Two more bowls.

This is the third bowl I have made and is called a natural edge bowl. It was made from a branch of a friends Bradford Pear tree as a gift for him.

This is bowl number four and is also a natural edge bowl.

Here is another photo of the two bowls. Because the bowl blank was longer then it was wide it caused the bowl to have two wings instead of being round. It makes for a very interesting bowl but makes it harder to turn as the tool is only touching the wings for half the time as it spins. As long as you are very careful and take small cuts if will work out fine. It also makes for an interesting sanding experience. After I turned and sanded them I used spray on lacquer as a finish and after a week of curing I then buffed the surface to get a higher sheen on them.

"Leaves"

This week its "Leaves". I liked how the leaves showed up on the fence and wanted to give it an older photo look so I played with the photo a bit. Hope you like it.

Dave

Precious

This weeks theme was "Precious". This turned out better than I though it would but I still have a bunch to learn with this type of shot.

Dave

My first turned bowl

I finally made my first turned bowl. I used a section of a tree that came down in a storm a few months ago that my friend gave me. Its a Bradford Pear tree limb and turned out ok. It's on the small size and I did not make the inside a deep as I would have liked but for a first attempt its a start. It was also free wood so thats an added plus.

Dave

Family

Here is a picture of my brother, his wife and my daughter I took this 4th of July holiday.

Dave