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  1. 11-20-2011, 11:27 PM #1
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    Ogee Mesquite Bowl

    Felt so good to have the lathe running again that I just had to get something spinning!
    This is from a piece of "a little more dry than wet" mesquite. The shape of the wood was the determining factor for the shape of the bowl. I wanted some sapwood accents on the outside and was going for solid heartwood on the inside, but I guess I should have turned a little more off the outside so I wouldn't have met up with the sapwood on the inside.
    I still like it. It's about 9" x 3" with just a coat of danish oil so far. I'll add a few coats of WOP and if needed will knock back the gloss for a soft finish.

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    Thanks for looking!
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  3. 11-20-2011, 11:42 PM #2
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    That is some pretty wood. The balanced colors work well Kathy!
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  4. 11-21-2011, 3:30 AM #3
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    Oh I like this one, dig the eyes looking out at me from inside the bowl. Lots of interesting figure going on in there. Nice form too.

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  5. 11-21-2011, 6:57 AM #4
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    Real nice! How thick are the walls Kathy?
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  6. 11-21-2011, 7:14 AM #5
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    Nice work on the ogee curve, Kathy - that is a tough one for a lot of folks.
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  7. 11-21-2011, 7:28 AM #6
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    Kathy that is a great shape on the bowl. I did one very similar to it this past Sat. at a demo at Rockler. Yours turned out much better than mine, I made it out of Maple. It has no real color to it. Thanks for showing, and REAL glad the lathe is fixed.
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  8. 11-21-2011, 7:50 AM #7
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    Another great bowl, Kathy!
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  9. 11-21-2011, 7:57 AM #8
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    Nice! Good form and I like all the color variations in the wood!

    Congrats on getting your lathe back up and running!!
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  10. 11-21-2011, 10:51 AM #9
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    very now, Kathy
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  11. 11-21-2011, 11:25 AM #10
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    Really nice Kathy. Like the ogee shape and the wood is beautiful.
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  12. 11-21-2011, 12:11 PM #11
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    Beautiful bowl! I like the wide rim, and the finish says "pick me up a feel how smooth I am". I've only turned one piece of mesquite, but really enjoyed it. My wife will not let it go anywhere even though it had bark inclusions which she generally doesn't care for.
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  13. 11-21-2011, 12:26 PM #12
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    Nice piece and great wood. The danish oil looks good on my screen.
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  14. 11-21-2011, 12:56 PM #13
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    Nice bowl, Kathy. You have the sapwood so well centered that it really works in my opinion. It might have looked funny if it was all off to one side. I also like the downward sloping rim.
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  15. 11-21-2011, 1:34 PM #14
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    Another great bowl, Kathy. The rim treatment (tapered down) really adds to the bowl, IMO.
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  16. 11-21-2011, 3:20 PM #15
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    I like it - it looks very holdable.
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