Est. 1998 — 28 years of woodworking knowledge
Human added for size reference (PIC)
Mike Schwing from Maryland
>Biggest bowl yet for me. Tulip poplar, approx 17" diameter. All but a little of the bark stayed on, progress, not perfection. Was fun! turned wet, put in two paper bags for two weeks, powersanded and given 2 coats of wipe on poly.
Mrs. Schwingding said there was no way I was putting her face on the Internet, thus the crop job.
Re: Human added for size reference (PIC)
Molly Winton
>Wow, what a nice hunk of wood in a lovely form! This is a beautiful piece Mike.
This is no big deal! If that...>>>
RonZ
>...>>> picture of you in the hat is a refference and your wife is a midget too, then this bowl is about the size of one of my miniatures. =o)
Seriously, nice going!
Re: Human added for size reference (PIC)
John Lucas
>Mike
Well done. It's balanced nicely. The high sides and low sides look about the same.
Your wife looks great from the neck down. Your not allowed to say that to a women face to face you'll get slapped.
Re: Human added for size reference (PIC)
Mike Rubes
>Hi Mike,
Nice bowl! Just curious, did you core the inside or was it shavings all the way?
The form on that is well done, nicely balanced and I like the bark. Any idea what the weight was when you mounted it?
Thanks for the pic,
Mike
Allergies gone wild in Apex, NC...
Re: Human added for size reference (PIC)
Mike Schwing from Md.
>Thanks!
It was shavings all the way. That bowl made me decide to buy a coring system. I've been talking to guys here offline about which one. Lyn wrote a good article comparing them and I'm leaning towards the Oneway, but no hard decision made yet.
I'd estimate the weight of that blank at 90 pounds or so. Needed Mrs. Schwingding to help me lift it up and steady it. Absolutely not a tinge of vibration out of the mustard monster.
Took me 4 or 5 sessions of turning over a week to do the job.
I turned it a bit different than normal, for me. Screwed the faceplate onto the bottom and worked the entire bowl with that one mounting. Used tailstock for support while turning the outside.
More info needed.
Thomas Skaggs, Foothills of Mount Level
>Mike,
I still just can't get an accurrate idea of the size of that bowl. What is her height, weight and measurements? Ha ha! She'd kill you if you told.
Very cool bowl.
Tommy