Carol Reed
In Memoriam
- Messages
- 5,533
- Location
- Coolidge, AZ
Occasionally I get a little woodworking done.
This began as a practice bowl with my turning mentor, Wally Dickerman. He had glued up two pieces of alder, and this was the result. I got a lesson on hollow turning and a bowl I didn't blow up.
The wall thickness is 1/4", a little thick for a hollow form, but it is my first HF.
The bottom is perfectly round.
The form is called an olla (pronounced oy-ya) It is Spanish for pot. It is 6" in diameter, 4" high, the opening is less than 2 inches. It is also my seventh bowl ever, hence it's name - #7.
It helps to have a good instructor. I learned a lot of good things, a few tricks, and got to use tools I don't yet own. Now I know what I need to buy and how to use what I buy. The value of hands-on instruction is priceless!
The rim is burned, as are the waist rings. Those were done with wire. The rim was done with heavy paper and a stick.
This one is a keeper. Hope you like it.
This began as a practice bowl with my turning mentor, Wally Dickerman. He had glued up two pieces of alder, and this was the result. I got a lesson on hollow turning and a bowl I didn't blow up.
The wall thickness is 1/4", a little thick for a hollow form, but it is my first HF.
The bottom is perfectly round.
The form is called an olla (pronounced oy-ya) It is Spanish for pot. It is 6" in diameter, 4" high, the opening is less than 2 inches. It is also my seventh bowl ever, hence it's name - #7.
It helps to have a good instructor. I learned a lot of good things, a few tricks, and got to use tools I don't yet own. Now I know what I need to buy and how to use what I buy. The value of hands-on instruction is priceless!
The rim is burned, as are the waist rings. Those were done with wire. The rim was done with heavy paper and a stick.
This one is a keeper. Hope you like it.