Mother & Child sweetgum bowls
 

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Mother & Child sweetgum bowls
 

On 10/25/2014 11:58 AM, G. Ross wrote:
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Nice work. Wish I had a lathe like that.

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On Sat, 25 Oct 2014 11:58:03 -0400, "G. Ross"
wrote:

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Nice, Gerald.... I gave up on coring, never could get it right...

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Mac Davis wrote:
On Sat, 25 Oct 2014 11:58:03 -0400, "G.
wrote:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/83195184@N02/

Nice, Gerald.... I gave up on coring, never could get it right...

I love it, even if I can't use the center portion. It is so fast!
But unless the outside is a perfect arc the inside has to be turned by
hand a little to make it match the outside curve.

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On Sat, 25 Oct 2014 11:58:03 -0400, "G. Ross"
wrote:

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Very nice bowls. A couple of questions:

why do you use a router and

is there no way to keep the beautiful color seen in #10

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On 10/28/2014 7:21 PM, wrote:
On Sat, 25 Oct 2014 11:58:03 -0400, "G. Ross"
wrote:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/83195184@N02/
Very nice bowls. A couple of questions:

why do you use a router and

is there no way to keep the beautiful color seen in #10

Looks like for the dovetail for the chuck to turn on. Just guessing.
Martin

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wrote:
On Sat, 25 Oct 2014 11:58:03 -0400, "G.
wrote:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/83195184@N02/
Very nice bowls. A couple of questions:

why do you use a router and

is there no way to keep the beautiful color seen in #10

I have found no satisfactory alternative for rounding the dovetail
recess in a warped bowl. Leaving it oval and irregular makes it
difficult to keep it on the chuck, and if slips during turning it is
almost impossible to get the same grip again without rounding it.
Some woods do not change shape as much with drying.
The color is fine, my photography is not.

--
 GW Ross 

 A good memory does not equal pale ink. 

Mother & Child sweetgum bowls
 

On Wed, 29 Oct 2014 02:58:25 -0400, "G. Ross"
wrote:

wrote:
On Sat, 25 Oct 2014 11:58:03 -0400, "G.
wrote:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/83195184@N02/
Very nice bowls. A couple of questions:

why do you use a router and

is there no way to keep the beautiful color seen in #10

I have found no satisfactory alternative for rounding the dovetail
recess in a warped bowl. Leaving it oval and irregular makes it
difficult to keep it on the chuck, and if slips during turning it is
almost impossible to get the same grip again without rounding it.
Some woods do not change shape as much with drying.
The color is fine, my photography is not.

I am new to bowl turning and had not thought about the stem or recess
getting out of round during the drying process. I guess I better
ponder that a bit since I have 3 bowls currently drying.

Thanks for the pictures and the tip.