Chestnut bowl

[Dalboy]

Todays little effort from the workshop a small chestnut burr, Finished with sander sealer and buffed on a three wheel buffer. Measures 6" X 3 1/4". I had to tidy the top rim up as a piece broke off making it look untidy for a natural edge

C & C welcome

 

[CHJ]

Looks good regardless of the loss of edge, always a presentation dilemma I find when betwixt natural and machined edge.

What really grates with me is when burrs are 'salvaged' by someone wielding a chainsaw leaving flat edges that preclude the most pleasing presentation.

 

[Dalboy]

This is how I got mine, still have some of the larger ones left

 

[SVB]

Looks really nice - lovely piece of timber.

By way of constructive critism, it may be the photo but the foot could be made crisper for me. I’d be tempted to keep the flow of the bowl under the piece and make a sharper transition for the foot?

However, that is minor, great piece and thanks for posting.

Simon.

 

[Dalboy]

Maybe this show the foot a little better the bowl was intended to flow down to the foot by the means of a small ogee shape.

Thank you for the observation

 

[SVB]

I see the ogee. More of a personal / philosophical point. I struggle when the line of the bowl / foot is ‘into’ the table or surface. I prefer to see the line of curve flow extend to a tangent / asymptote to a surface rather than a hard end to the flow.

 

[Dalboy]

I see the ogee. More of a personal / philosophical point. I struggle when the line of the bowl / foot is ‘into’ the table or surface. I prefer to see the line of curve flow extend to a tangent / asymptote to a surface rather than a hard end to the flow.

For most bowls that is what I do but thought I would try a different approach with this one and the walnut one I have just finished

 

[Chris152]

I like the angle of the foot on the bowl. When it gets anything beyond 90 degrees between the table and the foot of the bowl (if that makes sense) I generally find it clumsy-looking - tho just a chamfer to the point of contact can compensate for this.

Not sure this post's clear to me, let alone anyone else.

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[Dalboy]

I like the angle of the foot on the bowl. When it gets anything beyond 90 degrees between the table and the foot of the bowl (if that makes sense) I generally find it clumsy-looking - tho just a chamfer to the point of contact can compensate for this.

Not sure this post's clear to me, let alone anyone else.

edit:

Normally I use a very small foot which is tucked under the piece so it is not seen this gives the impression of the item floating and the other is a curve so that it appears as if the item is sitting in the surface.

Thank you for your thoughts all the same