Knowledge You Can Build On — Est. 1998
bird bowl
bill dotten
>I got inspired by a book from Liz and Michael O'Donnell "decorating turned wood". They cut the silhouette of a bird into the walls of a bowl.This is my third bird and each gets more "flutter" and action suggestion than the last. My first posting. Thanks
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Don Henthorn
>I like it, but I haven't a clue as to how to critique it. Nice piece of work. That took some time.
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bill dotten
>After turning with a thick rim I hit it with Arbortec carving disc, proxxon carver, drum sander,rasps and rifflers, disc sanders, hand sanding, and Beal buff. Used in that order I am getting fairly fast at these puppies
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Fred in NC
>Welcome to the forum!
Very artistic, and a lot of work and dedication to produce such work. Congrats!
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Earl
>As I just said in another comment, I love that book and it inspired me to get into woodturning. I really like the way you took their idea a giant step further. It's great.
Earl
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David Galloway
>This is fantastic. The sense of movement is fascinating. Do you draw the figure into the bowl before cutting and carving?
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bill dotten
>I did look at the figure of the grain to see how it would work with the shape.I marked the rim and the shoulders and tail section. My first bird bowl actually was fashioned to get rid of an end grain spit by cutting it away with the jig saw. I still get rid of undesirable end grain. and those bowls are candidate for treating this way.
