If your lathe isn't big enough...

[Mesquite]

 

[Niels]

I think he's making a bath tub

 

[crosslandkelly]

I've never seen a coracle made like that before.

 

[Ronnie]

Fantastic

Similar thing to this I think: http://www.proserpinewoodturners.com/The_Big_Bowl.html

 

[Albus Culter]

That's how they make hot tubs. I always wondered.

 

[pastymuncher]

Brilliant but terrifying

 

[British Red]

I love redneck engineering!

Redneck cherry pickers scare me most....but my buddy's "go anywhere" pigeon shooting hide is tremendous

 

[decorum]

And who's been eating my porridge?

 

[Harvestman]

Good grief, you could get a concussion from a woodshaving with that set up!

He's going to have to carve a really big spoon to go with that.

 

[Biker]

Whoa, dat's biiiig. Just sent this to my mate Paul who uses a lathe. He's gonna fall of his chair seeing that puppy!

 

[Leiflet]

Ok, who's going to make a spoon to match the bowl?

Cheers,
Leif

 

[Harvestman]

So, guys, what do we think? Tooled or sanded finish?

 

[John Fenna]

So, guys, what do we think? Tooled or sanded finish?

Mirror polished!

 

[The Survivor]

MY GOODNESS!!!!!! Is that for real?

 

[Stew]

MY GOODNESS!!!!!! Is that for real?

Looks pretty real to me.

It'll be made from lots of slats of wood glued together so he won't have had to hollow it out.

 

[Biker]

Looks pretty real to me.

It'll be made from lots of slats of wood glued together so he won't have had to hollow it out.

It'd take a brave man indeed to stand inside that and smooth off the facets.

Heck! One slip and you'd be like this

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