to turn and 4 days to take a picture!

Online pictures are here. http://hollywoodswoodcrafts.com/sample-page/gallery/past-projects

The photos showed where I didn't get the end grain sheared very well. Looks better in room light than flash.

ash bowl. 6" wide and ~3" tall. Should have been taller but I blew out the foot due to a catch and had to return the foot.

[Hybrid-woodworker]

Tex, I would just make it shallower and not worry about the natural edge. The internal grain is worth saving and showing off.

BRuce

[duckkisser]

tex looks like you had some loose wood or a not or something that you caught on plus cedar is a pain to turn everytime ii have tried catches alot