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#1
11-23-2009, 12:50 AM
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Figured Maple Bowl.
Another weekend of turning classes.
Learned lots and realized this is only the tip of the iceberg for learning the spinny world... I did come away with a few bowls. Only two came home as I left one behind at my brothers house. Small price to pay for room and board for a night. This first bowl is figured maple. 9"x 4". Big hunk of wood to start with for me. I wanted to try something with straight lines. ( hard to give up that flat world completely) Making the transition on the inside side to the bottom took me a while to get just so without any curve. Salad bowl for two.  IMG_5635.jpg IMG_5634.jpg The second is a small maple bowl. Nothing special. But If I keep on like this my wife will have a ton of candy bowls.. IMG_5640.jpg Thanks for taking a look. And sorry about the pics. Thats another thing one will have to learn. As a side note. They should not hold these classes in a store. Break time is very hard on ones wallet. After two weekends I may have to get an extra job... . 
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#2
11-23-2009, 7:59 AM
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Sounds like and looks like the class was a success! Good job on the bowls, Gary. I like the second one better - nice shape, and the color is very warm.
Looks like you got a chance to use some of that "gold infused" hardwood they sell up there in conifer land! How much does a hardwood blank set you back up there? After hearing from you the price of 4/4 stock of cherry and walnut, I am afraid to think about bowl blanks!  That second job thing may have some merit! Last edited by John Keeton; 11-23-2009 at 5:39 PM.
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11-23-2009, 9:06 AM
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You are well on your way to a great start.
Glad to see you had a cahnce to take the classes. It sure paid off. Good looking bowls. Be sure to sign and date those. Keep it up. Roy
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#4
11-23-2009, 9:26 AM
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Good looking bowls Gary, I like the second one better though. Looks to me like you'll be leaving the flat world behind soon enough. Have you tried any green wood yet? If not PM me, I may have something for you.
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#5
11-23-2009, 10:12 AM
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very nice...
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#6
11-23-2009, 11:52 AM
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Very nice!
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#7
11-23-2009, 1:28 PM
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Good looking bowls Gary. Hold on tight to your wallet
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11-23-2009, 3:28 PM
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Thanks for all the comments.
John the chunck of figured maple was a bit over 2 board feet. They graded it AA. Cost was about 30.00 bucks I brought home a few of AAA blanks, (for when I can do this properly) Cost for a 9"x 4" was in the 50.00 range. Mike thanks for the offer on the green wood. I will shoot you a pm. Last edited by gary Zimmel; 11-23-2009 at 10:11 PM.
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#9
11-23-2009, 7:27 PM
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Gary - real nice work on the bowls! Curves/form is something you will always play with - but getting a class on the basics of bowl turning is something you can seriously build on! Nice work! Looking forward to seeing what you turn next!
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#10
11-23-2009, 9:53 PM
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Nice work on the bowls... Like the others, I prefer the second bowl. Get some green wood quickly so that you can spend that money elsewhere. At fifty bucks a bowl, the vortex will be pretty expensive. It's bad enough without dropping that kind of cash on blanks. Lookng forward to seeing what you turn next
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#11
11-23-2009, 10:06 PM
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From the looks of the bowls it looks like the class went well. Nice bowls.
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