I cut this bit of cedar to round and starting roughing it this morning.
I'm going to persevere with it as it's a challenge for me (I've been avoiding anything remotely deep, and it's the heaviest bit of wood I've turned so far), but in truth I already don't like it and can't see any options that'll make it into something I'll like. I love low bowls/ platters as I see them as being like canvases that I can work on, something I used to do with clay when I was younger.
On the other hand I want to make some things that are 'useful', to sell (once I can make them well enough), and some that are just decorative (also to sell) - and the low bowls I've been making are hardly useful (wide rim, small hollow).
Do you have a favourite shape of bowl/ plate and if so, can you say why? Or do you negotiate that with each piece of wood you use? And if you do sell your work, which shapes/ sizes tend to sell well?
(Maybe this is a stupid question but it's on my mind so thought I'd ask...)
I'm going to persevere with it as it's a challenge for me (I've been avoiding anything remotely deep, and it's the heaviest bit of wood I've turned so far), but in truth I already don't like it and can't see any options that'll make it into something I'll like. I love low bowls/ platters as I see them as being like canvases that I can work on, something I used to do with clay when I was younger.
On the other hand I want to make some things that are 'useful', to sell (once I can make them well enough), and some that are just decorative (also to sell) - and the low bowls I've been making are hardly useful (wide rim, small hollow).
Do you have a favourite shape of bowl/ plate and if so, can you say why? Or do you negotiate that with each piece of wood you use? And if you do sell your work, which shapes/ sizes tend to sell well?
(Maybe this is a stupid question but it's on my mind so thought I'd ask...)