M MattF Established Member Joined 31 Mar 2012 Messages 116 Reaction score 0 Location Chesterfield , Derbyshire 24 Dec 2012 #1 Here are a couple of bowls and a box made from a bowl Attachments IMAG0013 (640x361).jpg 122 KB IMAG0016 (640x361).jpg 147.7 KB IMAG0017 (640x361).jpg 143.8 KB
S stevenw1963 Established Member Joined 7 Nov 2012 Messages 386 Reaction score 0 Location South Lanarkshire 24 Dec 2012 #2 Really nice pieces Matt - love the burr elm bowl, lovely character to it
M MattF Established Member Joined 31 Mar 2012 Messages 116 Reaction score 0 Location Chesterfield , Derbyshire 24 Dec 2012 #3 Thanks will take a couple more Pictures of the Elm Bowl to show it all Matt
nev Established Member Joined 21 Jan 2011 Messages 4,860 Reaction score 16 Location The green and wetter end of the M4. 24 Dec 2012 #4 very nice. how do you go about holding a bowl in order to get to work on it?
M MattF Established Member Joined 31 Mar 2012 Messages 116 Reaction score 0 Location Chesterfield , Derbyshire 24 Dec 2012 #5 Hello Nev the bowl had the ends missing so I held it between the live centre and spur and cut a tenon for the chuck to hold Attachments IMAG0019 (640x361).jpg 158.8 KB IMAG0020 (640x361).jpg 142.2 KB IMAG0021 (640x361).jpg 137.1 KB IMAG0022 (361x640).jpg 165.7 KB
Hello Nev the bowl had the ends missing so I held it between the live centre and spur and cut a tenon for the chuck to hold
G gregmcateer Established Member Joined 16 Jun 2011 Messages 3,281 Reaction score 477 Location Stourbridge, W Midlands 24 Dec 2012 #6 They are lovely, esp the burr elm. Greg
M MattF Established Member Joined 31 Mar 2012 Messages 116 Reaction score 0 Location Chesterfield , Derbyshire 24 Dec 2012 #7 Thanks Greg I wanted to go thinner but I was a bit scared to just in case it broke
S speeder1987 Established Member Joined 2 Apr 2012 Messages 255 Reaction score 0 Location Hampshire 26 Dec 2012 #8 I really like the box, I love the colour and grain of the wood with contrast of the lighter rings in the lid Sent from my GT-N7000 using Tapatalk 2
I really like the box, I love the colour and grain of the wood with contrast of the lighter rings in the lid Sent from my GT-N7000 using Tapatalk 2