Great Job! I wish my first was that good. Be careful, my second bowl turned out to be a funnel.
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Great Job! I wish my first was that good. Be careful, my second bowl turned out to be a funnel.
Gary
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Looks great Brian, good job!
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Brian you're off to the races now!! Looks great for a first bowl!!
If at first you don't succeed, look in the trash for the instructions.
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Great looking first bowl out of some beautiful wood. I would sign and date the bowl. Keep it for comparing to future bowls as you gain experience.
Bernie
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Beautiful bowl - love the wood. Don't ever give that bowl away - sign and date it and as you get better, you can look back at your first one and see how you have improved. Nice Job!
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The finish is EEE Ultra-Shine and Shelawax (sanded to 400 grit first).Originally Posted by Don Carter
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Nice first bowl, I love Ambrosia Maple. I wish I was smart enough to pull up short on the bottom of my first bowl. My first bowl has a spot in the middle that you can almost see through that I had to CA to make it strong enough to stay in place.
Only critique I have is (I can't tell if you have a finish on it), it looks like you sanded with the lathe speed up a little high. The wood looks like is has been burnished to a shine. If you sand at a lower speed you don't build up as much heat and come out with a "softer" appearing finish while still being smooth.
Great Job!
Bear
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Thanks for the comments guys!!
This forum had some great answers to my questions...
My chuck question: You guys 'up sold' me to a better (more $$$) chuck. So far I'm loving the Nova Midi Chuck.
My gouge question: The PSI bowl gouge was GREAT advice. I wasted about 1 inch of steel trying to learn how to do a fingernail grind. A $20 gouge was perfect for that!!! (BTW... there is a great video on sharpening turning tools on another website. I'm not sure of the SMC forum rules or I'd post the link... but it was a HUGE help)
~Brian
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You bring up a great point!!!! I have no idea what i need to do a proper finish on a bowl.
I had the lathe on its slowest speed (~500 rpm but i haven't tach'd it to confirm). I used the thin strip of Turners Sandpaper that i use on pens and they didn't do a very good job (or i didn't do it right).
Whats the best way to sand a bowl? (tools and technique)
~Brian
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Great looking first bowl! Has a lot of nice color and a pleasing shape. On bowls I prefer to power sand. Just chuck up a 2or3 inch disc and go through the grits. Don't seem to have as much trouble with the circular sand marks when I power sand.Other wise just go throiugh the grits with a good piece of paper torn into 1/4 sheets and folded twice. Light hand pressure and slow speed will get you there. Again...great first bowl!...Bill..
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You got that right!Nova Midi Chuck: $90
Gouge's & Scrapper's from PSI: $50
Wolverine Veri-grind jig: $50
block of wood: $12
Time lost watching videos: $$$$
First bowl: Priceless..
Be kind... im still learning
~Brian
VERY nice choice of wood and a GREAT first bowl!
(Honest! - kind enough?
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Wow very nice job. if that's your first, i cant wait to see your 2nd...Jeff
Jeff
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