Candy/Nut bowls

[cork58]

Finished a couple of bowls, Purpleheart/Cherry 3" tall 5" across.

[atgcpaul]

Those are really nice.

[chopnhack]

Nice contrast on those woods. The bowls look great. What finish did you use?

[cork58]

Should have mentioned the finish, sorry.

http://doctorswoodshop.com/Products/...ingFinish.aspx

[BadeMillsap]

Nice! I've never tried turning ... looks like a good skill to acquire. Well done!

[steve-norrell]

Very nice, indeed. Work like that makes me think of taking up turning.

Steve.

[Bill in Buena Park]

Very nice Cork - how was the purpleheart during the turning?

[cork58]

Just so you will know, my scrollsaw work kicked in and I was able to buy one of these,

http://www.ringmasterlathe.com/store...&category_id=2

The process is really simple, flatten your board, dill a 1/2 hole in the center, mount on the lathe and turn your rings. Glue up the rings, sand and finish. I'm still getting better but I know of people that are doing 2-3 bowls a day and selling them for anywhere from $35.00 to $50.00 each. That is at flea market prices. It isn't like turning on a conventional where you have all that waste, but the results can be very similar. I'll post some more pictures, Steve you'll like the Spalted Alaskan Birch.

Cork

[cooterbrown]

It isn't like turning on a conventional where you have all that waste, but the results can be very similar. I'll post some more pictures, Steve you'll like the Spalted Alaskan Birch.

Cork

That was going to be my question... what did you do with all the waste? But there was little.

Very cool!

[cabinetman]

I like them. The woods go well with each other. I never tried doing bowls, mostly knobs, finials, balusters, newels, and spindles.

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