Hi there,
Finished my first bowl tonight.
Cherry
9 inches across and 3.25 high
It sure was fun!
Pete
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Hi there,
Finished my first bowl tonight.
Cherry
9 inches across and 3.25 high
It sure was fun!
Pete
A few hours south of Steve Schlumpf
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That's a great first effort. Beautiful grain and finish.
What kind of lathe did you use?
Jim Davenport
Reporting from the depths of the Magic Garage
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Thanks Jim,
I have the mustard monster 3520B
A few hours south of Steve Schlumpf
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Great first bowl Pete, great form.
941.44 miles South of Steve Schlumph
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Pete,
For a "first bowl" that is a spectacular job! You must have studied hard before approching the task and it shows.
I salute your results.
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Nice one Pete!
I'm sure it is the first of many beauties. Welcome to the vortex...
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Gosh, I think I have "Mustard envy"Originally Posted by Pete Jordan
But I still love my little Rikon. I guess I have a case of Green and envy, instead of green with envy.
Jim Davenport
Reporting from the depths of the Magic Garage
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I swear, some folks are just naturals!
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Beautiful bowl Pete! A question though? Do you have as much trouble with the grain changes as I do? I'm having a tough time smoothing out the grain changes with sand paper or a scraper.
Making new friends on SMC each and every day
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Since this was my first bowl, I am probably not the one to ask advice from. I did use sanding sealer and that did help smooth it out.
A few hours south of Steve Schlumpf
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Pete.........You are a natural! Fantastic first or 20 th bowl!
Ken
So much to learn, so little time.....
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I turned a hard maple bowl and the grain changes drove me to distraction. Tried steel wool and it left small particles of the wool in the grain catches. Then it looked like somebody used a pencil to shade that area.
May make an ashtray out of it
Making new friends on SMC each and every day
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Great job, Pete! Looks wonderful for a 50th bowl, let alone a first.
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1,036 miles NW of Keith Burns
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Jim,
Try to turn away the area with steel wool blackening. Make sure your tools are super sharp before you begin and sharpen before your final cut. If you still have tearout, use a 2" or 3" rotary sander to knock it down in a hurry. Use some 60/80 grit by hand if you don't have a rotary sander. After that, you have to have patience and go through the grits...
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Nice Bowl, Great Job!
Jim
Last edited by Jim Ketron; 04-26-2006 at 11:12 PM.
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