decent timber + decent camera =

[nev]

its amazing what difference a decent lump of wood and a decent camera (and photographer ) makes to the outcome of an item.
i made this bowl for my brother as a small thank you gift for some roger waters tickets he gave us and he just sent some pics over.
it was one of the first items i made using a 'proper' bought bowl blank, as opposed to something ive cut down/ found/ run over or been given.
made almost entirely with two scrapers, 1 flat, 1 round and finished with 100 - 600 grit paper and a wax polish.
and i must admit i am quite proud of it seeing as ive only been turning since xmas.
so i'd thought i'd take the plunge and share it with you guys :shock:
c and c welcome.

 

[Blister]

Well Nev

You should be proud

Very nice , nice design , well turned , well finished

Looks the part

Well done :wink:

 

[gus3049]

I second that, it looks great. Lovely shape and really good looking finish.

 

[spasm]

Hi Nev,

There is nothing at all wrong with that bowl very good, one of my favorite tools is a scrapper.

Spasm

 

[myturn]

Lovely bowl, well done.

There's nothing wrong with scrapers, it's the end-result that counts.

 

[steadyeddie]

Hi Nev,
Nice looking bowl you've got there. Like others have said, don't worry about using scrapers (if you wern't meant to use them, they wouldn't sell the bl**dy things would they :lol: )

Dave

 

[johnny.t.]

Well done Nev, looks like you and your scrapers did a good job You can turn with what you like as long as the finished product looks good and this does.

 

[JonF]

Very nice work and encouraging to hear that someone else likes using scrapers.

 

[bugbear]

its amazing what difference a decent lump of wood and a decent camera (and photographer ) makes to the outcome of an item.

The scale of the grain is a very good fit with the size of the item.

BugBear

 

[loz]

Very nice Nev, can we see her bum ?

 

[myturn]

Very nice Nev, can we see her bum ?

It was his brother, not his sister, that took the pics :wink:

 

[nev]

Very nice Nev, can we see her bum ?

I'll ask him to take one, at the moment this is as close as ive got...

he looks like a bum, but he's quite well off actually

the bottom profile is a smooth curve from rim to base where the dovetail recess (about 2mm) is for the chuck.

thanks for positive comments chaps, as for the use of the scrapers, i think i got into the habit of using them cos they were the easiest to sharpen
been playing with the skew this week and i can see that if i can get the hang of it i'll save a fortune in sandpaper