OK. So here is a lack of progress report complete with pics.
Pic: Back of Glenn's head.
This was the first pic. Glenn was getting started trying to figure how much bowl I could get out of the log. It ended up being a total waste of time because I did not have a clue about turning wood that was not kiln dried. Also I decided (because of your responses to my thread) to reverse my original decision about which part of the log would be the top of the bowl I was going to make.
The flat part is going to be the bottom of the proposed bowl. Glenn drew up a rough SketchUp drawing for me to use to figure size. His was quick and dirty. I drew a more refined model. Then I inserted lines at different "heights." I could see when a line was too long to stay inside of the log at a given altitude. Anyway, it looks like I might make a 11.5 or 12 inch bowl. If the wood gods are in the right mood the bowl will even have some depth in addition to the foot.
The round 12.25 inch disk is a template to try and determine where to cut out the bowl blank.
Glenn came down to help me cut out the bowl blank. However our good intentions vanished in some unplanned emergencies (nothing major, but nothing that could be ignored). Since the crotch weighs 63% as much as I do, the blank won't get cut until Glenn comes down again in a couple weeks. One of the emergencies was I hurt my back moving the crotch. I will see the chiropractor tomorrow.
I am NOT complaining, just stating the facts. Actually I am having a ball with this project. For good fun there is nothing like learning how to do something you have never done before. Everytime I think I have a handle on it another question comes up and I have to find an answer.
Enjoy, There will be more later.
JimB
I could not eliminate the two "Attached Thumbnails" that were placed here in eroor.
we know that both contenders are good at having excuses for not getting there and if they were to show us there hurdles ahead of time we all can help them over it perhaps..
