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Samfire
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That looks good to me. I am new to turning too but have not tried doing a bowl yet.
CHJ
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Good effort considering your starting material source, don't worry too much about shape or form on your first efforts beyond keeping the shapes within an easy tool manipulation envelope.
One thing that you can do as your develop a feel for your preferred forms or embark on a particular project is to concentrate on the surface finish, reducing any tool marks to a minimum and sanding out any that do make it through the shaping process.
Regardless of whether anybody likes your piece from a shape or particular preference if the surface finish is perceived to be good then they can never criticise that aspect at least.
It's to that end that I say previously don't make things too difficult by intentionally making tool access awkward, it's inevitable that you will try something that proves difficult, just don't get fixated by the problem and go off on a tangent trying to fix it. Come back to things you can do in a free flowing manner and perfect them, there's nothing like practise on the simpler forms to get the feel for the tools.
One thing that you can do as your develop a feel for your preferred forms or embark on a particular project is to concentrate on the surface finish, reducing any tool marks to a minimum and sanding out any that do make it through the shaping process.
Regardless of whether anybody likes your piece from a shape or particular preference if the surface finish is perceived to be good then they can never criticise that aspect at least.
It's to that end that I say previously don't make things too difficult by intentionally making tool access awkward, it's inevitable that you will try something that proves difficult, just don't get fixated by the problem and go off on a tangent trying to fix it. Come back to things you can do in a free flowing manner and perfect them, there's nothing like practise on the simpler forms to get the feel for the tools.
Dalboy
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I think many a turner started with what we call the dog bowl shape, but as CHJ stated getting tool control and finishing is something that is top of the list shape and form will come later. Also as he stated keep the form as simple as possible there is a lot to learn so baby steps are the way forward
CHJ
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Dalboy
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CHJ":buz1iidr said:
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
CHJ
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Dalboy":20ylv6yt said:
Yeh but just look at the finish. 8)
Random Orbital Bob
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Woof woof 
Dalboy
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Just found these from a long way back.
RINK123
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Thx All for the replies, I will take more time on the surface finish next time :}
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