Enhanced Rim Maple Bowl

This bowl is 6 1/2 inches in diameter and about 1 1/4 inches tall. There are two inlace filled grooves cut into the 1 inch wide rim. I used a complimentary pair of red and turquoise color inlaces. I'm sorry it's taken me so long to get it up here, but I wasn't happy with the way the first finish was looking so DH (stands for darn husband this time) made me sand the whole thing by hand. I sanded it down to 400 grit and now have a coat of polyurethane finish on it. I guess I shouldn't complain that he made me sand it clean, since I got mad every time he was hovering over my shoulder. I finally had to finish it when he was sleeping because he was driving me crazy! He's obsessed! Anyway, Bud, I love your piece, I hope you like my amateurish attempt for this project. Will exchange addresses via private messaging.

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stitchin girl

Registered: May 2005
Location: Charlestown, IN
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Date: Tue June 21, 2005
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cfuller

Me thinks you might be pulling our leg a bit! If that's your first bowl, you have an amazing talent. Very nice job. I see you and 'DH' needing to figure out a schedule for lathe time.

#1 Tue June 21, 2005 2:04am

nappen

Wow, that is very nice. I like the color combination. It will be a great bowl for the holidays.

#2 Tue June 21, 2005 2:09am

Jeanne, if this is your 1st attempt at a bowl then you have done extremely well even w/a "vulture" on your shoulder. It will be our pleasure to display your bowl in our house. I trust you have signed and dated it. It is not amateurish in the least, it's both a special and very pretty bowl.

The only draw-back is that you can't keep your 1st bowl.

I trust that you will enjoy my/your bowl for many years.

#3 Tue June 21, 2005 2:10am

Chris Wright

Great job Jeanne, it's a terrific first piece, it's a great 10th piece even. How about a side view of the profile? Watch out Phil, you'll have competition soon...

#4 Tue June 21, 2005 2:23am

Gil

Very good-looking bowl, Stitchin Girl. Dearest Hubby (DH) was undoubtedly trying to help you (four eyes are better than two at times). Keep up the good work.

#5 Tue June 21, 2005 2:28am

Rev. Doug Miller

Rev. Doug Miller

Very good young lady. The color combonations are great. The finish looks real good in the pic. Would love to see the profile so that we would know more about the design/shape, but I imagine (since I saw it the day I was over there) that it is pretty good. Tell DH to get out of your way. He made his share of mistakes. He can let you make your's, unless you want to get ahead of him real quick.

Nice job Jeanne. Glad you could be a part of the challenge and trade. 8)

#6 Tue June 21, 2005 2:43am

stitchin girl

I've added a side view and a bottom view of the bowl to the gallery for those of you who wish to see them. Thank you very much for your very kind comments. I'm afraid all I did was a very basic shape, and it took me a long time because I cut slowly because I'm not familiar with the tools. That's part of what frustrated DH, he kept "suggesting" that I try this or that, and I'm just not ready to try a gazillion new techniques yet.

#7 Tue June 21, 2005 3:04am

turnenman

WOW you have done GREAT!! you go girl!!!! GOOD JOB!!!

#8 Tue June 21, 2005 4:21am

kengrunke

This beats my first, second, and third bowl a hundred times over Smile!

Nice work, Jeanne.

#9 Tue June 21, 2005 2:03pm

billtr96sn

I am so impressed, for a first attempt!! wow, I wish I was that good now! Well done

#10 Thu June 23, 2005 7:23pm

boots

Hi,
Nice bowl, What was the inlay? remember you produce your best when at ease, you should enjoy your turning, it doesnt matter if it takes two weeks and you start with 40 grit as long as you are content with what you do. Also what tool and technic you use doesnt always suit another. You could look over DH shoulder and suggest tools and ideas and see who gives up first, let us know how you get on.

Boots

#11 Sat June 25, 2005 8:16pm

stitchin girl

I used the colored powder inlace that I got at the Choice Woods store in Louisville. They had it all on sale one day and I bought several bags. I like your idea about looking over DH's shoulder and making suggestions, except I'm afraid that if I ever make him angry, he'd do something stupid and get hurt. Unfortunately, he has a habit of getting hurt when he's working out in the garage. As for the grooves I cut to put the inlace in. . . I just used the parting tool to cut a groove about 1/8-3/16 inch deep. I cut them one at a time so I wouldn't get the inlace mixed up in the wrong grooves.

#12 Sun June 26, 2005 12:19pm