My first Bowls/urn

[Buckeye]

My Mate's wife died on Thursday and we were talking about the ashes and an urn, I offered to make one from wood which the Family think is great. He has seen all my turnings from the very beginning and I remembered that I had a box of my first turnings that weren't finished because I didn't know how to finish them. They were kept and put away by my wife in case I wanted to finish them now I know a bit more. I remember my wife was not impressed as they included bark intrusions, bark, holes and many, many other imperfections. I was really pleased with them myself, I put a lot of work into them even though I didn't have a clue what I was doing. The first one she thought was like an urn for ashes and I was a little insulted, but I think she was right.

Peter

Oak Burr




Forsythia Root

 

[Jim]

Some nasty pieces of wood there Peter, but you certainly made them come back to life ..

 

[Penpal]

WEll done Peter each one special being your first ones better than so many 50th ones I have seen.

Peter.

 

[wm460]

They look good Peter.

 

[Bill Mooney]

A nice set of bowls Peter. You certainly pick your timber for your first tries. Very nicely turned.

 

[Vic Perrin]

My ideal looking bowls them Peter. In my opinion you can't beat that natural look

 

[Buckeye]

A nice set of bowls Peter. You certainly pick your timber for your first tries. Very nicely turned.

I was given the burrs and the forsythia was in the garden so when I dug the root out I thought I would give it a go, I learned so much from turning them.

Peter

 

[edlea]

Seems to me that you chose some tough blocks of wood to start your bowl turning career off with Peter, but hey you sorted them out alright.

 

[Buckeye]

Seems to me that you chose some tough blocks of wood to start your bowl turning career off with Peter, but hey you sorted them out alright.

I just didn't want to turn prepared blanks I wanted to challenge myself and I certainly did that. I have turned a couple of regular bowls since, but while they are quite nice they weren't as exciting to turn.

Peter

 

[Winemaker]

Very nice bowls I to like the natural look

 

[Phil Dart]

Always good to have something by which to measure your journey. How long ago did you make those Peter?

I can see a slight flaw in the success of the first one as an urn though I'm afraid.

 

[Buckeye]

Always good to have something by which to measure your journey. How long ago did you make those Peter?

I would have said I have been turning for a couple of years, but when I asked my wife who has a better grasp of reality she reckons that I have been turning since 2010/2011. I can remember that I turned all three on my first lathe which was about 30 years old and had been used for a couple of hours in total before it was given to me, a Swedish Luna with no morse taper or bore in the headstock and I think the lowest speed was 750rpm which is amazingly fast when the wood isn't balanced.

I can see a slight flaw in the success of the first one as an urn though I'm afraid.

Those holes were not flaws, they were design opportunities, with a lid on you could sprinkle the ashes in a controlled fashion

Peter

 

[Terry]

Excellent bowls Peter.

 

[Buckeye]

Excellent bowls Peter.

Thank you, Terry.

Peter