First bowl roughed out!!!!

[Bruce Shiverdecker]

Welcome to the vortec, Berry. It only gets BETTER!

Bruce

PS: forgot to mention....................High Praise for trying one of the hardest bowls as your first! NE's are tough!

[Bernie Weishapl]

Hey Barry nice job. Looks like you are moving along. Like Bruce says it gets easier and better from here on out.

[Corey Hallagan]

Barry you did a NE as your first! That is just cool! Nice job and I hope it finishes up good for you!

Corey

[Jeff Horton]

.....Standby for sticker shock on that DNA. I paid $13.00 a gallon....I can only imagine what it'll cost you in Alaska!

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All you need is at the local farm suspply. Some corn, some copper tubbing, a big pot....

[Barry Stratton]

Thanks for all the kind words. Yet another "first" I'll always remember!

Ken - DNA at Ace Hardware in Anchorage AK - $11.99/gal. They can order 5 gallons for me at $42.00. Milk is $3.99 a gallon - go figure!

I waasn't very clear last night when I typed this up so.... I guess I'll be more clear on what I did - I used my roughing gouges to make the outside round and form the profile. The only thing I used the spindle gouge for was to "drill" the bowl before hollowing. I've read about that here and in Rowley's book, so am assuming it was safe. Also, I used the skew to hollow it out as I don't own a bowl gouge (yet). I could of swore others here do the same thing. And I got a bunch of thin strips of wood 2-4 inches long while hollowing so called them curlies. I'm a rookie, so what do I know......

I really, really do appreciate the comments, critiques, and concern for my safety. Heck, at work, most folks are cheering for the bears to win....

Thanks!

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Barry.....John Hart uses a skew and a scraper IIRC to make his bowls......

[John Hart]

Barry.....John Hart uses a skew and a scraper IIRC to make his bowls......

Yep....And I enjoy it too!!

[Mike Ramsey]

Good looking bowl Barry! Keep em coming!