Various Bowl Pics
Mike Rubes
>Hi all,
Here are a few bowls and things I did last fall from
wood that was given to me.
First up is a butternut bowl from wood that I got at Bill Grumbine's
picnic last year. This stuff was pretty easy to turn and is light
as a feather! The finish is walnut oil and beeswax. Not a "shiney"
finish, but for a food bowl, it works great. Bowl is about 9 inches
across and 2.5 high.
Next up is another piece of wood from Bill's picnic. This was a hunk
of a beech trunk, so I left it natural edged. This one was turned
wet and finished at the same time and has warped a little, but
surprisingly not much. However, I misread my depth on this one and
the bottom is really thin. So thin that I don't think this
bowl is usable, but there's some nice grain in it. It's about 7" across
and 5" high.
Now, we get into some stuff that's a little more fun. This is from
a piece of spalted beech that Dominic Greco sent me. I put a little
ebony handle on the top. It's pretty small, about 5 inches tall and
maybe 2 inches across, but it was a lot of fun to turn.
Next up is another piece from Dominic, this one is honey locust. I'd
never turned any of this before but *really* want to find some more.
It was great! This bowl is really thin (for me) at about 1/16". It was
a challenge to go that thin, but really fun. I love the color of this
wood and the great finish it took. It's pretty small as well, about
2.5" x 3". I hope that the second pic shows how translucent the bowl
is. My kids love this one :)
Finally, this is a hunk of Milo wood I got from David Chung in
Hawaii. I tried hard to do what I thought would be a round Hawaiian
shape. Sorry the pics of this are so bad, but the wood is very dark
and I am very poor photographer. This wood looks a bit like walnut,
but with a closer grain. It really took a finish well. It is about
6x5 with only a very small flat area for a foot. There's also a really
neat inclusion of a branch or something at the top which gives it a
little dip in the rim and some bright colors.
I've been working on a bookcase for my little guy, so I've not had
much time on the lathe since November. All of these were done last
fall.
Thanks for taking a look. Critiques and comments are always welcome.
Mike