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  1. 07-27-2013, 9:41 PM #1
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    First bowl

    Hi Guys, moved into my new shop yesterday and started to learn how to turn. Today I finished my first bowl and it came out pretty good (at least to me). What do you think?
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  3. 07-27-2013, 9:57 PM #2
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    It looks pretty good to me also.
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  4. 07-27-2013, 10:15 PM #3
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    Looks great...I think you're gonna be just fine!
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    Looks really good! You have fun??
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  6. 07-27-2013, 10:32 PM #5
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    Nice shape. Nice lathe also. I noticed that you are using a face plate. Now you need to make some jam plates to work with your face plate to turn off the bottom between centers. It looks like you have a lot of fun ahead of you. Congratulations. Make sure you date and put #1 on it for later comparison. It sure looks better than my #1.
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  7. 07-27-2013, 11:38 PM #6
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    w`ill you be giving lessons anytime soon?max
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  8. 07-28-2013, 9:42 AM #7
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    Wish my first bowl had turned out half as good.............
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  9. 07-28-2013, 9:51 AM #8
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    very nice, enjoy
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  10. 07-28-2013, 10:28 AM #9
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    What Mike Gibson said... My first sure didn't look that good.
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  11. 07-28-2013, 10:32 AM #10
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    That is a great looking bowl. My first bowl was a reasonable facsimile of a dog bowl. Keep up the good work and have fun.
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    Great looking bowl for a first. Keep at it and have fun.
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  13. 07-28-2013, 11:39 AM #12
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  14. 07-29-2013, 7:02 AM #13
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    I'd say it looks good so far, but would need to see it "done" (off the lathe with finish) to give an honest opinion. The shape looks very nice...especially for a first bowl. Usually first bowls have very steep sides with a flat bottom. I like that you made more of a hemispherical shape. A little more info like size and kind of wood would be appreciated. Looking forward to more pics!
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  16. 07-29-2013, 9:09 AM #15
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    Hi Mike, starting the sanding and finishing process today. Still undecided about what to finish with. Will post photos and spec's upon completion.
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