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New Work 4 in 1

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New Work  4 in 1

Steve Criscenzo

I have been busy with work and home repairs recently so I have not finished much lately. Had some time this weekend so I went to my "ideas" notebook and had some fun.

Several months ago I was in a restaurant and saw them serve an appetizer sampler in a ceramic platter that had four bowls in it. Thinking it would be an interesting turning project, I added it to my notebook. Here is the result of my first attempt.

It is made of maple and walnut. It is about 12.5 inches across and about 1.5 inches thick. It is finished with GF Seal A Cell. I took the photos before I buffed it to minimize glare. I added the cocobolo button after the fact to add a bit of relief to the flat center portion.

Comments welcome.

Front View

Back View


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don stephan

It looks like the grain is running in one direction with the two maple and one walnut bowls, and perpendicular in the other maple bowl. Hopefully if true it won't be a problem.

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Steve Criscenzo

Yea I goofed during glue up with one piece. I used epoxy because I was worried about end grain to end grain gluing so hopefully it will hold up.

Steve

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Cyril Griesbach

I think it's pretty cool looking.

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#5

ebd

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ebd

Very cool.

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david

Very nice. Question: Were the 4 bowls hollowed out before assembly and the back with the foot turned after, or was it all glued up then turned on multiple axes?

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Steve Criscenzo

I turned each bowl in a square blank but turned only the inside of the bowl. I then glued it up and finished turning the whole assembly.

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#8

Nice!


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#9

Wow! Interesting......

Barry Irby

That's a beauty.

I too wondered about the cross grain connections. Let us know how that works out.

The thing I find interesting is that on my monitor its hard to tell if those are depressions or domes. Its almost trompe l'oeil.