Finally a green turned bowl I am proud of

[Mark Stewart]

Well This is what I call my first real sucess on the lathe with a green bowl blank. I got this lovely hunk of tree at the picnic, I got mi Ci0 and Ci1 in the mail monday. So its Wensday and here is the end result. It has a few problems but I am happy with it anyway. Thanks For looking.

Mark

 

[DaveO]

Cool, very unique form...I like it :icon_thum:icon_thum:icon_thum:icon_thum:eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap

Dave

 

[PChristy]

Mark - nice job:icon_thum Give us a head up on the new Ci0 and the Ci1 = how did you like the Ci0

 

[Mark Stewart]

I am impessed and I can be with the CI0. This thins is THE BOMB!!!!!!!!!:thumbs_up:thumbs_up:thumbs_up:thumbs_up:thumbs_up:thumbs_up:thumbs_up:thumbs_up
I dont think i could have hollowed this with out it . The CI1 was great on the outside but not so good on the inside. CI0 cut the green wood like a fat man through a doughnut. Shavings flying every where. It was a pure pleasure. This bowl was left a bit thick but Ill get them thinner as time goes by. How thin is to thin? that is the new green turning question?

 

[PChristy]

I am impessed and I can be with the CI0. This thins is THE BOMB!!!!!!!!!:thumbs_up:thumbs_up:thumbs_up:thumbs_up:thumbs_up:thumbs_up:thumbs_up:thumbs_up
I dont think i could have hollowed this with out it . The CI1 was great on the outside but not so good on the inside. CI0 cut the green wood like a fat man through a doughnut. Shavings flying every where. It was a pure pleasure. This bowl was left a bit thick but Ill get them thinner as time goes by. How thin is to thin? that is the new green turning question?

It looks like I am going to have to make a few extra bucks from somewhere and get one of thise Ci0's as far as "how thin" go as thin as you feel comfortable - The video I have the guy goes so thin that you can see his hand on the outside of it after he stopped the lathe and he checked his work

 

[Mark Stewart]

Whew! not thats thin.

 

[MikeL]

Great job on the turning Mark. Now you've got me itching to jump on that deal. I need to find some things to sell quickly before the special runs out! Thanks for posting your thoughts on the tools. I keep hearing great things about them. :icon_thum

 

[DaveO]

How thin is too thin? When the outside diameter meets the inside diameter.
BTDT :eusa_doh::eusa_doh::eusa_doh::eusa_doh::eusa_naug:eusa_naug:eusa_naug:eusa_naug

Dave

 

[Trent Mason]

I really like the design! Nice work Mark! :thumbs_up:thumbs_up

 

[CaptnA]

Nice piece of wood, and nice work from it.
Remember every cut is practice.

Thin is as thin as you want it to be. Years ago I got hung up on thin and ruined a bunch of nice pieces going too thin, and ruined some I'd finished by deciding they needed to be thinned down. Too thin as Dave said is when the inside and outside meet.
I've seen lampshades that were turned thin enough to see through and pieces that were indented as opposed to hollowed. Who is to say what is right? The turner. Go with what you like and are comfortable with.
FWIW, I found looking at pottery helped my eye a lot with lathe work. Potters have the ability to redo and change and start over that we'll never have. Looking at lines of their bowls helped me see the lines that I like for different sizes and height ratios.

I hope to have some of Craig's tools. Everything I read about them is almost the same - quality and efficient. Did you get them handled or choose to make your own?

 

[Mark Stewart]

I got mine with handels. I havent tried to make a handel yet, altho I have 4 nice pieces of ash just waiting for a someday. Thanks for looking.

Mark

 

[Ken Massingale]

Nice work Mark. keep that one for yourself.
k