Apple Bowl (Thank you Bardster)

[andyn]

After seeing some of his work on http://crafts.probetech.co.uk ; Bardster kindly agreed to turn me a small eating bowl from apple wood for a very reasonable fee.

And this is the result that I received a little while later: :wow1:

I would like to say a MASSSSSIVE thank you to Paul for all his hard work in completing the bowl for me. :You_Rock_

 

[singteck]

Beautiful!

Next thing on my list to learn. Lathe turned work

Can't wait to buy a lathe now

singteck

 

[Bardster]

Thanks for the complements Glad you like it.

 

[JonnyP]

Cor, thats nice Andy. Remember not to stick it in the dishwasher though....................Jon

 

[yarrow]

That looks great. Love the grain.

 

[CLEM]

Very very nice,you have to say it there are some really talented folks on this forum. :You_Rock_

 

[Adi]

Thats nice Andy remember to keep it hidden next weekend because i will be bowl hunting

 

[scruff]

Really lovely job there Bardster

andyn - i hope it serves you well!

 

[Laurence Dell]

Thats nice Andy remember to keep it hidden next weekend because i will be bowl hunting

Isn't that illegal in the UK , oh whoops sorry that's Bow hunting

Is it a recurve, compound or long bowl

Sorry about that but I couldn't resist

 

[benjamin.oneill]

its pruning time around here so I managed to cart home a whole trunk, about 15" across at the base and 5' long... it came home in the back of my little clio!

What is it like to work with? The only thing I've ever done with it was to take a 2" chunk of a branch with a long curved stem coming from it to the side and fashioned a pipe for a lord of the rings fancy dress party when I was about 16.

I remeber being told that applewood was used to make the teeth in the wheels of mills because it never fully seasoned and therefore didn't get as hot with friction. Should give it interesting properties for other aplications.

 

[RGRBOX]

Now that's sweet... I just got a few bows made from Cherry this year.

 

[andyn]

Well I decided to be greedy and ask Paul if he could make me another bowl and this was the result:

The bowl is apple again and has a Elm pedestal. The pictures just don't do these bowls justice!!!!

Thanks again to Bardster.

Andy.

 

[The Joker]

Appologies to Andy for the windup.

I picked the Bowl up for him at the full members meet and text him while there and said my curry tasted better in his nice new bowl

 

[Bardster]

Cheers mate - Just a little correction though - the foot is actually Elm not Yew...


As for the other question on how easy it is to work... its lovely, curls come off like carving cheese The smell is pretty good too - and save those shavings! give a lovely smell off when burned - add them to your campfire

 

[andyn]

Elm...thats what I wrote (Ahhh the joy of the edit button)

To be honest I thought I had.

Cheers Paul :You_Rock_


Andy

 

[Englishrose222]

Hi Andy, Thats nice. Tracy.

 

[BobFromHolland]

both beauties!

What's that really shiny finish? Polished up bees wax?

 

[fred gordon]

Wooden bowls are just brilliant aren't they. Good ones the right size can be hard to come by. Great to see such talent and honest appreciation.