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This is from an oak log that fell last year near my home in NJ. Turned green.
I had a challenge keeping the jaws from turning parts of the bowl black.
12" dia. Finish is oil/poly.
I'm not proud of the foot shape or the exterior rim treatment, but I'm livin' and learnin'.
C&C invited.
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Nice bowl Prashun. Foot shape and whether or not to use a foot is a very subjective thing. I'd personally hate to see everyone do it exactly the same way. I really like your rim treatment.
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Nice work! Like Bob said, much of this is subjective, but I do agree on the foot. Very nice treatment on the rim and bottom, and the bowl has a nice curve.
Try a little Saran wrap on the tenon to avoid contact with the chuck next time.
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Looks good to me...and as long as you are happy with it, then anyone else's opinion is just that. Tastes vary so much that trying to please everyone is a lesson in futility!
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Very nice fruit bowl. I like the rim treatment, and I don't get too hung up on whether to have a foot or not. I do most bowls without a foot, but not always. I think the foot may have worked better on this bowl if there had been a more abrupt change from the side of the bowl to the foot.
Steve
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Looks pretty good to me! Seeing as how you are looking for suggestions - about the only thing I might change would be the rim treatment. Just me but I think it would look better if it were rounded over - would be more in keeping with the exterior curve.
Looking forward to seeing your next turning! Have fun!
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FWIW, I like the foot.
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Prashun that is a really nice bowl. The foot looks fine. I do some with and some without depending on the day. The rim for me would look a little better rounded but that is just me.
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[OP]
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I wanted to make a rounded lip; I wanted a rounded lip with a bead actually. But I had trouble, and was eating up too much of the lip making corrections, so what you see is the damage control.
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