On Mar 30, 7:26 am, "JD" wrote:
Get your minds out of the gutter.

I was wandering this morning, do small bowls sell better than large bowls?
On my Rikon, the largest I can turn is around 11-11 1/2 inches. I've sold
several that size, but many people walk through and comment on how pretty
the bowls are and then continue on their way. I wander if I had smaller
bowls, more or less trinket type bowls, would they purchase one of these.
I've not ventured into pen turning, doesn't look like something that would
interest me (actually haven't done it because wife said I can't spend any
more money for a while). I've turned very few small bowls, 4-6 inches, but
when looking through what I've got sitting here at the house, I've no small
bowls sitting around. Apparently, I sold them. I've lots of wood sitting
around that small bowls could be turned from, just haven't done so. Big
stuff is so much fun to turn.
Just wandering about other's experiences. Besides bowls, what do the rest of
you do with the collection of 4-8 inch sticks of wood you have lying around?
I've got a pile of apple that is just begging to be turned. I've looked
through several web sites trying to get ideas, but nothing really peaked my
interest. Any suggestions?

Thanks,
JD

--
He that will make a good use of any part
of his life must allow a large portion of it
to recreation.
- John Locke


Hello JD,

I think that it will most likely depend on the type of shows that you
attend. I spent three years selling and local craft shows and found
that hardly anything priced above $25.00 would sell. As a result, I
sold lots of smaller bowls. I finally came up with a size that nearly
always sold that took only a few minutes to turn that I called "pill
bowls" they measured 2 inches in diameter and about 1 inch to 1-1/2
inches high. At one time, I had a six foot piece of white pine 2" x 6"
and turned it into little bowls. There were priced under $10.00 and
the whole lot sold at the next show. If I were going to sell at craft
shows again, I would make all of the stuff small and inexpensive.
Today, I sell maybe a dozen items a year ranging in price from $50.00
to $500.00, but not at craft fairs or galleries. I sell items when
people ask me to show them some my turnings that they want to purchase
for gifts.

Fred Holder
http://www.morewoodturning.net