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Ken DeMarco
>Here is couple of pics of a natural edge bowl I just finished, unforturnatley it has one part of the edge cut off. I keep looking at it and thinking I need to do something with it, or leave it, or just give up on it, and I can't decide. Any ideas would be appreciated. not sure what kind of wood it is, size is about 7.5" by 3" tall
Thanks
Ken DeMarco
Sylvania, OH
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Ken DeMarco
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>nice shape ... one suggestion, from the picture it looks as if there's enough sapwood to cut down around the edge, following the grain pattern. experiment with what edge-type would look the best.
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Bob Edwards
>I would remove the weak brown bark and maintain the natural curve of the rim. This is not the same sort of wood but this was treated this way. The exposed edge was worked to maintaim the look and feel of the inner layer.
Bob Edwards, San antonio
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Dave Peebles Lyons, Ohio!
>Hi Ken,
Looks good to me. I often will remove the bark area and still leave a natural edge look to the piece. Of course, it really depends on when the wood was cut. Sometimes it is a bear to get off, and sometimes it is really easy.
You have made some amazing progress over the last couple of months.
Dave
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Ken DeMarco
>Thanks, If nothing else, I sure had fun making this one, and as a bonus, No catches (unless you include catching my fingers in the edges, OW) played with the bark edge while reading, and after bending a little it came off fairly easily, just not sure it looks much better, maybe set it aside for a day or two.
Ken
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Wood Spinner
>Not an uncommon incident.
The bowl has a good shape so work with it.
What I do is remove the bark and re shape the flat spot by rounding in to the balance of the edge. Sand the natural edge shape nice, clean and smooth. Only another turner will see what you did.
Good turning and be safe
Bill
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Jim McTavish
>I had a bowl that "lost" a piece of bark while turning. The section was about 2" long, similar to yours. I took some bark from another part of the log, and fit it to the bowl (carved and sanded it to fit). I did this while the bowl was still about 3/4" thick. Used super glue to attach the bark. When I finished turning the bowl, you had to look closely to see the spot where the patch was done.