cedar bowl

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Paul Porter in Phoenix, AZ

>Very nice, John. I love the shape. Purty wood too.

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Dave Winters, Steamboat Springs, CO

>John, first class work, as always. Love the shape. Hey, how are you using the cabinet scrapers? Do you use the tool rest?

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Mike Schwing from Md.

>Very nice John. You have a good eye for form. There is a good bit of "wow" factor in this one. I also like the weed pots you posted above.

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John K Jordan

>>Hey, how are you using the cabinet

>scrapers? Do you use the tool rest?

No tool rest. Just sharpen the scraper, burnish an edge, then hold it tilted down at slow speed with the toolrest removed. Very light touch. There is no way you can make it catch or get hurt, no matter how hard you push. Often I keep the scraper horizontal, but sometimes angled quite a bit, especially to match up with a curve on the piece.

I usually keep the scraper moving so no part of the edge stays in one spot. I mostly use a curved scraper (french curve shape?) but sometime rectangular, and sometimes little bits of improvised scrapers. I'm thinking of grinding some better shapes for the inside of lips, etc.

(I was repremanded for saying this once, but I also have found it useful to use regular scrapers this way with no tool rest - but aimed down and NEVER on the inside of a bowl)

JKJ in East TN

(not the other John Jordan)

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Dave Peebles Lyons, Ohio!

>Hi John,

I do this very often too. I find it give a very nice smooth cut with my shear scrapers and no tool rest support. Hey... what ever works is always good. :)

Nice work posted tonight!!

Dave

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Dick Parr

>Very nice John

Dick In Knoxville

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Rick Castrios

>Very nice! I really like the shape of the bowl.

Rick

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Jennifer@Indy.USA

>Hi John,

Love this one too....this form is great. Your finish on this one is perfect.

Very nice!

Jennifer