Finished bowls

Hi Everyone,
Youre gonna love this--I went downstairs to finish the bowls and have a quiet cup of coffee and I took a drink of the coffee and I think I swallowed a wood chip! I hope it doesnt take root.
Here are the finished bowls:

Notice the strategically place apple...
Anyway, this closes out this project. I have several large bowls to make over the next several weeks and Ill post pictures and spine tingling narrative to go along with it. Oh, and Im going to be making a bowl that will be raffled off this holiday season and Ill post lots of details about that.
So, Im going to go and have some wood-free coffee and sit for a while.
As always, have a great day and thanks for stopping by.
VW

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Friday wrap up The salsa bowl is finished

Hi Everyone,
Well Friday is here and its cool and breezy outside-another perfect day for wood turning.
Ive finished the hickory bowl and I posted pictures earlier this week. The oil and beeswax finish looks lovely on the bowl. It really heightens the grain and the colors and Im very happy with the way it looks.
The salsa bowl dried well with a minimum of distortion. Ive finished sanding it and given it a preliminary layer of finish. Here it is:

The only bowl I have left to do is the beech bowl. Its still drying out and Ill take another look at it tomorrow.
In the meantime, I have to install my new bandsaw blade and gear up to make several tea boxes for a couple of friends as thank you gifts. As soon as I get that blade installed, Ill send pictures of what Im up to.
Stay tuned,
VW

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Black ash and Brazilian cherry bowl finished and the next set of bowls

Hi Everyone,
Well, I guess summer is going out with a bang here in the northern mid west and weve got fall colors all over the place. I love autumn--its my favorite time of the year.
Ok, back to business. I took the black ash bowl from last time down to the workshop and began hollowing it out. Here you can see the Brazilian cherry layer begin cut down:

And here you can see how Ive cut through the red colored wood and down into the black ash layer:

This bowl turned out remarkably well. I completely hollowed it out and I left the walls a little thicker than usual. I think the bowl works well with thicker bowls both from an esthetic point of view and for practical reasons too. I think a heavier bowl with a broad foot is more stable to work with if the bowl will be used for cooking or displaying food. And after all thats what were here for--kitchenware.

Here is the bowl hollowed out and sanded smooth:

This only took about an hour to smooth and you can see how polished it looks. That piece of ash wood was amazing and it produced several bowls and plates and all of them came out beautifully.

Here are a couple more pictures:

And finally here it is with its first layer of finish:

This is going to be a really nice piece of work. Ill post more photos when its done. 

Now back to the walnut bowl....

I have several large bowls from solid blocks of wood coming up that have to be turned and are going to require more work than the more shallow bowls and platters Ive been working on of late. On Saturday Im going to begin working on a salad bowl from a solid block of cherry and next week, Ill start another bowl out of white ash and mahogany. Since the cherry bowl is a secret Christmas present for a dear friend, Im not going to post those photos until Christmas day. But the ash bowl photos I will be posting  and commenting on so stay tuned and be sure and join me for more adventures in the wood shop.

As always thanks for dropping by and have a good rest of the day.

Best

VW

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Earring box finished

Hi Everyone,
The earring box is finished. Here it is with a preliminary coat of oil:

More later,

VW

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The Walnut Bowl finished

Hi All,
Well, it took forever but I finally got the walnut bowl sanded and a coat of finish applied. Here it is:

It looks great and I think it will come out really nice. Ill post final pictures.
Tomorrow Im going to prep the cherry bowl and get it ready for turning.
See ya tomorrow,
VW

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