Well when I came home today, I had a serious case of wood turning fever and I had to get outside and work on the walnut bowl I started last week. So thats exactly what I did. I smoothed the underside and cut a very shallow foot:
Wow, check out that grain. Isnt that lovely?I decided since the grain pattern is so lovely not to add any adornment to the surface of the bowl. The wood speaks for itself.
Having decided that, I flipped it over and began hollowing it out. Here is a photo of the lathe spinning and Ive cut out the edge of the rim:
Here we are several minutes into hollowing it out:
And here we are about 15 minutes after the above photo:
Now the question arises: How deep should the bowl be cut? This blank was originally about 2 1/2 inches thick so we cant cut forever but it does need to be a little deeper. But how much deeper?
I cut it about 1/4 inches deeper and decided to stop. Here is another photo:
Ive taken it off the lathe and brought it upstairs and Im just going to contemplate it for the next day or so.
What do you think? Should it be a little deeper or should I play it safe and leave it as is?
Let me know what you think.
More tomorrow,
VW
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And here we are about 15 minutes after the above photo:Now the question arises: How deep should the bowl be cut? This blank was originally about 2 1/2 inches thick so we cant cut forever but it does need to be a little deeper. But how much deeper?I cut it about 1/4 inches deeper and decided to stop. Here is another photo:Ive taken it off the lathe and brought it upstairs and Im just going to contemplate it for the next day or so.What do you think? Should it be a little deeper or should I play it safe and leave it as is?
Let me know what you think.
More tomorrow,
VW
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