Last weekend I turned my first real (or close to real) sized bowl, with proper techniques (It's pretty obvious when you get it wrong.)

I laminated maple and cherry board cuts together, and turned a simple rice bowl shape.  I used the screw to drive it and shape the bottom of the bowl, then chucked it in my PSI chuck and turned the rest with my bowl gouge.  Hardly any catches, and only a little bit of tear out.  Finished with walnut oil since i intend to actually use this for food.  I left the tenon on the bottom, and just sanded it down on the belt sander.  I am hoping to build a "donut" chuck though to make it easier to finish the bottoms of bowls.

I'm pretty proud of this one, it turned out quite well.  It's probably the most complex thing I've done yet on the lathe, and I feel like I've move up a bit in skill. 

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Now, to make some more!

Nice laminated bowl, Badger.

Hey Badger, that is a very nice looking bowl, and laminated yet.  Congratulations!  Your comments reveal the tons of satisfaction that this success has brought you, and that is as it should be.  Make a few more, then move on to something more difficult.  The truth is that bowl turning is darn difficult to master, thus the suggestion that you make a few more. 

Good luck!

Thanks for the support guys!

I'm hoping to make a few more of this style, and I already have someone who wants to buy 2 sets of 4 from me. Yikes! 

I told them let me make a few more before I commit.

badger