A couple of years ago I made a long round trip to darkest Worcestershire and picked up a load of wood from a colleague. This was dumped in the back of the car, driven 100 odd miles back up the M6 and then stuffed under the bench in the barn where it’s been sat ever since then.
I’ve turned the odd small piece since then (primarily into mushrooms), but today I fancied tackling a bowl so dug out a reasonably sized lump and had some fun with the sledgehammer and wedges, so that I could start with something that wasn’t too large.
I then cut the corners off the lump and stuck it onto the lathe – here’s a picture from half way through the turning process…
I’ve just hot-glued some Iroko to the base so that when I turn it around to mount it I don’t have to screw into the base of the bowl.
It turned out really well, despite nearly flying off the faceplate when I was finishing the base – here’s the finished article…
It’s easily the most beautiful bowl I’ve made, I’m looking forward to cracking open another lump to see what I find inside!
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