Spalted Beech Bowl *PICs* (Feedback Welcomed)

Great job!! Great shape!!

Gary Bills in NC

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super!

Keith Tompkins

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VERY well done!

Mike Schwing from Maryland

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Nice work

Bob Hackett

>good fair lines inside and out,crisp details at the rim.Nice overall balance in shape and grain pattern and that added touch of spalting for interest make this a piece I`d hang on to and put in my collection of things I can brag on if I were you.It`s elegant in it`s simplicity,an act that`s hard to follow.

Mainely,Bob

No critique required--just applause!

David Chung

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Re: Spalted Beech Bowl *PICs* (Feedback Welcomed)

Don O.

>I'll add my applause to the others! Outstanding in it's simple elegance. Beech is one of my favorite woods, especially with a bit of spalting.

Keep up the great work and let us see more!

Happy and safe turning, Don

Something to consider

Richard Allen

>Hi David

Terrific bowl. Good shape, good finish. The previous one of this type appeared to have a little tear out. I couldn't detect it in the pictures of this bowl.

The rim is an opportunity which you appear to have avoided. A sloping in rim will have an impact as will a sloping out rim. A flat rim or a rounded rim eliminates those impacts.

Imagine a sloping out rim as viewed in picture one. The rim farthest from you would disappear. The rim closest to you would stop the eye and cause the eye to drift down the side of the bowl. A sloping out rim tends to "protect" the contents of the bowl.

Now imagine a sloping in rim. The rim closest to you disappears and the rim at the far side of the bowl catches your eye. You eye is drawn across the bowl to the far rim and then drifts down into the bowl. The inside of the bowl takes on more interest than the outside of the bowl.

Imagine looking down on that bowl and have the bowl contain something like a salad or fruit. The rim you have disappears and all you are left with is the contents. If you slop the rim in or out the view is different in that more rim is shown so that the contents become framed by the wood rim.

There is nothing right or wrong about a sloping in or out or flat or rounded rim. Each of those design opportunities can be used to strengthen or soften other design aspects of the bowl. Because of the spalting you have featured in the pictures I would have gone with a sloping out rim.

Thanks

Richard

Thanks Richard, great advice on rims..

David Eaves

>Hi Richard,

Thanks. Your right the Maple Bowl did suffer from some tear out. There was one area with some knots that just wouldn�t cut cleanly. I thought I�d sanded it down far enough.. obviously not enough to the discerning eye :o) Actually I was looking at it this afternoon and noticed a few areas that looked a bit rough. On this one there was very little surface damage and it didn�t take much sanding. This is probably the best finish I have ever got on something that size.

Thanks for the thoughts on the rim they are really thought provoking. I hadn�t considered what you mentioned much before. I�m planning another bowl similar to this, so I will strongly consider your input and go for some form of sloping rim. From what you side made me look through quite a few of my books and magazines to see the effect you described on the rim.. it�s interesting stuff.

Thanks again

David

Thanks for all the replies, Cheers David

David Eaves

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